Re: [TenTec] N4PY Orion Control Program Version 1.12 Released

["Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net>]

Joe.....

Carl has nailed the problem exactly. There is nothing you can do 
with your computer that is going to solve the problem.
Tom - W4BQF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py@earthlink.net>
To: <k2xx@swva.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] N4PY Orion Control Program Version 1.12 
Released

> Changing to a USB port will not help at all.  The Orion serial 
> baud rate is
> fixed at 57600 baud.  The problem is the Orion is not fast enough 
> to keep up
> with commands from the program because the Orion has so many 
> things to
> process.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> Franklinton, NC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Giacobello" <k2xx@swva.net>
> To: "Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net>
> Cc: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 8:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] N4PY Orion Control Program Version 1.12 
> Released
>
> > Yes, but if I convert a USB port to a serial port, do I still 
> > obtain the
> > increased speed of the USB?  If so, that sounds like an easy way 
> > out.
> > Or are you suggesting that TT change the interface to a USB type?
> >
> > 73, Joe
> >
> > Tommy wrote:
> >
> > > Just a small observation...the speed of the CPU has very 
> > > little, if
> > > anything to do with the speed of the serial port. If your need 
> > > faster
> > > I/O speeds, it's probably best to look at using USB 2.0 ports 
> > > instead
> > > of serial ports.
> > >
> > > Tom - W4BQF
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Giacobello" 
> > > <k2xx@swva.net>
> > > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 7:07 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] N4PY Orion Control Program Version 1.12 
> > > Released
> > >
> > >
> > >> Jerome, I've observed this same problem with the O(rion 
> > >> control
> > >> software.  It's sometimes difficult to fine tune a station 
> > >> because
> > >> one tends to overtune or overshoot the signal.  Carl has said 
> > >> that
> > >> it's because of the speed bewteen the radio and the computer 
> > >> serial
> > >> port.  I recently upgraded from a 450 MHz to a 2.2 GHz machine 
> > >> and
> > >> there was little, if any, improvement, suggesting that Carl's
> > >> assessment is probably accurate.
> > >>
> > >> 73, Joe
> > >>
> > >> jerome schatten wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Hmmm... sounds like a computer rather than the control 
> > >>> software
> > >>> problem. I've used the Pegasus software on four different 
> > >>> computers
> > >>> from a P100 up to a P4/3gig machine and never noticed that 
> > >>> kind of a
> > >>> lag.
> > >>>
> > >>> I have noticed, using Task Manager, that large frequency 
> > >>> excursions
> > >>> tend to be the most cpu resource intensive --  sometimes up 
> > >>> to 80%
> > >>> for a split second, but I never could correlate that with a
> > >>> visible/audible lag. It's interesting that HRD behaves 
> > >>> exactly the
> > >>> same with a large change in vfo frequency.
> > >>>
> > >>> I would bet that a 486 might show the kind of behaviour you 
> > >>> describe.
> > >>>
> > >>> Best,
> > >>> Jerome - VA7VV
> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vince Santis"
> > >>> <vsantis@earthlink.net>
> > >>> To: <roncasa@verizon.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
> > >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 1:18 PM
> > >>> Subject: RE: [TenTec] N4PY Orion Control Program Version 1.12 
> > >>> Released
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> Hi Ron,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Unless you are using an Orion what you want is the Pegasus 
> > >>>> software
> > >>>> from
> > >>>> N4PY. I use it and it works fine with one exception. Because 
> > >>>> of a
> port
> > >>>> speed issue tuning the radio lags the screen display on the 
> > >>>> computer.
> > >>>> However, if yu are into cw, the keyboard keying is great and 
> > >>>> also the
> > >>>> ability to scan a range of frequencies.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> 73,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Vince Santis, N1VS
> > >>>> Winsted, CT 06098
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
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