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General discussion forum / Is there a summary of capabilities available?

« on: 2015-10-18, 18:48:40 »

Is there an overall list (summary) of 1258mkiis capabilities (rather than implementations by radio)?

I can spend time backing into this from reading all the documented implementations or configs available on the config page but hope I just missed something and a summary already exists.  I've started to do this and it brings up many questions.

For instance, what is shared on each box... like is the PAD (input) shared with pins on the i/o connector?  What i/o is shared between connectors, if any... some of the config items lead me to believe there is sharing but it is unclear. 

How many inputs and outputs exist on the control RRC?
How many inputs and outputs exist on the radio RRC?

Can anyone point me to documentation I may have missed or old posts that contain this summary type information or other?

Thanks & 73, Tim K9TM

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General discussion forum / Re: Control End ways to talk to the radio (CAT)

« on: 2015-10-18, 16:15:46 »

No worries Mitch thanks for the reply... I only use FTDI based USB<->RS232 dongles and have a few on the shelf.  I already pulled one down from the shelf and have my Mac talking to my radio by this method but always trying to optimize the setup and would prefer not to have to use the dongle.

73, Tim K9TM

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General discussion forum / Re: Control End ways to talk to the radio (CAT)

« on: 2015-10-17, 22:50:07 »

<DJ0QN>A separate USB to serial converter is not necessary.

My computer does not have RS232 ports.
Microbit does not offer USB drivers for Mac.

How do I connect a Mac to the RRC without a USB to serial dongle???

Perhaps Microbit uses FTDI chipset and I can use their driver or you know some other method?

73, Tim K9TM

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General discussion forum / Control End ways to talk to the radio (CAT)

« on: 2015-10-17, 21:24:07 »

I tried to search for this with no luck, so if this has come up before my apologies and please point me to the previous post.

It seems that the common method to have software at the control end talk to the radio is using COM2 (RS232).

It appears that if USB is used at the control end a virtual COM port is created which can allow this to occur over USB at least as far as the control point CPU is concerned.

Is there a way to use ethernet at the control end to talk to the radio (instead of RS232 or USB virtual COM)?

It shouldn't matter but I figure someone's going to ask: radio is Kenwood; PC for control is Mac; software is by me.
Yes I can have a USB to RS232 dongle and plug that into COM2 but if I don't have to mess with that why over complicate things.
My understanding is that Microbit only has virtual com port drivers for MS-Windoze.

Thanks & 73, Tim K9TM