[Dx4win] IC-7600 USB CIV communications problem

[Mel]

 > Since my PW1 and DX4WIN are forced to have the same CIV
 > address that's where the problem lies. Data clashes

Not true: That is not the cause of of the data clashes.

 > The IC-7600 only has a USB to computer interface and does not have a 
RS232 like the 7700 or the 7800 which do not utilize CIV addresses.

Not true: The C-IV address is nothing to do with RS232 and the 7600 does 
have a CI-V address.

On 2010-09-24 09:54, george wrote:
> I've solved the problem with data clashes between DX4WIN and my Icom PW1 amp
> and the IC-7600 rig by modifying the 7600 rig file in DX4WIN to stop DX4WIN
> from polling the 7600 for frequency but I'm not satisfied.
>
>
>
> DX4WIN forces me into CIV data addresses in the preferences "radio" files
> for the 7600. Since my PW1 and DX4WIN are forced to have the same CIV
> address that's where the problem lies. Data clashes.
>
>
>
> The IC-7600 only has a USB to computer interface and does not have a RS232
> like the 7700 or the 7800 which do not utilize CIV addresses.
>
>
>
> Since the 7600 menu choices for USB serial function are "CI-V or DECODE"
> would 'decode' help if I could get DX4WIN to answer to decode? What is
> "decode" anyway? The 7600 book says "DECODE: outputs decoded contents in
> ASCII code format".
>
> Could DX4WIN respond to the ASCII format of the USB output when setting the
> menu to DECODE?
>
>
>
> Maybe a different rigs rig file would work?
>
>
>
> I'm not a computer geek so this is a hunt and peck fixem for me.
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> George  W2YJ
>
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