[ICOM] ic-7600/USB

[Massimo 'Max' MUCCI - I8NHJ]

Ciao Mike
The radio is seen as an audio device (USB CODEC) and a serial port.
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73 de Max, I8NHJ/NH7CU
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on domenica 6 giugno 2010 you wrote:

M> Thanks, Adam.

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

M> 73, Mike

M> 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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