Atheros DFS radar detection

[Adrian Chadd]

That looks right for fast diversity.

Have you tried any plain nics? The ar5212 has a honking great amp plugged
into it...

Asrian
On Aug 2, 2012 7:14 PM, "Wright, Brett" <Brett.Wright at cooperindustries.com>
wrote:

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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: adrian.chadd at gmail.com [mailto:adrian.chadd at gmail.com] On Behalf
> > Of Adrian Chadd
> > Sent: Friday, 3 August 2012 11:16 AM
> > To: Wright, Brett
> > Cc: freebsd-wireless at freebsd.org
> > Subject: Re: Atheros DFS radar detection
> >
> > How've you been testing with diversity turned off?
> >
> > It looks like the FreeBSD HAL doesn't have the bits to disable fast
> > diversity. Let me go hunt down what the code is and try it out.
>
> #define AR_PHY_CCK_DETECT_BB_ENABLE_ANT_FAST_DIV 0x2000
> #define AR_PHY_CCK_DETECT 0xA208
>
> I am turning diversity off by clearing
> AR_PHY_CCK_DETECT_BB_ENABLE_ANT_FAST_DIV bit in register
> AR_PHY_CCK_DETECT (not sure if the CCK labeling indicates this stuff is
> invalid for an 802.11a only radio)?
>
> Also setting the rx antenna using:
> #define AR_DEF_ANTENNA 0x8058
> The above register and setting bits 0..2 to either 1 or 2 (for main or
> aux)
>
> >
> > Which legacy NICs are you using too? I can give it a whirl locally and
> > see if I see the same issues as you.
> >
>
> I am using AR5213A on a ubiquity SR5.
>
> Thanks
> Brett
>
>