[Elecraft] W-2 Wattmeter software

Mon Aug 29 02:46:50 EDT 2016

Hi Joe,

I threw together a quick test in my shack here, did some packet captures
because I was curious about what it actually does, and also did some other
testing.

First things first... On your client machine, open a telnet (or raw, it
doesn't matter which) connection to your server's IP address on port 2001
(or whatever the port you set on your 'server' pc is). You should see what
looks like a lot of gibberish, repeating itself in 8 character blocks. If
this is working then your remote end is successfully connected to the W2,
you have communication through to your remote end, and the fault lies with
your local copy of the W2 software.

If your terminal connection does not receive the strings of gibberish, then
the fault is with your remote copy of the W2 software, because, as you said,
your Avocent device can see the W2 and give you version information. I've
seen once that I had to power cycle the W2 after the software was running to
get the software to see it again, but usually that side seems stable.

For reference, I've pasted a small (half a second) output of the 'gibberish'
I refer to.

73, and a firm left handshake,
John (XLX)

========================= pasted content =========================

R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;
F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000
D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S
0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R
00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F
00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I2112
0120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0
000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R0
0000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F0
0000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000
D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S00
00;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00
000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D
3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D
3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S000
0;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I2
1120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3
;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3
;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;

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-----Original Message-----
From: JOE [mailto:k1ike at snet.net] 
Sent: 29 August 2016 01:50
To: John <john at eeek.org.uk>; Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W-2 Wattmeter software

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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