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<tt>Hi Olivier,<br>
<br>
I justed tried to communicate with my TenTec radio again. Pretty much
the same results, the handshake and stopbit - settings doesn´t change
anything (except it isn´t working at all with some stopbit - settings).<br>
<br>
I started your logger and compared it with the sniffer. Except for the
nicer formating of yours I couldn´t find any difference.<br>
<br>
I had a look at the communication between WT and the the OMNI VI and
compared it to the IC-706 MKII (which works!).<br>
<br>
I can find a difference when setting the frequency from the program:<br>
<br>
The TenTec doesn´t answer correct, the 706 quits the command all right.
I marked those answers red in the log. Nevertheless it changed
frequency.<br>
<br>
Is this possibly a timing issue? Do you have a time - out implemented
which is maybe just a bit to fast for those elderly radios? The 751A is
well known for it´s slow interface.<br>
<br>
On the web I found a eMail which was sent from TenTec Staff to a
customer who complained that his radio<br>
didn´t work together with his favorite contest software. Here´s the
answer from TT:<br>
<br>
"In the OMNI VI, "handshaking" is too slow for some control programs (I
guess they put it in quotes because<br>
there is no real handshake....)<br>
<br>
Solution: In the OMNI VI, important transceiver functions such as CW
keying and frequency switching takes<br>
priority over the serial port communication and the radio does take
some time to certain commands... "<br>
<br>
Well, I didn´t face a transceiver which stopped transmittinging CW
because it was polled yet and wasn´t aware<br>
that generating CW is such a demanding task for a CPU running at
several MHz, but I guess they know what they´re saying.<br>
<br>
Maybe the answers doesn´t come fast enough?<br>
<br>
I also noticed that the change frequency command is always send twice.
Is this intentionally?<br>
<br>
Sorry for this longish eMail, thanks for your great support!<br>
Please let me know if I can be of any help testing further.<br>
<br>
73s, Matthias<br>
<br>
Here´s the logged communication:<br>
A) OMNI VI, just after WinTest started<br>
<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:01: Initializing COM port #1: 9600 3-0-0<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:01: -> fe fe 04 e0 07 00 fd fe fe 04 e0 07 00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:02: <- fe fe 04 e0 07 00 fd fe fe 04 e0 07 00 c0 04
fb fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:03: -> fe fe 04 e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:03: <- fe fe 04 e0 03 fd fe fe e0 04 03 00 00 10 14
00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:04: -> fe fe 04 e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:04: <- fe fe 04 e0 03 fd fe fe e0 04 03 00 00 10 14
00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:05: -> fe fe 04 e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:06: <- fe fe 04 e0 03 fd fe fe e0 04 03 00 00 10 14
00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:06: -> fe fe 04 e0 05 00 50 10 14 fd fe fe 04 e0 05
00 50 10 14 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:06: <- <font color="#ff6666">fe fe 04 e0 05 00 50
10 14 fd fe fe 04 e0 05</font><br>
2005/07/19-17:35:06: <- <font color="#ff0000">00 50 00 14 fd fd</font><br>
2005/07/19-17:35:07: -> fe fe 04 e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:07: <- fe fe 04 e0 03 fd fe fe e0 04 03 00 50 10 14
00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:08: -> fe fe 04 e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:08: <- fe fe 04 e0 03 fd fe fe e0 04 03 00 50 10 14
00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:35:08: Closed<br>
<br>
The same thing with the com-port-sniffer:<br>
<br>
Request: 19.07.2005 19:35:01.10764 (+26.8186 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 07 00 FD FE FE 04 E0 07 00 FD þþ.à..ýþþ.à..ý <br>
<br>
Answer: 19.07.2005 19:35:02.19864 (+1.0715 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 07 00 FD FE FE 04 E0 07 00 C0 04 FB þþ.à..ýþþ.à..À.û<br>
FD ý <br>
<br>
Request: 19.07.2005 19:35:03.23064 (+1.0315 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 03 FD þþ.à.ý <br>
<br>
Answer: 19.07.2005 19:35:03.33064 (+0.1001 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 03 FD FE FE E0 04 03 00 00 10 14 00 þþ.à.ýþþà.......<br>
FD ý <br>
<br>
Request: 19.07.2005 19:35:04.43264 (+1.1016 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 03 FD þþ.à.ý <br>
<br>
Answer: 19.07.2005 19:35:04.53264 (+0.1001 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 03 FD FE FE E0 04 03 00 00 10 14 00 þþ.à.ýþþà.......<br>
FD ý <br>
<br>
Request: 19.07.2005 19:35:05.63364 (+1.1016 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 03 FD þþ.à.ý <br>
<br>
Answer: 19.07.2005 19:35:06.73464 (+0.1001 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 03 FD FE FE E0 04 03 00 00 10 14 00 þþ.à.ýþþà.......<br>
