[WT-support] Winkey sending only single character

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> First the WinKey v10 is the oldest version of the WinKey chip, and it
> has bugs. The current release is 2.3.

First, WinKey version 10 is the current level for the original WinKey.
*There are no bugs* although some features operate differently than
the current Winkey 2 chip.

> If you are using an MK2R or MK2R+ with an Elecraft K3, communications
> will be unreliable and the MK2R will often hang.

*This is complete and utter nonsense!*  N6TV has no status regarding
"bugs" in MK2R/MK2R+ as he consistently refuses to operate use the
software hardware *as designed*.

> Disabling the 2nd COM port for the radio, in the Router Ports tab,
> may help.

microHAM have consistently warned against running two applications
that poll the transceiver heavily.  The only time the 2nd CAT port
be used is with an application that primarily listens - e.g. a
digital program looking for frequency reference or something like
SpectraVue for SDR-IQ used as a panadapter.  Other software should
have their polling rate reduced as far as practical - if the primary
program polls at 200 msec, the secondary program should poll every
1000 - 2000 msec to avoid collisions or overloading the serial
link to the transceiver.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 11/14/2012 4:34 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
> Braco and Simon,
>
> First the WinKey v10 is the oldest version of the WinKey chip, and it has
> bugs.  The current release is 2.3.
>
> If you checked the box labeled "Enable WinKey Version 2 Additional
> Features" in Win-Test's WKSETUP dialog, please remove that check mark.
>   These features are not supported by the version of the WinKey chip that
> you are using.  However, this may have nothing to do with the problems you
> are seeing.
>
> Instead of "restarting Win-Test" or "rebooting router software or
> Win-Test", just do the following three steps: Setup [Enter] [Enter], that is
>
>     1. In the Win-Test logging window, type SETUP
>     2. Press [Enter] and Win-Test will open the Interface configuration
>     dialog
>     3. Press [Enter] again to close the dialog
>
> This re-initializes all serial port communications, which fixes most
> temporary communications problems  It is much faster than exiting and
> restarting Win-Test or rebooting the computer.
>
> If you are using an MK2R or MK2R+ with an Elecraft K3, communications will
> be unreliable and the MK2R will often hang.  Disabling the 2nd COM port for
> the radio, in the Router Ports tab, may help.
>
> Simon,
>
> Please send me your WT.INI file; I want to see exactly what is being used
> there for all ports.  Please also send me a screen shot of your Ports tab
> if you are using any devices supported by the microHAM Router (but it
> sounds like you are not).
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
> On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Simon Schelkshorn <simon at schelkshorn.de>wrote:
>
>> Hi Joe,
>>
>>
>>   A couple years ago I had occasion to debug a problem with slow or
>>> erratic sending with WT and WinKey.  At that time it became clear
>>> that WT sent one character to the WinKey chip, waited for the echo,
>>> and then sent the next character.  If your serial over IP box is
>>> suppressing the echo (or has disabled echo) or you have configured
>>> the Winkey device to disable echo, you will get the described
>>> behavior - one CW character then halt.
>>>
>> I know that Win-Test is sending character by character, but thanks for
>> pointing that out. Maybe this is the right direction to search even though
>> there is no option to suppress the echo of the Winkey in the driver of the
>> device server.
>>
>> What makes me wonder is that I do not do any changes to the setup at all
>> just restart Win-Test several times to get it working. Once it is working
>> after starting Win-Test it is absolutely reliable.
>>
>> vy 73
>> Simon, DJ4MZ
>
>
>
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