[LOGic] ADDING 2ND RIG TO RADIO INTERFACE

[K0DAN]

Hi Mel...

Thanks for your comments.

The "old" radio, the FT1000MP, has been happily talking to LOGIC for years
and uses a straight-thru cable.

The docs for the "new" radio, the TS2000, make no mention of null modem.
They use words like "standard 9 pin female-female RS2323 cable, so that's
what I've got.

I tried every permutation of RTS, DTR, all, none, and no joy.

Using the RS2323 LED tester, I can see the lights come on or blink, esp when
I send a command (eg RESET) from LOGIC so I know signals are going up & down
the line.

It's as if LOGIC was not decoding the Kenwood date, or vice versa.

73
Dan
K0DAN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mel Martin" <ve2dc at videotron.ca>
To: "'LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of LOGic logging
program'" <logic at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 3:34 PM
Subject: RE: [LOGic] ADDING 2ND RIG TO RADIO INTERFACE


> Is it possible one radio uses a straight thru cable and the other a
> null-modem cable? Does the TS2000 require that RTS or DTR be set high?

> +++ Mel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of K0DAN
> Sent: December 14, 2007 15:22
> To: LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of LOGic logging
> program
> Subject: [LOGic] ADDING 2ND RIG TO RADIO INTERFACE
>
>
> Having some difficulty adding a Kenwood TS2000 to the LOGIC radio
> interface.
>
> Successfully installed additional serial ports in the PC (running udner
> XP).
> Device Manager reports the new ports are working properly, no conflicts.
>
> Set up TS2000 as rig #2 (I already have an FT1000MP successfully
> interfaced
> on COM1 to LOGIC, and set LOGIC to the rig's defaulkts which are 9600bps,
> 1
> stop, no parity. Tried both COM ports in LOGIC setup but no joy ( keep
> getting timeout errors). Yes, I selected radio #2 in with the buttons in
> the
> LOG screen.
>
> Tried the dropping rig and LOGIC serial settings to 4800 bps, 2 stop bits,
> no parity. Same errors.
>
> Then I plugged the TS2000 into the cable I'm using with COM1 to the
> FT1000P,
> changed setup and rig accordingly, and still same errors. The rig default
> is
> 9600/1 stop which I set in LOGIC, and also tried 4800 2 stops, per Kenwood
> Manual. This port + cable works just fine with the FT1000MP.
>
> I put an RS232 tester inline and the LED's flicker when I send the RESET
> RADIO INTERFACE command from LOGIC. Also, the "PC" indicator lights up on
> the TS2000 display, so it appears to me I've got good prts, good cable,
> data
> path, and there's some communication going on, but LOGIC still reports
> timeout errors and none of the radio control commands will function.
>
> Incidentally, for these tests I removed the FT1000MP and entered NONE for
> the Radio #1 driver.
>
> What am I missing here???
>
> Tnx es 73
>
> Dan
>
> K0DAN
>