[WriteLog] IC PW1 interface

[Dieven]

I didn't come to the conclusion you did.

The PW-1 manual says that all CI-V devices have to be set to the same SPEED,
but I saw nothing to lead me to the conclusion that they should be the same
address.  I didn't change my PW-1's address.  I set my transceiver to 9600
baud, followed the instructions in the manual (plus the addendum) and it
synchronized just fine.  

It worked just fine with Writelog using the same address I'd used before
with the rig.

73 de Dick, K6KR


-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary Senesac AL9A
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 6:02 PM
To: Writelog Reflector
Subject: [WriteLog] IC PW1 interface

Just got a new "toy" yesterday, an IC-PW1 amplifier, that I am trying to get
interfaced to the rig and the PC.  The manual says all CI-V addresses should
be the same, as should the baud rates.  The default CI-V address of the
IC-756Pro is 5Ch, but the default of the PW1 amplifier is 54H.  Changing the
default address on the PW1 to 5Ch requires adjusting an internal switch,
that looks like a trim pot, with a screwdriver.  However, in its inifinite
wisdom, Icom neglected to put any instrucions in the manual that indicates
what setting on the pot is needed for a specific address.

It's much easier to change the CI-V address in the IC-756Pro to 54H via the
setup menu, which I have done. After doing this I started up Dxbase 2003 and
discovered I had lost communication between the radio and the log program
even though I adjusted both the radio and Dxbase to 9600 baud (per Icom's
recommendation).  I checked the Radios.ini file in Dxbase and found an entry
under the 756Pro of 0X5c.  Changing this to 0X54 fixed the communication
between the radio and Dxbase.

I then started Writelog, Vers 10.48F, and went to Setup/Ports where I
modified the baud rate down from 19200 to 9600 and saved the configuration.
I then noticed that the bandmap window is no longer communicating with the
rig to obtain band and frequency info.  Assuming that there is a similar
configuration or ini file in Writelog I searched the Writelog Ham/Programs
directory for files containing the string "IC-756Pro" and got one hit -
Wlogri32.dll.  I assume this file contains the various radio configurations
info Writelog uses to communication with the rig.  I tried opening the file
with Notepad to browse through it, but everything comes up in jiberish.

Am I on the right path here?  Anyone done this before?  Any ideas on how I
can get Writelog back to communicating with my rig so the band map works
again?  Should I be trying to edit the Wlogri32.dll file or not?  If yes,
how?

Gary AL9A
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