[DSP-10] Java front end, a start

[Bob Larkin]

Hi Andy, and everyone--

You have put in lots of good work!   I played much with the "knob," and it 
works very well.  I wouldn't mind if it included even faster rates, but I 
wouldn't like to give up the slow middle rate. Or, just leave it to the 
push buttons for faster excursions.  Would it work to have repeat on the 
buttons, so that if you held the 100 Hz button down it would move, say, 500 
kHz?  The slow tuning in the middle works really well.  The overall effect 
is very pleasant.

I'm hesitant to say much about the other parts, as it is a 
work-in-progress. But, I agree with Frank that the MHz could be played 
down. This is not much of an issue for 2-meters, but for 145,109,300,000, 
or wherever the 145 GHz band is, it gets tough. Can you distinguish SCRL 
Lock on keys?  Also, there are currently 20 VFO's and the new revision for 
DOS, almost out, adds infinite memories (actually 9999).  I'm glad to see 
the alternate keyboard shortcuts, as many regular program users use them a 
lot. Along those lines, they do need to be programmable, as the keyboards 
vary around the planet, and specific keys may not be present.

Great work, Andy!

73,
Bob Larkin, W7PUA

At 07:08 PM 2/14/2005, you wrote:
>GE Folks,
>
>I threw together a GUI for a Java-based control program this weekend.
>Before I get too far along I would like some feedback on this design.  I 
>don't have all of the DSP/waterfall stuff set up, but that is all stuff 
>that can be added later.  Right now I'm just trying to get the basic radio 
>operation (tuning, filters, modes)  going with a mouse/keyboard 
>interface.  You should be able to use the keyboard shortcuts just as in 
>DOS program, at least for those controls that I've included thus far.
>The tuning "knob" is what I'm most proud of.  I'd like to know how user 
>friendly it is for mouse users...don't worry, the keyboard stuff works 
>[should work!] just the same.
>
>http://mail.rochester.edu/~af006m/dsp10gui.html
>You may need to right-click and "save as" depending on the browser.
>You'll need the latest version of Java from Sun (it probably works under 
>1.4.2, but I haven't tried yet).  Once that is installed you should be 
>able to execute the .JAR  file with a double-click in windows or MacOS-X.
>
>I don't have anything that actionally talks to the radio yet, but my first 
>crack at the interface (I mean "interface" as in Java lingo) is just about 
>ready for implimentation.  I'm trying to design it so that the GUI can 
>remain constant among different platforms.  I have the classes for 
>communication via the serial port on Windows so that will be my first 
>target.  Porting to another platform would just mean implementing the 
>interface differently (say for a Mac or Linux box)--the front end can look 
>the same to the user.
>
>Let me know what you think,
>Andy K0SM/2
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