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General discussion forum / Re: I'd like RRC-Micro PC-Client but...

« on: 2010-08-11, 13:01:25 »

Hi again,
in my opinion the CAT can work
Example (I know it can be easier done)
setup with PC-client
on LOCAL PC you run ARCP-480, CAT is setup to the first virtual port = com0
on LOCAL PC you run PstRotatorAz, rotator is setup to the second virtual port = com1
on LOCAL PC you run Expert-1K software and is setup to the third virtual port = com2   

on REMOTE Side RRC-1258 MKII ttl port goes to the ts480 ttl port
on REMOTE Side RRC-1258 MKII com1 goes to the rotator control
on REMOTE Side RRC-1258 MKII com2 goes to the expert-1K comport
on REMOTE Side you connect pin3(tx) and pin 5(Gnd) of the TS-480 comport (on front) to pin1 (RS232-RX) and gnd to pin4(gnd) of the expert DB15 (also connect alc and ptt from 8P minidin to this connector, The expert will auto follow the radio.

Guy ON4AOI

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General discussion forum / Re: I'd like RRC-Micro PC-Client but...

« on: 2010-08-11, 07:09:10 »

I didnt understand why you were talking about only  2 comports
since the MKII as 3 ports (2 real and one via ttl to rs232) and the pc-client
has 3 virtual ports , but without CAT connection it want work

Guy ON4AOI

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General discussion forum / Re: I'd like RRC-Micro PC-Client but...

« on: 2010-08-09, 19:31:11 »

Donīt see your problem HB9EDM

Guy ON4AOI

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General discussion forum / Re: 1216H dead ???

« on: 2010-08-09, 19:26:58 »

Stefano when you made the changes did you fill in the serial number
this can be found inside the switch

Guy ON4AOI

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General discussion forum / Re: Relay connection to I/O port

« on: 2010-08-09, 19:22:54 »

The I/O is used for data like CW and this with interface
there are no relay contacts, check the documents

Guy ON4AOI

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General discussion forum / Re: SPE Expert 1K on COM1

« on: 2010-08-09, 19:20:18 »

Are the RS-232 connections correct done ?
It need to be done like this

Control side
PC-com(x) - pin2 to RRC com1 - pin2
PC-com(x) - pin3 to RRC com1 - pin3
PC-com(x) - pin4 to RRC com1 - pin7
PC-com(x) - pin5 to RRC com1 - pin5

Expert-1k on RADIO side
RRC com1 - pin2 to Expert-1k pin3
RRC com1 - pin3 to Expert-1k pin2
RRC com1 - pin8 to Expert-1k pin4
RRC com1 - pin5 and pin7 to Expert-1k pin5


73 Guy ON4AOI

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General discussion forum / Re: New Feature Wish List

« on: 2010-08-09, 18:53:57 »

What provisions are available for selecting the right ant. automatically whenever the the band is changed on the 480 control head? deSanford W6YY

Easy Sanford,
when you connect a webswitch via the ttl to rs232 converter to your rig 

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General discussion forum / Re: PC Client

« on: 2010-07-15, 19:43:46 »

Simon,

>do I understand that correctly: all setups with detached frontpanel will have to put a CAT-Interface at the >radio site and the remote TRX is then controlled via CAT

Think you have it wrong, there are 3 comports, com0-1-2, com0 can be used to connect TTL level from TS480/2000 and ICOM-CIV (TTL), com0 has also the transparant mode.
I think that it must be possible to connect nomatter what radio who was CAT via RS232 to the ttl input from com0 (mode=transparant) BUT ONLY via rs232/ttl converter, maybe the software also need some changes.
Mike allready sells these RS232/TTL converters for the Webswitch 
     

Guy ON4AOI

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General discussion forum / PC CLIENT installation requires some attention b4 you do it

« on: 2010-07-15, 19:25:41 »

Hi All,
If you install on a brand new computer (laptop) {XP-VISTA-W7} without any other software installed you probably want have any problem. 
Installation of the software only worked perfect on my VISTA 64bit (english) testcomputer but not on my VISTA 32bit (english) hamradio-computer, nor my eeepc with XP(english) and also not  (unsolved) on my Laptop with VISTA 32bit(dutch) {it even does not start the program}.

PC1 Vista 64bit = software ok and comports ok (fresh computer)
PC2 Vista 32bit = software ok but comports NOT ok (virtual ports installed)
PC3 XP Home = software ok but comports NOT ok (USB to serial installed)
LAPTOP Vista 32bit software NOT ok but comports ok (unsolved software conflict)

Solution in 99% of the cases where the comports are not OK
is to uninstall all virtual comports (VSPE-VSPD-MICROHAM -etc)
or if you have USB to serials connected uninstall them also.
After this reinstall PC CLIENT and now com0-1-2 will be installed ok
Reason is because the software doesnt recognize virtual comports and gives them
portnumbers that allready excist.
Reboot and check again, if all is ok you can reinstall virtual ports or USB to Serial
converters again with higher portnumbers.

Didnt found a solution yet for the sotware crash on my laptop but probaly caused by other software.

Guy ON4AOI 




 

 

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General discussion forum / Re: PC Client bug report

« on: 2010-07-15, 17:37:20 »

I can confirm this problem happening at one of my laptops
running Vista 32bits in Dutch.
I mailed Mike about this last week.
My guess is that we have software or a driver installed
that is causing this problem, maybe you can make a screendump
of all the software that is installed on your computer, I then can
compare with mine a filter out what it could be.

Guy