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size=2 face=Arial>as USB-serial adapter I'm using FTDI's TTL-232R. It has the
converter chip in the USB-plug and comes 1.8m cable with open ends, where you
have the signals at TTL level and a +5V power. So it's quite easy to build a
Winkey unit...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=734363813-23052010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>73 Ulf, DL5AXX</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>Von:</B> support-bounces@win-test.com
[mailto:support-bounces@win-test.com] <B>Im Auftrag von </B>Andy Cook
G4PIQ<BR><B>Gesendet:</B> Freitag, 21. Mai 2010 18:50<BR><B>An:</B>
support@win-test.com<BR><B>Betreff:</B> [WT-support] OFF Time bar and CW
stutter<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">While trying to
get WinTest configured on an old laptop I've run across a problem with
stuttering CW (both as sent from the LPT port and in the sidetone generated by
the PC). The computer isn't fast (Toshiba R100 1.1 GHz Pentium-M, Win XP SP3,
1.2Gb RAM), but itbs not an old dog either. I've done al the usual stuff of
running ccleaner, defrag the disk, checking the disk cache isn't partitioned
etc.<BR><BR>I find that I can get the CW to go normal if I turn off the 'How
many minutes since last QSO' bar in the status window. Importantly I also find
that running that bar raises the CPU utilisation on the computer from around 4%
to around 25% which seems an inordinate amount of CPU to just display that
bar.<BR><BR>As a reference, I don't see this problem (or the high CPU from the
status bar) on a P4 1.6 GHz desktop. Win Test version is 4.4.0 in each
case.<BR><BR>Are there any extra dependancies on the machine that I'm missing
here. I presume Win-Test doesn't place any requirements on the Java version on
the PC (this machine has had a few different versions of Java for work -
otherwise it's pretty normal). Or maybe I just have to build that WinKey unit I
have in the cupboard... But then I have to sort out another working USB-serial
adapter!<BR><BR>73,<BR><BR>Andy, G4PIQ </SPAN><BR><BR>__________ Hinweis von
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