The LimeQuickTest fails with my LimeSDR Mini when connected via USB3.0 with no antennas or cables attached to the SMAs. Based upon other posts on the forum, it appears that this device has a hardware defect.
$ LimeUtil --update
Connected to [LimeSDR Mini [USB 3.0] 1D4C2040731CD5]
--2020-05-22 22:39:26-- https://downloads.myriadrf.org/project/limesuite/20.01/LimeSDR-Mini_HW_1.2_r1.30.rpd
Resolving downloads.myriadrf.org (downloads.myriadrf.org)... 134.209.28.241, 2a03:b0c0:1:e0::3f9:a001
Connecting to downloads.myriadrf.org (downloads.myriadrf.org)|134.209.28.241|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 577536 (564K) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘/root/.local/share/LimeSuite/images/20.01/LimeSDR-Mini_HW_1.2_r1.30.rpd’
100%[================================================================================================================>] 577,536 615KB/s in 0.9s
2020-05-22 22:39:29 (615 KB/s) - ‘/root/.local/share/LimeSuite/images/20.01/LimeSDR-Mini_HW_1.2_r1.30.rpd’ saved [577536/577536]
Existing gateware is same as update (1.30)
Programming update complete!
$ LimeQuickTest
[ TESTING STARTED ]
->Start time: Fri May 22 22:39:39 2020
->Device: LimeSDR Mini, media=USB 3.0, module=FT601, addr=24607:1027, serial=1D4C2040731CD5
Serial Number: 1D4C2040731CD5
[ Clock Network Test ]
->REF clock test
Test results: 56094; 3755; 16952 - PASSED
->VCTCXO test
Results : 6711024 (min); 6711179 (max) - PASSED
->Clock Network Test PASSED
[ FPGA EEPROM Test ]
->Read EEPROM
->Read data: 13 02 0B 13 02 0B 02
->FPGA EEPROM Test PASSED
[ LMS7002M Test ]
->Perform Registers Test
->External Reset line test
Reg 0x20: Write value 0xFFFD, Read value 0xFFFD
Reg 0x20: value after reset 0x0FFFF
->LMS7002M Test PASSED
[ RF Loopback Test ]
->Configure LMS
->Run Tests (TX_2 -> LNA_W):
CH0 (SXR=1000.0MHz, SXT=1005.0MHz): Result:(-22.1 dBFS, 5.00 MHz) - FAILED
->Run Tests (TX_1 -> LNA_H):
CH0 (SXR=2100.0MHz, SXT=2105.0MHz): Result:(-40.7 dBFS, 5.00 MHz) - FAILED
->RF Loopback Test FAILED
=> Board tests FAILED <=
Elapsed time: 2.31 seconds
Here is the output of LimeUtil --info:
$ LimeUtil --info
######################################################
## LimeSuite information summary
######################################################
Version information:
Library version: v20.01.0-gc931854e
Build timestamp: 2020-05-22
Interface version: v2020.1.0
Binary interface: 20.01-1
System resources:
Installation root: /usr/local
User home directory: /root
App data directory: /root/.local/share/LimeSuite
Config directory: /root/.limesuite
Image search paths:
- /root/.local/share/LimeSuite/images
- /usr/local/share/LimeSuite/images
Supported connections:
* FT601
* FX3
* PCIEXillybus