[TenTec] Steppir vs Orion
Martin Ewing
martin at aa6e.net
Wed Aug 25 10:27:25 EDT 2004
The SteppIR cable "K2" has Orion-Steppir connections: 2-2, 3-3, 5-5,
shell-shell, and pins 7-9 jumpered at SteppIR side. This accords with
the Steppir document at
http://www.steppir.com/pdf/serial%20interface%20operation.pdf .
However, I find that the Orion requires RTS (pin 7) high before it will
communicate. This is not the same as pin 7 on the Steppir side. A
jumper between pins 7 & 8 on the Orion side will connect RTS and CTS for
the Orion. This configuration works for me. (If I only had a nickle
for every time I came to grief with modem control signals...)
Steppir should know that the K2 cable is not sufficient for the stock Orion.
Cheers,
Martin, AA6E
Bernard(wtrone) wrote:
> Martin: I had the same problem with my Orion. They sent me the K2 cable
>and it just wouldn't work. After a couple of conversations with Jim at
>SteppIR, we decided that the pin connections were incorrect. They sent me
>another cable, but I built one in the meanwhile.
>
> The correct pin to pin connections are Pin 2 to Pin2, Pin5 to Pin5, Pin3
>to Pin3, and Pin7 to Pin7? Pin 7 and Pin 9 must be jumpered at the SteppIR
>Controller end. This worked for me and the cable that I later received also
>worked.
>
> I think if you make up a cable with these pin outs you will get the
>interface to work.
>
> 73,
>
>
> Bernard, WA4OEJ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Martin Ewing" <martin at aa6e.net>
>To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 8:28 PM
>Subject: [TenTec] Steppir vs Orion
>
>
>
>
>>Just got my SteppIR up yesterday. All is well, except...
>>
>>Hooked the Orion serial port to the Steppir data in using
>>Steppir-supplied "K2" cable. Set everything up according to manual, I
>>think. No communication, despite power cycling, master reset, etc.
>>
>>This is with firmware 1.371.
>>
>>There was a lot of discussion a few months back about Orion/steppir.
>>One may be forgiven for naively thinking it should work out of the box
>>for current production.
>>
>>Anyone know the scoop? TIA
>>
>>73, Martin, AA6E
>>pics at www.aa6e.net/aa6e
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