The XX command as previously mentioned does not reset the Orion. It is only done to establish communication over the serial port. When I initialize the radio, all I do is send out the settings for al
Author: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 06:25:25 -0500
Per the Orion Programmer's Reference Manual, the XX command does more than establish communication over the serial port. I can send and receive data over the serial port from a "just turned on" Orion
Then why did you ask me what it does if you already knew. Carl Moreschi N4PY 58 Hogwood Rd Louisburg, NC 27549 www.n4py.com I suspect the problem is with a faulty firmware eeprom, especially with the
Author: Gary J FollettDukes HiFi <dukeshifi@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 08:29:14 -0500
The response you read was not from me, it was from David LeJeune. I am Gary Follett, a subscriber. Thanks for sharing your information Carl. Gary _______________________________________________ TenTe
The Firmware Verison is actually important to this discussion. There have been many firmware versions over the lifetime of the Orion. Version 1.x and 2.x have major differences. Version 3.x merged th
Author: Gary J FollettDukes HiFi <dukeshifi@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 09:34:12 -0500
Firmware is 3.032x7b I did the resets Carl suggested. This worked ONCE. Now, I can connect through N4PY software and generally operate the radio but the knobs do nothing. Also, even though I can oper
Author: Gary J FollettDukes HiFi <dukeshifi@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 09:40:09 -0500
Now that it has sat a while, it receives. Knobs and buttons also work. However, I cannot directly change bands for the main receiver by pushing a band button. Regardless of which receiver is selected
I would first check out the battery status. If that's ok, the next thing I would do is clean all the cable connections to the Orion front panel. I do this by removing the Orion front panel, then unpl