[TenTec] [Ten-Tec-Omni-VII] Omni VII & HRD Connection Fails

[Jim - N4ST]

Bob,

You might try posting your problem on the HRD Forum website:
http://forums.hrdsoftwarellc.com/forumdisplay.php?29-Computer-Radio

The current HRD release is 5.24.0.36  released last week.
Not that helpful but, I have had no problems with my Omni-VII with the
current firmware and a USB-Serial cable based on the FTDI chipset.

Jim - N4ST


From: Ten-Tec-Omni-VII at yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Ten-Tec-Omni-VII at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob McGraw - K4TAX
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 09:27
To: Ten-Tec-Omni-VII at yahoogroups.com; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: [Ten-Tec-Omni-VII] Omni VII & HRD Connection Fails

  
In using HRD version 5.24., durrent release, for what ever reason I have 
not been able to get it to connect to the radio, Radio Mode, via RS-232 
connection. No serial converter being used. Configuration: Com port 1, 
57600 8 N 1 seems to be correct. Other software using the same computer, 
same cable and same radio does work and it reads frequency and mode as 
expected. When HRD loads it gives the error message that it can not read 
frequency. I've tried the Auto-Detect mode for both com ports and baud 
rates without success. I've tried various combinations of DTR, RTS and CTS 
without any success.

I seem to recall that an earlier version of HRD works but I no longer have 
access to the version. That earlier version did not have provisions for the 
Eagle which the current version supports and that work nicely I might add.

I've also stepped back to earlier firmware versions of Omni VII firmware 
without success. Currently using 1.035a for the Omni VII.

Any thoughts or suggestions will be appreciated.

73
Bob, K4TAX