[WT-support] FT1000D working
Bob Wilson, N6TV
n6tv at arrl.net
Tue Oct 7 19:43:01 CEST 2008
So are all the FT-1000D users on this list in agreement that if you're using
an FT-1000D with Win-Test you *must* set both RTS and DTR to Handshake? Or
is this only true when using 3rd party devices like the K1NU CAT control
cable <http://k1nu.home.comcast.net/%7Ek1nu/k1nu/Products/control.html>, and
*not *required when using the original Yaesu
FIF-232C<http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/commrxvr/0322.html>and
CT-62 interface cable? I'd like to get this properly documented in
the
Wiki in the Supported rigs section<http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Supported_rigs>
.
73,
Bob, N6TV
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 6:01 AM, Robert Pack, NX5M <nx5m at txcyber.com> wrote:
> 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:
> <>
> 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<http://k1nu.home.comcast.net/%7Ek1nu/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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