[WT-support] Fw: Win-test/MMTTY/RADIO

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

2009/1/7 Ian Frith Broad Band <i.FRITH at ntlworld.com>

>  I am not using any rig blaster micro-ham what ever!..
>

OK Ian.  Apparently only TA2RC is using a Rigblaster.

I can't find a description of the hardware or ports that you are using (a
snap-shot of your Win-Test SETUP screen would help), but I assume you have
some sort of USB-to-serial adapter that provides a virtual serial port, and
you have assigned that as COM5, and you're running a serial cable from that
adapter directly to your radio's serial port or level converter.  Maybe you
also have a second cable coming out of that connector that is wired from the
RTS or DTR line to a PTT jack, or wired to a PTT pin on the radio's
accessory connector.  Or maybe you are doing PTT via a software command on
the serial port?  I assume you have assigned Radio 1 to COM5.

To review, when you are using Win-Test in SSB or CW mode, Win-Test can
handle PTT.

But when you are using Win-Test in RTTY mode with MMTTY, MMTTY has to handle
PTT, not Win-Test.

When WT starts MMTTY and that starts EXTFSK it needs a com port number
> assigned, as WT has COM 5 assigned to it and no other com port is in use how
> can EXTFSK work.
>

You cannot use COM5 for Win-Test rig control / frequency data and COM5 for
MMTTY rig control or EXTFSK PTT at the same time.  You have to use a
separate COM port or LPT port in MMTTY, because Win-Test and MMTTY cannot
share use of the same COM port.  They are two different programs.

Do you have an LPT port available to do the PTT?  Or do you have a second
USB-to-serial adapter you can assign to COM6, and use COM6 for PTT?

For reference, here is a nice detailed description of EXTFSK and how to use
it with MMTTY to control PTT, via a real COM Port or LPT Port or
USB-to-serial adapter.

http://www.aa5au.com/gettingstarted/rtty_start8.htm

In sum, though MMTTY may work fine in standalone mode, using COM5 for both
rig control and PTT, it cannot work with Win-Test *unless* you give up
frequency control / display in Win-Test (essentially running in "No radio"
mode), which isn't usually a good idea.  You will have to use a free port,
serial or parallel, virtual or real, dedicated to MMTTY for PTT use only (or
PTT + FSK).


> I am using AFSK through the sound card so of course I don't need to use
> FSK?
>

Since you prefer using AFSK, another alternative is to put the radio in VOX
mode, so you don't need PTT.  But you still have to tell MMTTY not to use
COM5 at all, and you'll have to set PTT to "None" in MMTTY.

73,
Bob, N6TV

----- Original Message -----

*From:* Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net>
*To:* support at win-test.com
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 06, 2009 9:26 PM
*Subject:* Re: [WT-support] Win-test/MMTTY/RADIO

Are you guys using MMTTY EXTFSK for PTT, as described
here<http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/RTTY#Setup_MMTTY_PTT_Comport>and
here <http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/BestPractice1#MMTTY>?

Are you selecting Tx Port = COM+TxD (FSK) and setting USB to option C,
Limiting processing speed?

In the Win-Test RTTY Setup menu, you my need to temporarily uncheck the
"Only show FFT Spectrum, waterfall, and XY Scope" so you can get to the
MMTTY options menus when MMTTY is started by Win-Test.  You are letting
Win-Test start MMTTY, right, so that the two programs will communicate with
each other?

It's hard to do diagnosis with only bits and pieces of information.  If you
can please post screen shots of the following on the web somewhere, that
will really help.

   1. Win-Test SETUP screen
   2. Win-Test RTTY Setup screen
   3. Rigblaster virtual COM port / PTT setup screens
   4. MMTTY setup screens (every tab, and any sub-menus that are relevant)

Just press [Ctrl-Alt-Shift-PrintScreen] to copy the active window to the
Windows clipboard, then Paste into Windows Paint, then save as a .PNG
(portable network graphics) file and post it to the web.

73,
Bob, N6TV
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