[Elecraft] W-2 Wattmeter software

[JOE]

Hello John,

We have a remote station that is 10 miles from my house.  I use 
Remoterig to link a TS480SAT from my house to the remote site. There is 
also a 600 watt amplifier at the site, so I am using the W2 wattmeter to 
monitor the output and VSWR at the remote location.  The Elecraft W2 
Interface software is loaded on my computer at my house and is used as a 
client to talk to the remote site.  No com port is involved on the local 
computer.  At the site I have a device called an Avocent ESP-4 Serial 
Hub.  This is connected to the LAN at the site and provides 4 com ports 
for various pieces of equipment.  All was working well, except for the 
fact that I had to occasionally power cycle the W2 wattmeter to get it 
to connect.  I built a small circuit that powers up the W2 wattmeter 
when the DTR goes high when the software connects.  The OS in the 
computer and the W2 software has not changed.

It's almost as if the Elecraft W2 Interface software has stopped 
functioning for some reason.

Joe

On 8/28/2016 12:45 PM, John wrote:
> Hi Joe,
>
> I'd not realised until now that you can do this with the W2, but I'm looking
> to set mine up to test this now for you!
>
> I assume you have the same W2 software running at both ends? It looks to me
> that the network function simply bridges the software at both sides, based
> on the manual.
>
> When you say you are connecting to the remote W2, where are you doing this?
> >From the 'client' machine? From the 'server' machine connected to the W2? If
> from the 'client', what exact settings are you using?
>
> You've not got anything like Windows Firewall running on either end, have
> you? Have any updates been done on either PC? What OSs are you working with?
>
> 73, and a firm left handshake,
> John (XLX)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of JOE
> Sent: 28 August 2016 16:59
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] W-2 Wattmeter software
>
> Hello to All,
>
> I'm having trouble with connecting to the W-2 wattmeter with the Elecraft W2
> Interface software available on the website using an internet connection.
> The wattmeter is V1.00 software and the W-2 software is V1.12.1.18  The
> error is "Looking for a W2 on Network".
>
> I had this working in the past and now it has me stumped.  Using Putty
> communication software I can connect to the remote W-2 and it responds with
> V1.00 when I invoke the "V" command so I know the connection is good. Using
> a direct connection to the W2 from the computer com port works fine.  I'm
> using the factory cable that did work in the past.
>
> The W2 Interface software is set up with Network (TCP/IP) checked, Client,
> and the server IP and port that worked with Putty.
>
> This has me stumped.  It has to be something simple that I am missing.
>
> 73, Joe, K1ike
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