[TenTec] N4PY Orion Control Program Version 1.12 Released

[Dudley Hurry]

Tom has a good point, since I have been using a USB2.0 serial to USB 
adapter, the lack has been non-existent.   Right now I am running with 6 
serial to USB adapters to my 1.8 ghz computer.

73's
Dudley


At 07:35 PM 11/9/2004 -0500, Tommy wrote:
>Just a small observation...the speed of the CPU has very little, if 
>anything to do with the speed of the serial port. If your need faster I/O 
>speeds, it's probably best to look at using USB 2.0 ports instead of 
>serial ports.
>
>Tom - W4BQF
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Giacobello" <k2xx at swva.net>
>To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 7:07 PM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] N4PY Orion Control Program Version 1.12 Released
>
>
>>Jerome, I've observed this same problem with the O(rion control 
>>software.  It's sometimes difficult to fine tune a station because one 
>>tends to overtune or overshoot the signal.  Carl has said that it's 
>>because of the speed bewteen the radio and the computer serial port.  I 
>>recently upgraded from a 450 MHz to a 2.2 GHz machine and there was 
>>little, if any, improvement, suggesting that Carl's assessment is 
>>probably accurate.
>>
>>73, Joe
>>
>>jerome schatten wrote:
>>
>>>Hmmm... sounds like a computer rather than the control software problem. 
>>>I've used the Pegasus software on four different computers from a P100 
>>>up to a P4/3gig machine and never noticed that kind of a lag.
>>>
>>>I have noticed, using Task Manager, that large frequency excursions tend 
>>>to be the most cpu resource intensive --
>>>sometimes up to 80% for a split second, but I never could correlate that 
>>>with a visible/audible lag. It's interesting that HRD behaves exactly 
>>>the same with a large change in vfo frequency.
>>>
>>>I would bet that a 486 might show the kind of behaviour you describe.
>>>
>>>Best,
>>>Jerome - VA7VV
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Vince Santis" <vsantis at earthlink.net>
>>>To: <roncasa at verizon.net>; <tentec at contesting.com>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 1:18 PM
>>>Subject: RE: [TenTec] N4PY Orion Control Program Version 1.12 Released
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi Ron,
>>>>
>>>>Unless you are using an Orion what you want is the Pegasus software from
>>>>N4PY. I use it and it works fine with one exception. Because of a port
>>>>speed issue tuning the radio lags the screen display on the computer.
>>>>However, if yu are into cw, the keyboard keying is great and also the
>>>>ability to scan a range of frequencies.
>>>>
>>>>73,
>>>>
>>>>Vince Santis, N1VS
>>>>Winsted, CT 06098
>>>>
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