[TenTec] N4PY Orion Control Program Version 1.12 Released

[Tommy]

Joe.....

Carl has nailed the problem exactly. There is nothing you can do 
with your computer that is going to solve the problem.

Tom - W4BQF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py at earthlink.net>
To: <k2xx at swva.net>; <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] N4PY Orion Control Program Version 1.12 
Released


> 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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