[WT-support] FT1000D working

[Robert Pack, NX5M]

I will test this also to see if it works.  Just wish I had found this info 
sooner.  I found a post from over 2 years ago describing the same issues and 
the answer given is as follows:
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I used a FT1000D , my parameters are : 4800 N 2 , you select a port com and
you click on the right button ( parameters port ) , you select 4800
bits/seconds and bits donnees 8 and no parity and 2 bits stop after you
select DTR and RTS you put handshake. The FT1000D does have the EEPROM V6
F4DXW ( TM0HQ 20meters SSB )

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mikael Larsmark" <mike at sm3wmv.com>
To: <support at win-test.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 3:04 AM
Subject: Re: [WT-support] FT1000D working


> Does it work if you set RTS to be always high? In that case it's sourced
> through those pins as the FT1000D interfaces I have seen.
>
> And when I read the K1NU page it says "- The RTS (power) pin. My cable
> (and many others) gets power from this serial port pin. While most
> programs hold this pin high for this reason, keep in mind there is no
> 'industry standard'  for this, but the chances are good.  Check your
> user's manual. In newer programs (2001+) you may have to select an
> option to turn this on."
>
> Mike, SM2WMV
>
> Robert Pack, NX5M wrote:
>> 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 <mailto:n6tv at arrl.net>
>>     *To:* Robert Pack, NX5M <mailto:nx5m at txcyber.com>
>>     *Cc:* Win-Test Reflector <mailto:support at win-test.com>
>>     *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
>>     <mailto: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 <mailto:n6tv at arrl.net>
>>         *To:* nx5m at txcyber.com <mailto:nx5m at txcyber.com> ; Win-Test
>>         Reflector <mailto: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
>>         <mailto: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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