[Premium-Rx] Software for Cubic Communications R-2145 and R-3030

[refmon]

Hi,

Uh, yes, sort of...GPIB only...note the 2145 is a R3030A, and thus has RS449
control with a different protocol.  I've been fooling around with National
Instruments Labview 7.0.  The Cubics are a bit trickier than WJ to control
because Cubic makes use of the service request and serial poll
functions...this allegedly speeds up a system full of Cubic radios if the
controller beats the receiver by asking for data or ack before receiver has
processed the command.  The controller, rather than wait, can run on to the
next receiver, etc, and return when the service request is detected ... the
receiver will generate a service request when its response data is ready to
read in the transmit buffer.  I say alleged, because I'll likely never
really stress a system.

Watkins Johnson, on the other hand, can take a command, execute it, and
acknowledge...just don't be too early with the controller or at least have a
trap if you are early...something that brings the controller back after a
suitable period.  The WJ's, I think, can be set up as poll-reactive, but
then they visibly slow down.

One is easier than the other to write, but needs handwritten response
analysis rather than the built in GPIB functionality.

Unfortunately, unless I buy the application generator software, my
rudimentary routines are not portable.

regards

John Collins
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John B Cundiff Jr" <jbcundiffjr at comcast.net>
To: "Premium-Receiver Group" <premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 07:20 AM
Subject: [Premium-Rx] Software for Cubic Communications R-2145 and R-3030


> Anyone have software to control the Cubic Comm receivers through the IEEE
> interface ?
> jbcundiffjr @comcast.net
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Carcia, Frank A. HS
>   To: 'Greg W. Bailey' ; premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org
>   Cc: John England
>   Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 8:36 AM
>   Subject: RE: [Premium-Rx] Cubic Communications R-2145 and R-3030
>
>
>   Hi All,
>   I'm sorry the 2145 is a R3030A. my unit has 4 filters .5 khz, 1 khz, 3.2
> KHz and 6 khz. It has a serial interface.
>   Units with serial numbers under 126 or so have the older synthesizer
> modules. Biggest problem is key bounce
>   but John Collins has a good fix by adding a cap in each serial
interface.
> I was talking about 2451 BFO.
>   The 3030 usually has 5 filters and IEEE488 interface. All modules not
> associated with remote interface have the same part numbers.  fc
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Greg W. Bailey [mailto:gbailey at mail.sdsu.edu]
>     Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 12:37 PM
>     To: premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org
>     Cc: John England
>     Subject: [Premium-Rx] Cubic Communications R-2145 and R-3030
>
>
>     Fellow Members:
>
>     I recently received a inquiry regarding the Cubic R-2145 from John
> England.  According to the Cubic Communications configuration people, the
> R-2145 was a dual R-3030 that bore a part number 2145-1000.  It consisted
of
> two highly modular, digitally controlled receivers in one heavy 5.25" rack
> cabinet.  It did not incorporate DSP.  No information was shared as to how
> many units were produced.  It was the last HF receiver manufactured before
> Cubic produced the CDR-3150 family, which included DSP.
>
>     As of this date, Cubic Communication Incorporated (CCI) has been
merged
> with Cubic Defense and is now called Cubic Defense Applications.
>
>     Greg
>
>
>
>
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