<div dir="ltr">On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 12:41 AM, SM3RAB <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sm3rab@telia.com" target="_blank">sm3rab@telia.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Then, if it doesn´t support CW/PTT, what´s the other COM-port for? I can
see COM 3(used for CI-V) and COM 4 when directly connected via USB between radio
and PC and I haven´t any interface...yet.</div>
<div>73´s de SM3RAB</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Well, this really isn't a Win-Test question. It would be better to post this to the <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/icom7100/info" target="_blank">IC-7100 Yahoo Group</a>. </div>
<div><br></div><div>In the mean time, I downloaded the <a href="http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/disp_down.php?SWT=&ID=20130606010&GNR=Amateur&TYPE=Mobile&PDNM=IC-7100&INQWORDSWT=Yes&INQWORD=7100" target="_blank">IC-7100 manual</a>, and did a FIND (Ctrl+F) for "Serial".</div>
<div><br></div><div>On page 1-18, I found the following:</div><div><div><ul><li>Two COM port numbers are assigned to the [USB] connector. One of them is “USB1,” used for cloning and CI-V operation. The other one is “USB2,” whose function is selected in “USB2 Function” item of the “Connectors” Set mode. (p. 17-25) SET > Connectors > USB2/DATA1 Function > USB2 Function</li>
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<div><div class="gmail_extra"><b>USB2 Function</b></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_extra">Connectors > USB2/DATA1 Function > USB2 Function (USB2 Function)</div>
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<div class="gmail_extra">Two COM port numbers are assigned to the [USB] connector. One of them is used for cloning and CI-V operation (USB1).</div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_extra">
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_extra">Select the use of the other COM port (USB2).</div></div></div></div>
</blockquote><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_extra"><ul><ul><li>OFF: Does not use the COM port (USB2).</li><li>RTTY: Decode used for RTTY decoded signal output.</li>
<li>DV Data: Used for low-speed data input and output.</li><ul><li>If DATA1 Function is set to “GPS,” and GPS Out is set to “DATA1USB2,” the COM port (USB2) will be used for low-speed data input and GPS data output.</li>
</ul></ul></ul></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">This is not CW or PTT. So, you either need to buy or build one of the following:</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><ol><li>If your PC has no "real" serial ports or parallel ports, a USB-to-Serial adapter using FTDI or Eltima drivers (<i>not</i> Prolific), such as the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-USA-19HS-Hi-Speed-supports/dp/B0000VYJRY">Keyspan USA-19HS</a>.</li>
<li>A COM port keying circuit, like <a href="http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Interfaces#COM-port_CW_keying" target="_blank">this one</a>. Use one transistor for DTR (CW) and a second one for RTS (PTT).</li></ol></div></div>
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-or-</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><ul><li><a href="http://www.k1el.com/" target="_blank">K1EL Winkey</a><br></li></ul></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">-or-</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><ul><li><a href="http://www.microham.com/contents/en-us/d22_CK.html" target="_blank">microHAM USB CW Keyer</a> or any of their other keyer products</li>
</ul></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">73,<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Bob, N6TV</div></div></div></div>