[TenTec] N4PY Orion Control Program Version 1.12 Released

[Carl Moreschi]

Changing to a USB port will not help at all.  The Orion serial baud rate is
fixed at 57600 baud.  The problem is the Orion is not fast enough to keep up
with commands from the program because the Orion has so many things to
process.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Giacobello" <k2xx at swva.net>
To: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
Cc: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] N4PY Orion Control Program Version 1.12 Released


> 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
> >
> >
> >> 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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