mayhem-firmware

Q: My device never boot/ white screen/ black screen after upgrade firmware/ reset/ coin battery dead/ took out sdcard.

A: Check Won't boot and Config Menu
Q: Something is abnormal/ crashed/ not working/ behaving unexpected/ Guru Meditation

A: Try Completely reset, if not helps, try Updating the Xilinx CPLD on hackrf board, if still not helps, report an issue on GitHub.
Q: no splash screen displayed/No time & date displayed/ touchscreen not working/ status bar icon disappeared/ backlight timeout abnormal/ encoder dial abnormal

A: It's an option in settings, go check settings.
Q: It says xxx missing/ can't find xxx/ xxx read error/ xxx is outdated or you can't see xxx

A: Make sure you correctly put the sdcard contents matching your firmware version.
Q: There's an unexpected spike on my waterfall/ IQ/ spectrum

A: It's either a DC offset or noise from power. For noise you can try to use inner battery to reduce. For DC offset you can do nothing with it.

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User manual

First steps
- About firmwares
- Redirections on this manual/project
Usage cautions
Intended use and Legality
Features
PortaPack Versions (which one to buy)
HackRF Versions
- Original GSG HackRF One
- Clifford's-version
Firmware update procedure
- Updating the Xilinx CPLD on hackrf board
Description of the hardware
- Enclosure/cases
  - 3d printed enclosure
- Internal speaker
- SMD buttons and caps
- Encoder knob
- SMA Connector replacement or removal
User interface
Powering the PortaPack
Troubleshooting
Applications
- Receivers
  - ADS-B
  - AFSK
  - AIS Boats
  - Analog TV
  - APRS
  - Audio
  - BLE RX
  - ERT Meter
  - Level
  - NRF
  - POCSAG
  - Radiosonde
  - Recon
  - Search
  - TPMS Cars
  - Weather/SubGhzD
  - Fox-Hunt
  - ProtoView
- Transmitters
  - ADS-B(S)
  - APRS
  - BHT Xy/EP
  - BLE TX
  - Burger Pager
  - GPS Sim
  - Jammer
  - LGE Tool
  - Morse
  - OOK
  - OOK Editor
  - POCSAG
  - RDS
  - Soundboard
  - Spectrum Painter
  - SSTV
  - TEDI/LCR
  - TouchTunes
  - BLESpam
- Capture
  - C16 Format
- Replay
- Remote
- Scanner
- Microphone Transceiver
- Looking Glass
- Utilities
- Settings
  - App Settings
  - Audio
  - Blacklist
  - Calibration
  - Touchscreen Threshold
  - Config Mode
  - Converter
  - Date/time
  - Encoder Dial
  - Freq. Correct
  - P.Mem Mgmt
  - QR code
  - Radio
  - User Interface
  - Brightness
  - Menu Color
- Debug
- HackRF Mode
- USB Serial Console

Developer Manual

Compilation of the firmware
Create a custom map
Code formatting
PR process
Description of the Structure
Software Dev Guides
- Code contribution rules
- Create a Simple App
- Building External Apps
- Widgets
- SD Card
- Access Radio Hardware
- Interpret Guru meditation crashes
- Create a Complex App
- Theme-system
- Debug via SWD & JTAG
- Debug with serial
- I2C drivers
Tools
Research
- Dissecting the Temperature Logger
- Differences between H1 and H2
UI Screenshots
Maintaining
- Creating a prod/stable release (Maintainers only)
- Maintaining rules
Development States Notes

Hardware Hacks

Repairs
- Replace AMP
Mods
- Add GPIO TO H2
- USB‐C charging modification for older HackRF boards

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