[LOGic] ADDING 2ND RIG TO RADIO INTERFACE

Fri Dec 14 22:02:01 EST 2007

-----Original Message-----
From: K0DAN [mailto:k0dan at comcast.net] 
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 5:46 PM
To: LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of LOGic logging
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Cc: n6fm at oregonfast.net
Subject: Re: [LOGic] ADDING 2ND RIG TO RADIO INTERFACE
Hi Ben...
Thanks for your comments.
The "old" radio, the FT1000MP, has been happily talking to LOGIC for years
and uses a straight-thru cable.
The docs for the "new" radio, the TS2000, make no mention of null modem.
They use words like "standard 9 pin female-female RS2323 cable, so that's
what I've got.
I did not know the TS2000 needs to be rebooted after each speed change, but 
I currently have everything set at 4800 bps w/ 2 stop bits (because that's 
how the Yaesu likes to work) so by now the Kenwood has been powered up 
numerous times, and its menu says 4800 bps.
I also tried every permutation of RTS, DTR, all, none, and no joy.
Using the RS2323 LED tester, I can see the lights come on or blink, esp when
I send a command (eg RESET) from LOGIC so I know signals are going up & down
the line.
It's as if LOGIC was not decoding the Kenwood date, or vice versa.
73
Dan
K0DAN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben N6FM" <n6fm at oregonfast.net>
To: "'LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of LOGic logging 
program'" <logic at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 4:04 PM
Subject: RE: [LOGic] ADDING 2ND RIG TO RADIO INTERFACE
> Only 3 things I can think of.
>> One is that the Kenwood needs a "straight through cable" , but then again 
> so
> does the MP.
>> Another is that the TS-2000 must be turned off and back on between each 
> baud
> rate change.
>> Try combinations of DTR and RTS. Usually, DTR can be left off but RTS may
> need to be on...
>> Hope that helps..
>> Ben
>> -----Original Message-----
> From: logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of K0DAN
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 12:22 PM
> To: LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of LOGic logging
> program
> Subject: [LOGic] ADDING 2ND RIG TO RADIO INTERFACE
>> Having some difficulty adding a Kenwood TS2000 to the LOGIC radio 
> interface.
>> Successfully installed additional serial ports in the PC (running udner 
> XP).
> Device Manager reports the new ports are working properly, no conflicts.
>> Set up TS2000 as rig #2 (I already have an FT1000MP successfully 
> interfaced
> on COM1 to LOGIC, and set LOGIC to the rig's defaulkts which are 9600bps, 
> 1
> stop, no parity. Tried both COM ports in LOGIC setup but no joy ( keep
> getting timeout errors). Yes, I selected radio #2 in with the buttons in 
> the
> LOG screen.
>> Tried the dropping rig and LOGIC serial settings to 4800 bps, 2 stop bits,
> no parity. Same errors.
>> Then I plugged the TS2000 into the cable I'm using with COM1 to the 
> FT1000P,
> changed setup and rig accordingly, and still same errors. The rig default 
> is
> 9600/1 stop which I set in LOGIC, and also tried 4800 2 stops, per Kenwood
> Manual. This port + cable works just fine with the FT1000MP.
>> I put an RS232 tester inline and the LED's flicker when I send the RESET
> RADIO INTERFACE command from LOGIC. Also, the "PC" indicator lights up on
> the TS2000 display, so it appears to me I've got good prts, good cable, 
> data
> path, and there's some communication going on, but LOGIC still reports
> timeout errors and none of the radio control commands will function.
>> Incidentally, for these tests I removed the FT1000MP and entered NONE for
> the Radio #1 driver.
>> What am I missing here???
>> Tnx es 73
>> Dan
>> K0DAN
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