[RTTY] WRITELOG USB INTERFACE PROBLEM

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> WRITELOG VER10.52 (FSK RTTY) TO THE TS-940 VIA THE USB II INTERFACE 
> USING WIN-XP-PRO. THE CAT WORKS, THE PTT WORKS, THE CW WORKS, ETC. 
> BUT "I AM UNABLE TO STEER FSK COMMANDS FROM THE MMTTY ENGINE TO THE 
> USB INPUTS OF THE MICRO HAM USB II UNIT."

WriteLog does not permit use of EXTFSK in the MMTTY plug-in.  You will 
note there is no way to select EXTFSK as the "PTT Port" in the MMTTY 
plug in and no option to select EXTFSK in RTTYrite as the FSK port 
(which is passed to MMTTY at startup).  Due to that limitation, the USB 
II cannot be used for FSK with MMTTY and WriteLog.  Similarly, since 
"Software FSK" in RTTYrite is limited to TxD only, FSK cannot be used 
with RTTYrite and the USB II.  

You have discovered a limitation of the application software as USB II 
functions quite well with MMTTY/EXTFSK on a stand-alone basis.  USB II
"overloads" the DTR line from the USB UART and uses the same output for 
CW and FSK (with EXTFSK). 

73, 

   ... Joe Subich, W4TV 
       microHAM America 
       http://www.microHAM-USA.com 
       http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microHAM 
       support at microham.com 
 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jack West
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 11:40 PM
> To: RTTY GROUP
> Subject: [RTTY] WRITELOG USB INTERFACE PROBLEM
> 
> 
> GENTLEMEN:
> 
> I HAVE BEEN USING WRITELOG SUCCESSFULLY IN RTTY (FSK) AND CW 
> SINCE VER. 10.46 UNDER WIN-98SE USING MULTIPLE PCI COMM PORTS.  
> NOW I AM TRYING TO USE WIN-XP AND USB VIA A MICROHAM USB II 
> INTERFACE. I NEED HELP.
> 
> WHAT WORKS:
> 
> RUNNING MMTTY RTTY PROGRAM IN FSK USING USB II INERFACE AND THE
> EXTFSK ADD ON PROGRAM RUNNING WIN-XP PRO TO MY TS-940. ALL 
> FUNCITONS WORK AS ADVERTIZED, IE. CAT, FSK, PTT, ETC. 
> 
> RUNNING N1MM PROGRAM (FSK RTTY) (CW) (MMVARI SOUND CARD PROGRAMS)
> INCLUDING AFSK RTTY, USING MICRO HAM USB II USB INERFACE AND 
> WIN XP-PRO TO MY TS-940. THE FSK RTTY USES THE MMTTY ENGINE AND 
> THE EXTFSK ADD ON.
> 
> RUNNING MIXW PROGRAM (ALL AFSK, CW, AND SOUND CARD MODES) USING
> WIN-XP-PRO TO MY ICOM-735 VIA THE USB II INTERFACE. (NON FSK 
> CAPABLE)
> 
> RUNNING WRITELOG VER.10.52 CW AND SSB MODES (DVK) USING 
> WIN-XP-PRO TO MY TS-940 VIA THE USB II INTERFACE.
> 
> RUNNING WRITELOG VER.10.52 (FSK RTTY) WITH MMTTY V13 WRITELOG 
> PLUGIN TO MY TS-940 USING WIN-98SE, INCLUDING PACKET SPOTTING 
> USING MULTIPLE COMM PORTS. ALL FUNCTIONS 100%.
> 
> RUNNING MIXW (FSK RTTY) USING MMTTY ENGINE AND EXTFSK ADD ON
> VIA WIN-98SE TO MY TS-940. ALL FUNCTIONS 100%.
> 
> WITH A COMM PORT INTERFACE, USING EITHER WIN98SE OR WIN-XP-PRO, I 
> SIMPLY SELECT A PORT THAT I HAVE INCLUDED IN COMMSLOT .INI AND A 
> PORT FROM THE RITTY WINDOW AND ALL IS WELL WITH FSK SIGNALS.
> 
> WHAT DOES NOT WORK:
> 
> WRITELOG VER10.52 (FSK RTTY) TO THE TS-940 VIA THE USB II INTERFACE 
> USING WIN-XP-PRO. THE CAT WORKS, THE PTT WORKS, THE CW WORKS, ETC. 
> BUT "I AM UNABLE TO STEER FSK COMMANDS FROM THE MMTTY ENGINE TO THE 
> USB INPUTS OF THE MICRO HAM USB II UNIT."
> 
> EXTFSK PROGRAM IS NOT USED WITH WRITELOG. AA7AU'S WRITELOG 
> WRITE UP MENTIONS THE USE OF USB AND TALKS ABOUT IT BEING SELECTED
> IN THE PORTS MENU. (WHERE?)  I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM 
> FOR SIX MONTHS AND I NEED HELP.  WHAT AM I MISSING?
> 
> WHAT ARE THOSE MONO AND STEREO SOUNDCARD FSK TU'S IN WRITELOG??  
> HOW, WHY, AND WHEN DO WE USE THEM?
> 
> I HAVE READ AND READ AND I HAVE NOT FOUND THE ANSWER.
> AN ANSWER FROM SOME KIND SOUL WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED.
> 
> DE
> JACK / W7LD / "LUCKY DOG"
> 
> PS. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE MICRO HAM USB ROUTER PROGRAM
> AND ITS VIRTUAL COMM PORTS. THEY WORK AS ADVERTISED.
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