[WT-support] Serial communication log available?

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

One thing that is different about Win-Test is that in the default "AUTO"
mode, it attempts to poll the serial port as fast as possible (so it polls
at a variable rate).  You can change the polling rate to a fixed value
under Options | Interface configuration.

You also have the option to control the K3 via OmniRig
<http://dxatlas.com/omnirig> instead of by the built in Win-Test rig
control support.  This uses a completely different code path, and it polls
the radio at a fixed rate of 500 ms.  Just change the radio type from
Elecraft K3 to OmniRig.

Does the remoteRig box require the RTS and DTR pins to be kept "high" to
provide voltage to the device, like some USB-to-Serial adapters?  You can
change these to "Always ON" if required.

Does this only happen with the Elecraft K3, or all radios?  I note that in
the original K3, you could connect PC serial port through a P3 with the P3
daisy-chained to the K3.  That no longer works when using a K3S and USB
serial port.

K3 serial port timing seems to be very critical.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 6:32 AM, Laurent HAAS - F6FVY <f6fvy at free.fr> wrote:

> Hi Jan
>
> Le 08/03/2016 10:18, Jan R Andersson a écrit :
>
> So I am wondering if there is some kind of serial
>> communication log available in Win-Test that could help understand this?
>> Or some other log file which might contain clues as to why this happens?
>>
>
> Create a [Debug] section in the wt.ini file, and a key following this
> syntax :
>
> [Debug]
> COMxx=a
>
> or
>
> COMxx=h
>
> a = ASCII / h = Hex and xx is obviously the COM port number.
>
> A "debug log" will be written in the /cfg directory.
>
> Regarding your specific issue, as it is working with "legacy" serial, but
> not with USB, I'm wondering if it could come from some handshake settings
> that could block the stream somewhere.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> 73
>
> Larry - F6FVY
>
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