This is the project page for the EspoTek Labrador.
http://espotek.com/labrador https://www.crowdsupply.com/espotek/labrador
#Licence All software files are licenced under GNU GPL v3. https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
All hardware files (schematics, PCB) are licenced under Creative Commons 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
The intention is to move to a less restrictive licence in future, where commercial hardware derivatives are allowed but the use of the Labrador name or any branding is not. If anyone knows how to implement such a licence, I'm all ears.
#Known bugs. This software is very much pre-beta. Those of you with sharp eyes will notice that there are some bugs. A few biggies include: ~~ - The software is compatible with Windows (x64) only.~~
- A sample is discarded every frame while the DMA resynchronises.
- The serial decoder doesn't actually look at every sample individually.
There are planned fixes for these: ~~ - Port libusbK calls to libusb1.~~
- Time everything from the ADC's input clock. Send an extra "status" byte in isoBuffer[] and time this to a high-priority DMA interrupt to prevent the desktop interface and MCU code falling out of sync. (The "drop 1 sample per frame" was a hacky solution to a synchronisation problem caused by a double buffer's state variable being stored separately, on both PC and MCU. This should have been stomped out 6 months ago).
- Change all calculations to be bit-based (not byte) and use a mix of divide and modulo to get exact position.
This is in addition to the dozens of small bugs that will have to be slowly squashed before launch.
#Collaboration Mailing list is here and open to all who wish to collaborate on the project: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/labrador-devel
Thanks to all.
~Chris