[TenTec] CAT control of Omni VI Plus

[Malcolm McLeman]

Sorry Karl I should have been more explicit and said external usb hub 
adapter with separate psu as I ran into similar issues as you with one 
that was powered direct from a pc usb port......
Bought my CAT cable in 2010 using Icom 735 as theWin Test benchmark and 
as mentioned previously drivers are by Prolific.. 
.http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/contact.aspx
73
Malcolm F5VBU

On 06/01/2021 00:23, Karl Heimbach wrote:
> Malcolm,
>
> Thank you for your this.  It never occurred to me that the onboard USB 
> ports could be an issue.  I have a powered USB hub that I can try and 
> see if that resolves the problem with the Omni.  If it does, then I 
> suspect the issue with the Icom 735 and Xiegu G90 will also be fixed.
>
> 73,
>
> Karl - W5QJ
>
> On 1/5/2021 12:43 PM, Malcolm McLeman wrote:
>> *Sorry I can't help you much further Karl but as you say there may be 
>> a chance you've ran into driver or maybe USB hub conflict if you're 
>> using one without an external psu...
>> Fyi I run Wintest peripherals from a bowered hub ie CAT control, 
>> Keyer,  keyboard and mouse with no problems on Win 7....
>> 73
>> Malcolm F5VBU
>> *
>> *On 04/01/2021 23:55, Karl Heimbach wrote:
>> *
>>> *Thank you Malcolm.
>>> * *
>>> I downloaded WinTest yesterday and gave it a try.  I think the issue 
>>> I have is two FTDI dongles being used at the same time. One for a 
>>> Winkeyer and the other for a radio.
>>> * *
>>> I have an identical problem using the Winkeyer FTDI dongle and a 
>>> FTDI dongle with an Icom 735 or Xiegu G90.  Sometimes it works and 
>>> after rebooting, it seldom works.  I think the operating systems are 
>>> mapping instructions to the wrong FTDI device.
>>> * *
>>> It happens with the lastest Linux kernel and with Windows 10 Pro.
>>> * *
>>> DX Commander seems to work okay, but no Winkeyer access with it. 
>>> N3FJP Amateur Contact Log will work if I access the Omni VI using 
>>> the hamlib library.
>>> * *
>>> Haven't tried any other logging programs with the FTDI access to the 
>>> Omni.  I have a couple of other radios connected to this PC using 
>>> conventional serial ports and everything works fine.
>>> * *
>>> If I remove the standard serial connection from either my Pegasus or 
>>> Argonaut V, and make up a cable as shown in the Omni VI manual , I 
>>> doubt if there will be an issue.
>>> * *
>>> I did download the latest evaluation copy of HRD to try, but $100 
>>> seems a little steep.  The Pegasus Plus program will probably work 
>>> too, but it is very limited in being able to talk to other apps.
>>> * *
>>> I tried Pegasus Plus with my Pegasus and found it no better than the 
>>> original Ten-Tec app.
>>> * *
>>> I have the third Pegasus sold by Ten-Tec and also one of the 
>>> original Jupiters.  I bought this Omni VI Plus when Ten-Tec first 
>>> brought it out.
>>> * *
>>> I am mainly a CW person, but lately have had to use FT8 to make any 
>>> contacts.
>>> * *
>>> Regards,
>>> * *
>>> Karl - W5QJ
>>> * *
>>> On 1/4/2021 8:31 AM, Malcolm McLeman wrote:
>>> *
>>>> *Not a hiccup using WinTest with Serial to USB cable and Prolific 
>>>> driver since I bought the O6 uears aho..
>>>> *
>>>>> *Not had the same success with Log4OM though.
>>>>> *
>>>> *HNY to all.
>>>> Malcolm F5VBU
>>>> * *
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