I don't know anything about the "new" USB ports, but , what would be the chance
of
using that? I'm told they'll support up to 127 serial devices???
Troy, W6HV
Jim - KK7A wrote:
> Some more thoughts.....
>
> A serial interface would be simpler, but I was hoping not to use one, since
> serial ports are at a premium on most machines. Rig control, TNC and the 2
> basic ones are already gone. Also, keeping the keyer board internal to the
> PC would reduce the costs as there would be no case or power supply.
>
> 73, Jim - KK7A
>
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> On 12/15/98, at 8:37 AM, Michael Dinkelman wrote:
>
> >Great minds think alike :>). I've had similar thoughts over the past
> >couple years - that's easy to say, at least Jim put it to paper. I have
> >come close to breadboarding something up but never crossed that line.
> >
> > The only thing I would add is that it use a serial interface rather
> > than
> a
> >bus and be external to the PC. That way, the computer hardware is a moot
> >point (Someone could write for Macs - if anybody contests with those? :>)
> >It also makes it easier for someone to build themselves if the project is
> >simple enough to be published. Limited to speeds such as used by TR, the
> >hardware and programming should be a snap. My design was based on the
> 8031
> >family of microcontrollers ($3 in quantity) with built in serial ports but
> >that's because I have an emulator, assembler, and C compiler handy for it.
> >Of course, there are many other candidates!
> >
> > A couple of hurdles - the major one being cost. Hams are cheap,
> contesters
> >are cheaper and no one is going to make money on this. Breaking even would
> >be nice. (No? how many of you are running unlicensed contest S/W? Or on a
> >286 your Grandmother would find slow?) The second hurdle will be
> >standarization and convincing S/W writers to adopt. Who ever does the
> first
> >one needs to think about the User Interface. It needs to be simple but
> >flexible or it'll never fly (much like many contest keyers of old -
> >including a Z80 based one I did).
> >
> > Remove the burden of keying from the computer and you may find a whole
> new
> >batch of logging S/W pop up within 12 months written for moderm O/S's. Of
> >course, none will have the customer service that Tree provides.
> >
> >At 10:45 PM 14-12-98 -0700, you wrote:
> >>
> >>Let me put a bug in the ear of a hardware designer / programmer. This
> has
> >>been an idea of mine for quite some time, but due to other priorities it
> >>probably won't come to pass from me. It would address the timing and
> >>compatability problems people have when running under NT/95/98, etc..
> Here
> >>is the idea....
> >>
> >
> >Michael Dinkelman, N7WA
> >Kent, WA
> >mwdink@eskimo.com
> >
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