[Elecraft] Serial Port Question...

[David Cole]

HI,
Thank you for that suggestion!  I will snapshot a small few moments of
data...

-- 
Thanks and 73's,
For equipment, and software setups and reviews see:
www.nk7z.net
for MixW support see;
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info
for Dopplergram information see:
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info
for MM-SSTV see:
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info


On Sun, 2014-07-06 at 18:18 -0400, Tom wrote:
> Hi
> One way to tell what is going on is to use a serial port monitor.
> Eltima has on that has a free trial. 
> You install it, start it and then select the comport you wish to
> monitor. Select terminal mode. 
> Then start the software you wish to monitor.  Look at the commands
> before and after the software issues an FA00014200000 for example
> (that is a command to tune to 14.2 mhz. Also see if you see some kind
> of delay. Some of the other modes in the serial port monitor, can give
> timestamps too which might be useful. 
> Send an excerpt if you can do this and may be we can see something
> 73s Tom 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: David Cole <dave at nk7z.net> 
> Date: 06/07/2014 6:08 PM (GMT-05:00) 
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Serial Port Question... 
> 
> 
> Both were set at 100 Hz per click on the mouse wheel...  I believe
> that
> is what you are asking.
> -- 
> Thanks and 73's,
> For equipment, and software setups and reviews see:
> www.nk7z.net
> for MixW support see;
> http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info
> for Dopplergram information see:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info
> for MM-SSTV see:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info
> 
> 
> On Sun, 2014-07-06 at 17:45 -0400, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> > What is the command rate of MixW?  Each program has it's own polling
> or
> > command rate and they can differ by a substantial amount.
> > 
> > 73,
> > 
> >     ... Joe, W4TV
> > 
> > 
> > On 2014-07-06 5:15 PM, David Cole wrote:
> > > I have a question about serial ports and the K3...  first let me
> set the
> > > stage for the failures...
> > >
> > > Setup:
> > > I have a K3, (two RX), and a P3, (SVGA), connected to my Windows
> > > machine, which is running a fully updated and patched version of
> XP,
> > > using a RS-232 serial cable, and the built in serial card, at 38K.
> It
> > > is a Dell machine.
> > >
> > > Test Bed:
> > > If I use HRD, latest free version, to move the K3 main tuning dial
> > > around, using the mouse wheel to increment the 100 Hz digit, I
> have zero
> > > issues, the movement is snappy, and quick, there is no lag between
> my
> > > end of motion in moving the mouse wheel and the K3 arriving at its
> end
> > > of motion in changing frequency.  I.e. When I stop moving the
> mouse
> > > wheel, the K3 is on frequency.  Exactly as it was on my Pro III.
> Both
> > > under HRD, AND MixW
> > >
> > > Now, if I switch to MixW, again latest version etc., same com
> port, same
> > > comport speed, in fact same settings as far as I can see for
> everything,
> > > I get a very discernible lag in the move event concluding.  It
> acts like
> > > the K3 frequency is rate limited in how fast it can slew in
> frequency,
> > > only when using MixW, and not when using HRD.  Exact same setup,
> and no
> > > issues on the Pro III I used to have.
> > >
> > > I also have a very minor programming iss