FD ý <br>
<br>
Request: 19.07.2005 19:35:06.34464 (+0.6109 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 05 00 50 10 14 FD FE FE 04 E0 05 00 þþ.à..P..ýþþ.à..<br>
50 10 14 FD P..ý <br>
<br>
Answer: 19.07.2005 19:35:06.36464 (+0.0000 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 05 00 50 10 14 FD FE FE 04 E0 05 00 þþ.à..P..ýþþ.à..<br>
50 00 14 FD FD P..ýý <br>
<br>
Request: 19.07.2005 19:35:07.93564 (+0.5007 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 03 FD þþ.à.ý <br>
<br>
Answer: 19.07.2005 19:35:07.03564 (+0.0901 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 03 FD FE FE E0 04 03 00 50 10 14 00 þþ.à.ýþþà...P...<br>
FD ý <br>
<br>
Request: 19.07.2005 19:35:08.14764 (+1.1116 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 03 FD þþ.à.ý <br>
<br>
Answer: 19.07.2005 19:35:08.30764 (+0.1502 seconds)<br>
<br>
FE FE 04 E0 03 FD FE FE E0 04 03 00 50 10 14 00 þþ.à.ýþþà...P...<br>
FD ý <br>
<br>
Port geschlossen<br>
<br>
<br>
B) This is the IC-706 MKII, just after WinTest has started. I didn´t
put the output of the com-port sniffer,<br>
because it is exactly the same.<br>
<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:38: Initializing COM port #1: 9600 3-0-0<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:38: -> fe fe 4e e0 07 00 fd fe fe 4e e0 07 00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:39: <- fe fe 4e e0 07 00 fd fe fe 4e e0 07 00 fd fe
fe e0 4e fb fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:40: -> fe fe 4e e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:40: <- fe fe 4e e0 03 fd fe fe e0 4e 03 70 26 30 14
00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:40: -> fe fe 4e e0 04 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:40: <- fe fe 4e e0 04 fd fe fe e0 4e 04 03 01 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:41: -> fe fe 4e e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:41: <- fe fe 4e e0 03 fd fe fe e0 4e 03 70 26 30 14
00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:41: -> fe fe 4e e0 04 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:41: <- fe fe 4e e0 04 fd fe fe e0 4e 04 03 01 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:41: -> fe fe 4e e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:41: <- fe fe 4e e0 03 fd fe fe e0 4e 03 70 26 30 14
00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:41: -> fe fe 4e e0 04 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:41: <- fe fe 4e e0 04 fd fe fe e0 4e 04 03 01 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:42: -> fe fe 4e e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:42: <- fe fe 4e e0 03 fd fe fe e0 4e 03 70 26 30 14
00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:42: -> fe fe 4e e0 04 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:42: <- fe fe 4e e0 04 fd fe fe e0 4e 04 03 01 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:42: -> fe fe 4e e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:42: <- fe fe 4e e0 03 fd fe fe e0 4e 03 70 26 30<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:42: <- 14 00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:43: -> fe fe 4e e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:44: <- fe fe 4e e0 03 fd fe fe e0 4e 03 70 26 30 14
00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:44: -> fe fe 4e e0 04 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:44: <- fe fe 4e e0 04 fd fe fe e0 4e 04 03 01 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:44: -> fe fe 4e e0 05 00 00 10 14 00 fd fe fe 4e e0
05 00 00 10 14 00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:44: <- fe fe 4e e0 05 00 00 10 14 00 fd fe fe 4e e0
05 00 00 10 14 00 fd <font color="#cc0000">fe fe e0 4e fb fd</font><br>
2005/07/19-17:43:44: -> fe fe 4e e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:44: <- fe fe 4e e0 03 fd fe fe e0 4e 03 00 00 10 14
00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:44: -> fe fe 4e e0 04 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:44: <- fe fe 4e e0 04 fd fe fe e0 4e 04 03 01 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:45: -> fe fe 4e e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:45: <- fe fe 4e e0 03 fd fe fe e0 4e 03 00 00 10 14
00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:45: -> fe fe 4e e0 04 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:45: <- fe fe 4e e0 04 fd fe fe e0 4e 04 03 01 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:45: -> fe fe 4e e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:45: <- fe fe 4e e0 03 fd fe fe e0 4e 03 00 00 10 14
00 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:45: -> fe fe 4e e0 04 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:45: <- fe fe 4e e0 04 fd fe fe e0 4e 04 03 01 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:46: -> fe fe 4e e0 03 fd<br>
2005/07/19-17:43:46: <- fe fe 4e e0 03 fd fe fe e0 4e 03 00 00 10 14
00 fd</tt>
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