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- TNC2.6
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- b: TNC2 Upgrade Fixes
- Fm: Eric Rosenberg WA6YBT 73307,110
-
- If you've been reading the threads lately, you've heard about
- problems upgrading TNC-2 Rev 1 (4 LEDs on the front panel) from 1.1.3 to
- 1.1.4 firmware. As it happens, there are three miscues in the TAPR
- supplied instructions. I've to put together an addendum/errata to the
- TAPR upgrade instructions based on the suggestions made by Dennis
- Wojtasiak, N9EYI here on Hamnet.
- They are as follows: Step 3: Cut trace from U12 pin 2. There is a
- trace on the top AND bottom of the board. TAPR refers only to the trace
- on the top of the board. To get the TNC to sign on (before changing the
- firmware EPROM), you'll also have to cut the trace from U12 pin 2 on the
- BOTTOM of the board. Step 6: Remove jumper at pin 25 between pins 26 and
- 28. This is, in fact, a (large) trace, not a jumper. Step 8: Cut the
- trace at U25 pin 1. You can't. It doesn't exist!! When I followed the
- TAPR instructions, my TNC (as with Barry, KB1PA) didn't sign on, while
- the STA/CON/PWR lights all stayed on. On cutting the U12 trace on the
- bottom side of the board the TNC worked perfectly! I hope this is of
- some help.
-
- 73, Eric Rosenberg, WA6YBT