[WriteLog] LPT CW in WL via UserPort in XP - solving the addressing problem

[Steve Baron - KB3MM]

Those INI files entries are populated by FPORT16.exe.  Just rename the file
and make your own entries.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Harder" <jon@praxisworks.org>
To: "Writelog" <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:19
Subject: [WriteLog] LPT CW in WL via UserPort in XP - solving the addressing
problem


> For those who may have tried UserPort without instant success, there's one
> more wrinkle to consider before giving up.  If  your Setup/Ports dialog
> doesn't
> show what you expect,  some cut and try experimenting may be worth a shot.
>
> When it starts, WL appears to overwrite any manual entries made in
> WriteLog.INI section that designates the addresses of LPT ports.  This
means
> that the Setup / Ports dialog does not necessarily reflect what is really
> going on in your machine.
>
> Here's an extract from my INI file --
>
> [Ports]
> LPT1=0x3bc
> LPT2=0x378
> LPT3=0x278
>
> This is not what is reported in the Device Manager, and no amount of
manual
> editing will permanently change these settings!   Wonder why?
>
> In getting UserPort going, even after completing its own dialog for the
> actual address of the LPT port I wished to use for CW  -- LPT 1 at
378-37F,
> I found that my editing of WriteLog.INI  to show this address for LPT 1
was
> repeatedly overwritten when WL started up.  The INI file would be
> overwritten to show this desired address of 378 to be what it calls LPT 2.
> ( While I do have an actual LPT 2 for my printer, it's a PCI add-on, and
XP
> shows its address as B400.  Furthermore, WL.INI  would persistently show
LPT
> 1 as at 3BC,  and an LPT 3 listed at 278. )
>
> The work-around, at least in my case, was to tell the Setup / Ports dialog
> that I was using "LPT 2" for CW, so it would look at the correct address
of
> 378  where LPT 1 actually is.   Then it would key as expected.   No
> conflicts resulted with the printer on the real LPT2.   Kind of confusing,
> but WL will use the driver if you coax it a bit.   I also restarted
> UserPort.exe and reset the address to use as the 200-37F  -- that opens up
> the full range of LPT choices in Setup/Ports.
>
> So, if your Ports dialog doesn't show what you expect,  some cut and try
> experimenting may be worthwhile.    Recall that for some weeks, WL's
> counting of serial ports was off by one, and we survived that.   8)
>
> 73,
>
> Jon         K1US
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stan Staten" <n3hs@qsl.net>
> To: "Writelog" <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 23:02
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] LPT Keying / Windows 2000 using UserPort
>
>
> > I just tried it and had a different experience.  Running XP Pro on
Athlon
> > 1500 512MB RAM.  When I tried it with it's default port addresses, I was
> > able to access all 3 LPT ports in the Writelog Ports Setup screen.
> However,
> > doing so on any of them didn't get LPT CW keying to work.  Then went
back
> > and put in only the address as shown in the control panel for the LPT
> (i.e.
> > the standard 0378 - 037F Hex) and only LPT2 was available for checking
in
> > Writelog - curious.
>
>
>
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