[WT-support] FT1000D working

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Robert Pack, NX5M <nx5m at txcyber.com> wrote:

>  I am not sure if they are connected or not in all honesty Bob.  The board
> that has the transistors and resistors right behind the DB9 connector is
> quite small and hard to trace and since this is working now I am not even
> going to bother to try to figure it out.
>

Bob,

What board?  Inside your PC?  What transistors and resistors?  Are you using
some type of level converter?  Isn't it possible to go straight from the
RS-232 connector on your PC to the CAT connector of your FT-1000D, or are
you using some type of "converter box" in between?

What kind of cable are you using to connect your PC to your FT-1000D?   Is
there any continuity between pins 4 or 7 on the DB9 connector and *any *PIN
on the CAT connector, or the shell?  There should be no connection.  Pins 4
and 7 should not be grounded, and they should not be shorted to each other
either.

73,
Bob, N6TV


----- Original Message -----
*From:* Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net>
*To:* nx5m at txcyber.com ; Win-Test Reflector <support at win-test.com>
*Sent:* Monday, October 06, 2008 4:20 PM
*Subject:* Re: [WT-support] FT1000D working

2008/10/6 Robert Pack, NX5M <nx5m at txcyber.com>

>  Finally figured out the problem why the FT1000D would not track.
> RTS and DTR in the config have to be set to HANDSHAKE.
> Default settings would not work.
> This is probably the case on the two 990's that I have as well and I will
> check into that first chance I get.
>

Well done Bob, but I don't really understand why this would make a
difference.  The DTR (DE-9 pin 4) and RTS (DE-9 pin 7) lines are not
connected to the 6 PIN CAT connector, are they?  Are they shorted together?