[TenTec] N4PY Orion Control Program Version 1.12 Released

[Joe Giacobello]

Yes, but if I convert a USB port to a serial port, do I still obtain the 
increased speed of the USB?  If so, that sounds like an easy way out.  
Or are you suggesting that TT change the interface to a USB type?

73, Joe

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
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>> 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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