[WT-support] FT1000D working
nx5m at txcyber.com
nx5m at txcyber.com
Tue Oct 7 21:39:34 CEST 2008
Let me experiment with other settings tonight when I am back at the station.
I will post what works and what does not work with the 1000D and 990
utilizing the K1NU interface.
Bob NX5M
> 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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