[WriteLog] Need WriteLog help - Radio does not see s/w command

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> You (Jerry) have com2 set for: 9600,n,8,1.  Is this what your
> PIEXX board is expecting?

The Piexx (UX-14px) can be set for either 1200 or 9600 baud on
the CI-V (1/8" jack) port.  The RS-232 port can be set for
4800 or 9600 baud.  The US-14px uses 8 bit, no parity, one stop
bit.

Under some circumstances Windows 98 will not pass data to the
application if the handshake signals are not asserted.  Since the
UX-14px does not support handshake you may want to tie CTS to RTS
and DSR to DTR and make sure those lines are set high.

> What about the Hex address for your radio?  Does the PIEXX
> use a different address than the default for the 751A?

The Piexx (UX-14px) can be set for any address - it's dip switch
programmable.  However, the default in the UX-14px manual is 1C
(normal for an IC-751).

> What settings do you have in the other software that works
> with the radio?

The bigger question is how is the US-14px configured?

What is the setting of DIP switch 4?  Is it set of 4 byte (IC-735)
or 5 byte frequency data?  Some of the CI-V test programs understand
either and will switch automatically.

73,

    ... Joe Subich, W4TV
        microHAM America
        www.microHAM-USA.com



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric - VE3GSI [mailto:ve3gsi at sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:25 PM
> To: 'Bob Naumann - W5OV'; writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Need WriteLog help - Radio does not
> see s/w command
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> There is nothing wrong with the way Jerry sets up for using one of two
> radios.
>
> For me I have two rigs but only one is used at a time, you
> might say it is
> for variety. Eventually I will have enough hardware and
> antennas to attempt
> SO2R, but so far all I have is two radios. So sometimes I
> configure for left
> radio, sometimes for right radio.
>
> The baud rates listed under [Ports] in the .ini file are not
> for rigs. The
> help file in WriteLog reads that [Ports] are used for Packet and RTTY.
> Actually the [RIGS] section is used for radios, but this is
> redundant as I
> believe the > Ports Setup > windows controls the
> configuration for rigs.
> By-the-way, the drop down select one or two radios will
> change number of
> radios so the .ini file is just showing the option used, not
> the other way
> around.
>
> One of the great things about WriteLog is the vast setup
> options offered,
> sort of like using a keyboard for a solder iron - depending
> on either gear
> or mode.
>
> Now if we could just put our heads together and figure out
> why Jerry's radio
> will send info to WriteLog but for some reason WL will not control the
> IC-751A radio using his Piexx interface. What has been
> overlooked? There
> must be someone that has been down this path before?
>
> Thanks gang,
> Eric - VE3GSI
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Naumann - W5OV
>
> I am also curious why you have the number of radios set to 1.
>  It should be
> 2.
>
> You have com2 set for: 9600,n,8,1.  Is this what your PIEXX board is
> expecting?
>
> What settings do you have in the other software that works
> with the radio?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JerryBliss o does not see s/w command
>
> Bob (W5OV), thanks for your reply.
>
> Using WL, I can read the Freq & Mode info coming in from the
> rig (IC-751a).
> This info is properly display in the various WL windows and
> in the log.
> However, the rig does not respond to any WL command. I can
> NOT change Freq
> or Mode from WL, for example. I have tried several ways to do
> this (from
> Band Map, from Packet Spots window, from the Call Sign field
> in the Entry
> window, etc.).
>
> I Have (I believe) correctly done the Set Up (Ports) menu and
> have select
> IC-751 rig type, 9600 baud, POLL is checked using COMM PORT
> 2. I have SAVED
> the Configuration.
>
> I am using my Elecraft K2 on COMM PORT 1 and that responds to
> WL commands.
>
> In the RADIO drop-down menu, the Number of Radios is set to 1.
>
> (I have swapped ports and rigs on the COMM Ports and did all
> the set-up  and
> INI file changes for that, but still the IC-751a does not
> respond to WL
> commands. So I conclude that this is not a particular port problem.)
>
> I did download a CI-V test program from DF4OR and have
> demonstrated that it
> will command the IC-751a, so I am confident that the PIEXX
> interface is
> correctly working.
>
>
> In the INI file, I have this set up:
>
> [PORTS]
> dvktype=2
> dvkport=4
> cwtype=1
> cwport=3
> dvkstoploop=1
> dvkechomic=1
> Comm1Used=USED,POLL,43
> Comm1RigManager={D0DE9422-0517-11D4-9D1B-00105AA43DDF}
> Comm1XmitControl=NEVER
> Comm2Used=CW,POLL,6
> Comm2RigManager={D0DE9422-0517-11D4-9D1B-00105AA43DDF}
> Comm2XmitControl=NEVER
>
> [RIGS]
> Com1:=4800,n,8,2
> Com2:=9600,n,8,1
>
> TNX AGN for your reply. Please do let me know if any other
> things occur to
> you regarding this issue.
>
> 73 de Jerry/k6iii
>
>
>
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