[WT-support] FT1000D working

[Robert Pack, NX5M]

The board I am referring to is a small pc board on the DB9 connector.  This is an interface made by K1NU.
http://k1nu.home.comcast.net/~k1nu/k1nu/Products/control.html
The "guts" are on a small pc board inside the case of the DB9 connector.
It is one single cable with DB9 on one end and DIN6 on the other and I guess you could call it a converter since it replaces Yaesu parts FIF232C and CT-62.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Wilson, N6TV 
  To: Robert Pack, NX5M 
  Cc: Win-Test Reflector 
  Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 9:28 PM
  Subject: Re: [WT-support] FT1000D working


  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 
    To: nx5m at txcyber.com ; Win-Test Reflector 
    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?

    From the FT-1000(D) Operating Manual:

    CAT Connector
    Pin 1: GND
    Pin 2: SERIAL OUT
    Pin 3: SERIAL IN
    Pin 4: PTT
    Pin 5: S/PO  (does anyone know what this means?)
    Pin 6: NC

    What version of EPROM is in these radios?

    From the FT-1000(D) Operating Manual Errata & Addendum:

    "To improve the versatility of external computer control of the FT-1000, a facility to read back only the current memory number, or a 16-byte block of VFO or specified memory parameters has been added to EPROM Q5003 on the Control Unit, from revision 6.0.

    "The installed EPROM revision number can be non-destructively checked by holding the 1 and 3 keys at the upper corners of the keypad while switching on.  The revision number appears after the display test and manufacturer ID display.  If your revision is below 6.0, contact your Yaesu dealer for availability and price of the upgrade."

    Perhaps Win-Test assumes the FT-1000D is at EPROM revsion 6.0 or higher, and will not read frequencies accurately if the radio has the old original EPROM chips.

    73,
    Bob, N6TV


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