[TenTec] Re: [Orion] Updating the Orion-set the baud rate

[Ron]

Wonder were this 'good' software is; I've only had a few cases of using
programs that set the ports.  Personally, I do not want the software
'automatically' setting the parameters.

  Most 'ham' programs that I have encounter does not set the serial port
parameters.  In most instances, the serial port has to be set manually to
the exact parameters that 'end device', i.e. radios, TNCs, etc, wants to
see.  I have gone through this so many times........set the computer's port
to that of the end device and the communications problems go away...........

In fact, when I tried my first update on the Orion I had forgotten to set
the serial port parameters.  Only after I manually set the port did the
upgrade worked (i.e., the computer communicated with the radio).  Note that
the Orion's serial port is on a third party PCI serial board.


Ron .......... NU1U

 

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Carl Moreschi
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 20:10
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re: [Orion] Updating the Orion-set the baud rate

John,

I guarentee you that was not the thing that made it work.  All good programs
set all the comport parameters themselves and do not rely on the user to set
these things in the windows settings.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "John L Merrill" <jmerrill1 at adelphia.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 1:05 AM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Re: [Orion] Updating the Orion-set the baud rate


> Carl:
> I have seen where some have actually had to set there com port to 
> 57600 to make the update work. I wonder why?
>
> John N1JM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Carl Moreschi
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 7:59 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re: [Orion] Updating the Orion-set the baud rate
>
>
> The baud rate you set your comport at is overridden by the Orion 
> update software.  The Orion only works at 57600 baud.  The speed you 
> configure
the
> comport to in your windows settings is meaningless.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> Franklinton, NC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "john rader" <kd5yty at yahoo.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 12:44 AM
> Subject: [TenTec] Re: [Orion] Updating the Orion-set the baud rate
>
>
> > My Windows 98 machine was set to 9600, no prob with 3 updates.
> >
> > I ran across this in the RF2 site,
> > The  Orion Programmer's Reference Guide says: "Although the ORION
> interface operates at 57,600 baud short commands are used to keep the 
> processing overhead to a minimum..."
> >
> > John KD5YTY
> >
> >
> >
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