[WriteLog] Unpowered Serial Adapters

[Robert B. Bonner]

Thanks Chad,

Now the next issue I found with those interfaces is with the RTS, when it is
held hi makes the thing not work...  OK, now it looks like I have to find
the way to turn off the RTS under Writelog then.

I've been pounding through these different interfaces and software packages
for the last couple days, all their help files are starting to mush
together.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Kurszewski Chad-WCK005 [mailto:Chad.Kurszewski at motorola.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 3:37 PM
To: Robert B. Bonner; writelog at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Unpowered Serial Adapters

> However, when using the inexpensive DTR powered interfaces 
> only programs
> with a selection in the software to hold the DTR high and 
> thusly power the
> interface work with these units.
> 
>  
> 
> DXBase has a selection for this,  IRC of course does....  But 
> if this "can
> happen" with Writelog, I have yet to figure it out in a few hours of
> looking.  Does anybody know a configuration "INI" parameter 
> or whatever it
> takes to tell this port to wake up and keep the box powered?


In searching for "DTR" in the help file, the first thing that
comes up is the "Rig Interfacing" section, which states:

   WriteLog asserts RTS (pin 4) and DTR (pin 20) on the rig port 
   unless you have also configured the Port Setup to send CW and
   do rig control on the same port, in which case the DTR/RTS
   lines are used to send CW. 

Chad WE9V