Kam XL com to Writelog Rttyrite window issue resolved.
Thanks to AA5AU and his link:
http://www.geocities.com/writelog/kam_n6mw.html
Fix recap taken from above link and edited slightly, for
Complete details go to the link.
1. PC CommPort (under control panel/system/port, or just control panel/port
for some systems) set to default which is 9600,1,N,8 and None flow control.
(But baud rate and flow control do not appear to matter). FIFO (advanced)
is ON with moderately high values.
2. Writelog.ini under PORT has COM1 set to 9600,N,8,1, (NOTE: not
9600,N,8,1,x)
3. KAM is preset to ABAUD 9600 (XFLOW in ON and MONITOR is ON, at least
before initialization)
It was found that if FIFO is OFF, Transmitted characters are sometimes
skipped as displayed in the KAM window (RTTYRITE window in WriteLog) and
apparently also skipped on the air (seee XXX).
WA4TK notes added,
4. Make sure that KAM XL is in host mode prior to Startup of Writelog.
The KAM XL manual is downloadable (pdf) from www.Kantronics.com
In manual see: The Serial Port of the Computer, The Serial Cable,
Kantronics host mode, Exiting Host mode.
Pacterm98 will leave KAM XL in host mode upon exit if that option is
Selected in menu. Pacterm98 link is available at
Kantronics.com or http://www.cssincorp.com/pacterm/
Writelog really should be able to set the KAM XL from any mode to Host while
initialization is going on but for now this will get it going.
73, WA4TK, Dean
-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Dean Gramling
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 1:50 AM
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] WL with KAM XL
I have a KAM XL, it is the latest Multimode TNC from Kantronics.
The KAM XL is picky about what Serial ports it works on.
Most Motherboard UART's are ok (Com1 and Com2)
The Belkin USB to Serial adapter F5U103 Works well and btw key's FSK also.
When The KAM XL is up and running on a known Good serial port, I can talk to
it with hyperterm and the Digital Communications package "Pacterm 98" (CSS)
works with KAM XL in all modes.
Here's the problem:
KAM XL is in Term or HOST mode (have tired both).
I start WriteLOG up and rtty window.
Set the rtty window to port KAM XL is on.
Set the TU type to KAM
WL then tries but never does communicate with the XL.
It gives the message Initializing Host Mode. Please Wait..
then it will give the error message
Rttyrite failed to put KAM in host mode. Please turn the KAM power off, then
back on.
OK Cancel
Now if I substitute a older KAM for the KAM XL it works fine. I've
duplicated the above with a Win95, 98se and WinXP OS PC with always the same
results.
I've exchanged e-mail with Ron(WL) and he indicated Kantronics would not
supply a KAM XL for testing with WriteLog.
I've tried to communicate with Kantronics but they do not respond.
I realize that MMTTY is a much better way to do rtty during the contests but
I found out during OCT CQ rtty test that it would be nice to have a backup
CPU/TNC/RIG when one of our PC's went up in smoke.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Dean, WA4TK (fmr NL7TK)
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