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Sharpfin project

The goal of this project is to gather information about the Reciva 'Barracuda' radio module, in order to understand enough of the hardware to be able to provide alternative GPL firmware.

The Sharpfin Project needs the support of keen and enthusiatic hobbyist/engineers - it is a mammoth task in understanding the internal workings of the radio - we have some partial schematics and are begining to analyse the GPL code, but there is lots to do, so

If you would like to participate, or if you have any information to share on this wiki just register or login and start editing.

Technical / development discussions can be found on the Sharpfin Google Groups Pages. Suggestions for new mailing system are welcome

News 2012-10-03: Patchserver 0.7rc3 Win (no changes for Linux version) 2012-10-01: Patchserver 0.7rc2 (Win/Linux) 2012-01-14: Patchserver (Win/Linux), Webserver, Libreciva updated & Nanddump and Lircd added                          (please test,give feedback,report bugs, contribute on github and be cautious ;-) ) 2012-01-09: Windows Cygwin Cross-Compiler v 0.2 released 2012-01-02: Sharpfin Webserver v0.8 released (remote control integration, etc.) 2011-12-31: Sharpfin Webserver updated (links, nanddump, etc.) 2011-12-05: New Sharpfin Wiki 2011-11-30: Github repo created 2010-11-06: Installing an Infrared Remote Control on the IR100 updated 2010-05-14: Modifying the Hardware section added. 2010-03-12: Sharpfin Enhance Pack 2 - SHARPFINreloaded is out! 2008-09-25: new config file options added 2008-03-22: Sharpfin Repository accessible using Git (EDITED: before it was 'using SVN') 2008-01-12: Minor fixes to the webserver files - see Releases 2007-11-09: WARNING - there have been radio corruptions with Reciva firmware version v257-a-516-a-055 Old News

Project documentation Introduction: What's all this Quickstart: For the impatient Legal: Legal stuff Wishlist: What do we want... Roadmap: ...and how do we get there Libreciva: Our libreciva reference manual Repository: The Sharpfin Git Repository Discussion: A place for talk and chat Logos: Icons, Avatars and Logos

Technical documentation Radios: Reciva Radios and features. Also firmware info. Hardware: What's in the box Software: And what is it running Changing Your Radio: Change configuration and firmware Modifying the Hardware: Hardware modifications for your radio Unbricking: How to recover when things go wrong Links to other sites with info Questions: Things that are unclear and need to be figured out Sample Project: Your home-made Internet Radio Exploration Lab