Thanks Martin. The battery was replaced by the factory in Feb 2014 but I
might try replacing it again as a last resort if no better ideas come up.
73, Barry N1EU
On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Martin Sole (HS0ZED) <martin@hs0zed.com>
wrote:
> I recall 2 issues with my 565 Orion that caused updating problems, battery
> and the 1uF caps around the MAX232 chip on the front panel module. O2 may
> be different.
>
>
>
>
> On 04/01/2015 20:58, Barry N1EU wrote:
>
>> Thanks Carl, but the updater allows you to only select the COM port.
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Carl Moreschi <n4py3@earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> The oscillator in the Orion for the serial port that causes it run to run
>>> at 57600 baud may have drifted off frequency just enough to cause an
>>> error
>>> when lots of data is being sent to it. I do remember way back that some
>>> Orions ran better at 56000 baud. Does the firmware updater allow you to
>>> change the baud rate?
>>>
>>> Carl Moreschi N4PY
>>> 58 Hogwood Rd
>>> Louisburg, NC 27549
>>> www.n4py.com
>>>
>>> On 1/4/2015 7:44 AM, Barry N1EU wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes, no change.
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 12:38 PM, John T. Fleming<john@w3gqj.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Barry,
>>>>
>>>>> Have you tried rebooting the computer?
>>>>>
>>>>> 73,
>>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Barry
>>>>> N1EU
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 5:53 AM
>>>>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment; Orion565; TTBUG@yahoogroups.com
>>>>> Subject: [TenTec] Orion II won't flash
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anybody else ran across this issue or have some informed
>>>>> suggestions?
>>>>> My logging software communicates fine with my Orion II but the latest
>>>>> Updater (v4.15) reports communincation failure over the same serial
>>>>> port.
>>>>> I've tried master reset/ram clear and power cycling without success.
>>>>> The
>>>>> exact same serial port (not a USB adapter) will flash my other Orions
>>>>> fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks& Happy New Year,
>>>>> Barry N1EU
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> TenTec mailing list
>>>>> TenTec@contesting.com
>>>>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>
>>>> TenTec mailing list
>>>> TenTec@contesting.com
>>>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>
>>> TenTec mailing list
>>> TenTec@contesting.com
>>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>> TenTec mailing list
>> TenTec@contesting.com
>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________
> TenTec mailing list
> TenTec@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
>
_______________________________________________
TenTec mailing list
TenTec@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
|