[ICOM] ic-7600/USB

[Adam Farson]

Hi Mike,

The radio appears to the computer as a virtual COM port.

Cheers for now, 73,
Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
 

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From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Mike
Sent: 6-Jun-10 14:16
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: Re: [ICOM] ic-7600/USB

Thanks, Adam.

So what does the radio look like to the 'puter? All the software I'm aware
of uses a serial port.

73, Mike

Adam Farson wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> The IC-7600 has a USB bridge and a USB audio codec. The bridge 
> converts CI-V to USB directly, and the codec converts analogue 
> baseband to PCM which appears at the USB port. Both conversions are 
> bi-directional. The USB port eliminates the need for separate CI-V, 
> ACC1 Pin 4 (baseband in) and ACC1 Pin
> 5 (baseband out) connections. No RS-232 connection is required - 
> simply install the Icom USB driver in your computer and connect the 
> USB cable between the computer and the radio.
>
> The driver is downloadable here:
>
> http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/firm/index.html
>
> Cheers for now, 73,
> Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike
> Sent: 6-Jun-10 10:32
> To: ICOM Reflector
> Subject: [ICOM] ic-7600/USB
>
> Did ICOM put a USB/Serial converter inside the radio for the rear USB 
> connector?
> What does the computer see, a serial port?
> Does this do away with the need for a CI-V (or clone) interface?
>
> I downloaded the manual, but it wasn't clear to me about this.
>
> 73,
> Mike NF4L
>
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