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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bob<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The hardware from the parallel port is actually easy but as you say parallel ports are becoming a thing of the past.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If there are any software engineers out there that fancy tweaking the drivers here, then the solution would be easy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/FTSwExamples.htm">http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/FTSwExamples.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> A custom DLL with specific calls could be made (emulate Kenwood or Yaesu) and in DXX mode you can toggle up to 8 x I/O ports on say the FT232 USB bridge device.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I have never known it to be able to bit bash and do VCP mode. If that was possible it would appear just as another interface in the radio configuration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Yip, they are intended to be USB<>Serial bridges but can also be put into I/O only mode and used for bit bashing as just IO or I2C or JTAG or….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>4 or 5 Optos grounding or shorting the series resistors in the Icom network wired to the mic jack as an external keypad would allow control. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It would also be isolated and USB so portable even onto laptops<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Bob Wilson, N6TV [mailto:n6tv@arrl.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> 30 August 2014 19:40<br><b>To:</b> Win-Test Reflector<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WT-support] Trigger Icom IC-7000 DVK from WinTest<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>To the best of my knowledge, the Icom Digital Voice Recorder, which can also be used as a Voice Keyer, cannot be controlled by <i>any</i> software at this time, not even Icom's. If anyone discovers otherwise, please let us know.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The published Icom software command set does not list any voice keyer <b>playback </b>or <b>recording</b> commands. I am 99% certain that this applies to <i>all</i> Icom radios, not just the IC-7000.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In contrast, the following radios fully support voice keyer playback from software:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Elecraft K3 (with KDVR3 option)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Kenwood TS-590s, TS-990s, TS-2000<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Yaesu FT-2000, FT-5000<o:p></o:p></li></ol></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>See <a href="http://bit.ly/wtscripts" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/wtscripts</a> for the Win-Test scripts I've written to control the voice keyers of the radios listed above.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am hopeful that Icom will eventually offer a firmware enhancement that will allow their voice keyer hardware to be controlled by PC software. Until that time, there is nothing else you can do other than build your hardware interface that accept's Win-Test's <a href="http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Interfaces#Digital_Voice_Keyer">legacy "External Voice Keyer" control on the LPT port pins</a> (if you have a computer with an LPT port), and translates these LPT signals into one of the four resistance values (1.5, 3, 5.2, and 9.9 K ohms) that are required by Icom. See the Icom External Keypad circuit in the Icom manual.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Maybe there's a hardware engineer reading this list who can build a prototype and share the design. Too bad it's so difficult to buy computers with LPT ports these days (USB-to-LPT adapters probably will not work).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>73,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bob, N6TV<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 7:39 AM, IZ4MJP Franco <<a href="mailto:franco@iz4mjp.com" target="_blank">franco@iz4mjp.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><pre>I meant "Digital Voice Recorder" not Digital Voice Keyer.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='white-space:pre-wrap'>73, Franco IZ4MJP - HB9EIH<o:p></o:p></pre><pre style='white-space:pre-wrap'><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre style='white-space:pre-wrap'>Does an IC7000 have a DVK? I don't think it does.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>73, George, K5K<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>><i> On Aug 30, 2014, at 4:10 AM, IZ4MJP Franco <<a href="http://lists.f5mzn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support" target="_blank">franco at iz4mjp.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></i></pre><div><pre>><i> <o:p></o:p></i></pre><pre>><i> I'm wondering if it is possible to trigger the 4 SSB outgoing messages stored in Icom IC-7000 integrated Voice keyer.<o:p></o:p></i></pre><pre>><i> <o:p></o:p></i></pre><pre>><i> As i own a MicroHam Digikeyer II that not allow voice operation, i'd like to find a way to sent DV messages from WinTest during DXpedition e/o contest.<o:p></o:p></i></pre><pre>><i> <o:p></o:p></i></pre><pre>><i> Many thanks<o:p></o:p></i></pre><pre>><i> <o:p></o:p></i></pre><pre>><i> 73<o:p></o:p></i></pre><pre>><i> Franco, IZ4MJP - HB9EIH</i><o:p></o:p></pre></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Support mailing list<br><a href="mailto:support@win-test.com" target="_blank">support@win-test.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.f5mzn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support" target="_blank">http://lists.f5mzn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>