Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago
The Open Research Institute team discussed ongoing projects including OpenCPI work, register descriptive language updates, and clock domain crossing issues. Technical challenges were addressed regarding Pluto SDR devices and firmware builds. The conversation ended with discussions about radio astronomy phenomena, interferometry projects, and the potential use of bacteriophages in addressing antibiotic resistance in fish farming.
- Aaron: Continue working on re-implementing dummy frame generation in the processing system with OpenCPI this coming week
- Matthew: Write up documentation on the Peak RDL register implementation and clock domain crossing solution
- Matthew: Continue adding more diagnostic registers to the design
- Matthew: Move RDL files to be component-specific rather than top-level, creating hierarchical structure
- Paul: Try external power supply on the bricked Pluto to see if it resolves boot loop issue
- Paul: Wait for ADALM JTAG UART connectors from DigiKey to attempt DFU recovery on bricked Plutos
- Paul: Try factory DFU from Analog Devices to recover bricked Plutos
- Michelle: Investigate whether the build environment or Peak RDL changes caused the Pluto bricking issue
- Michelle: Consider doing a completely clean repository checkout and rebuild to test firmware
- Michelle: Share the sync word article draft on the mailing list and include in next newsletter and submit for publication
- Michelle: Track down initialization error causing second frame sync detection issue in SyncDetect branch
- Michelle: Report the Pluto bricking issue to Peak RDL developers if it's reproducible and related to their tool
- Michelle: Reach out to AMSAT UK volunteer to get block diagrams and documentation for MDT project
- Michelle: Share AMSAT UK MDT project artifacts when received with the team and community
- Michelle: Reach out to Scripps Oceanography group about bacteriophage research collaboration
- Paul: Write up the Pluto bricking issue details on Slack
The Open Research Institute team discussed ongoing projects including OpenCPI work, register descriptive language updates, and clock domain crossing issues. Technical challenges were addressed regarding Pluto SDR devices and firmware builds. The conversation ended with discussions about radio astronomy phenomena, interferometry projects, and the potential use of bacteriophages in addressing antibiotic resistance in fish farming.
- Aaron: Continue working on re-implementing dummy frame generation in the processing system with OpenCPI this coming week
- Matthew: Write up documentation on the Peak RDL register implementation and clock domain crossing solution
- Matthew: Continue adding more diagnostic registers to the design
- Matthew: Move RDL files to be component-specific rather than top-level, creating hierarchical structure
- Paul: Try external power supply on the bricked Pluto to see if it resolves boot loop issue
- Paul: Wait for ADALM JTAG UART connectors from DigiKey to attempt DFU recovery on bricked Plutos
- Paul: Try factory DFU from Analog Devices to recover bricked Plutos
- Michelle: Investigate whether the build environment or Peak RDL changes caused the Pluto bricking issue
- Michelle: Consider doing a completely clean repository checkout and rebuild to test firmware
- Michelle: Share the sync word article draft on the mailing list and include in next newsletter and submit for publication
- Michelle: Track down initialization error causing second frame sync detection issue in SyncDetect branch
- Michelle: Report the Pluto bricking issue to Peak RDL developers if it's reproducible and related to their tool
- Michelle: Reach out to AMSAT UK volunteer to get block diagrams and documentation for MDT project
- Michelle: Share AMSAT UK MDT project artifacts when received with the team and community
- Michelle: Reach out to Scripps Oceanography group about bacteriophage research collaboration
- Paul: Write up the Pluto bricking issue details on Slack
