ADALM PLUTO Frequency Expansion Modification Plus CPU Cores

[@ManuelPinner]

Thank You for this Information! I did this mod on My Pluto and it Worked! Now I got a Full Ham Radio Communications Microwave Receiver from 70 Mhz to 6 Ghz,

[@davidholman2536]

That was a little harder than expected this time. To enable frequency mod: fw_setenv attr_name compatible fw_setenv attr_val ad9364 fw_setenv compatible ad9364 fw_setenv maxcpus pluto_reboot reset Windows drivers and libiio software from AD need to be installed first. With a Pluto in v0.31 firmware, the method in the video didn't work with my device this time. The five commands above did work. SATSAGEN v0.7 settings for the device needs a scan to read your Pluto and the transceiver AD9364 selected. Then the frequency knobs all pull down to c. 50MHz. I could see my Tx signal on 2m amateur band for the first time. 73 de M0YDH

[@mannylord4013]

Holy crap that was hard info to get. Thanks!!!

[@ender_03]

Doesn't seem to work on the new 0.32 firmware! I just on this unit and struggled for a couple days as to why it wasn't working. Downgrading back to 0.31solved it right away.

[@davidszili1337]

I can confirm this; I was on v0.32 and changes did not take effect. After downgrading to v0.31, I can go up to 6GHz and down to 70MHz (but not to 46MHz, like on the video).

[@davidszili1337]

Forgot to mention; I have a rev B

[@Steve-GM0HUU]

A quality video, thanks - you did the mod and performed a test to verify. I did this mod on my rev. B Adalm Pluto and it seemed to work OK for me. Though, the only test I did was to transmit some CW on the 2m amateur band into a dummy load. I used the Pluto to receive the transmission. I also confirmed reception on a regular 2m amateur transciever. The quality of the CW tone was very rough. I suspect that the Pluto does not transmit a pure sine wave?

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Thanks for your comment, appreciate it. Personally I have never tried CW with the Pluto, only SSB for QO100 and NFM for local testing.

[@ronaldkristijanto6906]

To transmit at 6GHz did you use the original stock antenna or did you use a special antenna for 6GHz ? Will the high SWR break the Pluto ?

[@TechMindsOfficial]

The power at 6ghz would be so small a short burst would be okay, but yes, always use resonant antennas when transmitting.

[@Marek_M79]

Hello, Which revision of PCB of the Adalm Pluto have you got? Could you please have a look on the back of the device and write it here? Thank you

[@acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE]

Interesting stuff, I'm torn between a Hack and the Pluto now! I'm a ham, so the lower frequency of the Hack might just edge it for me. Found the slightly slower presentation much easier to follow...it gave this old guy time to take your information on board. Thanks again.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

You’re welcome :) Yup, and it’s all down to what you think you’ll need to do with it. I like the fact that with the Pluto you can use SDR Console life a transceiver with the Pluto, but no TX support for the HackRF. Enjoy :)

[@cryonicfuture]

@@TechMindsOfficial what TX is?

[@rbc1225]

I know this is an old video but is there any to drop the bottom frequencies down to 1Mhz or so? I don't really care about transmitting on the Ham Bands but comparing what I am hearing on other SDR devices would be nice, also looking for noise that shows up on the bands.

[@Ikebena]

Is it applicable to all versions of Adalm Pluto?

[@cristianpancia5637]

Could you tell me how can I run the item in a stand alone receiver, with a battery plug in?

[@Orthodoxuk]

Hi, which mod did you use to improve the oscillator and did you do the grounding mods. Maybe you have a video on these mods?

[@TechMindsOfficial]

There’s a link in the description of this video and the other Pluto video to the part I used, it’s from mouser website

[@YO3HJV]

What are the benefits of activating the second core of the FPGA?

[@hrobertm]

Hi there! It is possible to use Adalm Pluto in GNURadio with this hack (46MHz-6GHz)?

[@alexscarbro796]

Hello, can you please share which revision of Adalm Pluto you applied this modification to? Thanks.

[@Ikebena]

This is the actual question.... rightly pointed out

[@StefanMX]

Have a new Adalm Pluto from Mouser, received june 29th 2020, confirmed operation with a 2m and 6m rig, TX and RX work fine. Tunes even under 50Mhz.

[@djsupream]

just wondering if there is a hack / or its possible to get the Watson wideband sdr receiver down to 10mhz from the 100 it states?

[@TechMindsOfficial]

I’m not familiar with the Watson SDR, do you have a link to it please?

[@BlueDustProductions]

Isn't this only for Gen 1 boards that used the AD9364 (transceiver chip with the 'unlocked' specs) ?

[@TechMindsOfficial]

I only received mine a couple of months ago so I’m assuming this is the latest version.

[@StefanMX]

I bought my Adalm Pluto from Mouser, received the parcel june 29th 2020. Even transmits on 50Mhz. Maybe the power is out of specs but modulation is absolutely fantastic. This board needs amplifiers and filters for RX and TX, we know that anyhow, specs will not change anything for ham radio.

[@we4080]

Great video!

[@TechMindsOfficial]

You’re welcome and thanks :)

[@GoExploreCh]

Friend, please give me tutorial for use adalm pluto to transmit

[@szmery2985]

Is it works with all hw release/versions?

[@aussieknowhow]

From what I've seen yes. Use this page to get the settings you need based on your revision and version you have (e.g. Rev C, v0.32):- wiki.analog.com/university/tools/pluto/users/customizing#updating_to_the_ad9364. I have a Rev C, v0.32 and by using the fw_setenv attr_val ad9361, my Pluto now does 70Mhz - 6Ghz.

[@andreja8980]

Nice video. Thx

[@TechMindsOfficial]

You’re welcome :)

[@andreamassetti8706]

Does this work only on the AD9364 or also on the AD9363 variant?

[@bob_mosavo]

Thanks 👍

[@andygee873]

Be aware, the password is the American version of analogue I,e analog. Goddamit, I was ages on that 😂

[@romanetz55]

WTF. I type these commands in ssh console, after reboot I see that the values have changed, BUT THEY HAVE NO EFFECT ON BEHAVIOUR OF THE PLUTO!!!!

[@ok2zaw]

fw version?

[@DrenImeraj]

*A month later* Tech Minds: How to receive QO100 directly using a PlutoSDR without an LNB.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Haha.. maybe you never know!! :)

[@DrenImeraj]

@@TechMindsOfficial thank you for another great video!

[@drspastic]

there is no coax that can take 6ghz without massive loss

[@ProfessorVector]

people are afraid to talk and use these crappy voice synths? Come on.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

What voice synths are you on about?

[@ManuelPinner]

Thank You for this Information! I did this mod on My Pluto and it Worked! Now I got a Full Ham Radio Communications Microwave Receiver from 70 Mhz to 6 Ghz,

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Glad it helped!