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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Yaesu Ft5k TWIN Serial settings with OMpower

« on: 2020-07-06, 15:47:36 »

Hi All

Case solved! - OM Power, OM3RM Tibi sent upgraded Amp Controller Chip, that has improvements
for also serial comm. Now serial comm works well and allows more delays for requests.

Thanks to Tibi and Jari OH6QU who helped me to do many tests during this process.

We had also alternative SW-program solution in back pocket, SW that has been written by OH6QU, to filter
and multiplexing serial comm traffic - buffering, addressing dedicated serial comm to define port and filtering communication that is not relevant for port.

Please dont hesitate to contact him.

73

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Yaesu Ft5k TWIN Serial settings with OMpower

« on: 2020-06-25, 14:43:41 »

Hi Dennis,

thanks for helping and being first forum member commenting
Yes, baud rates are verified to be correct for TWIN Ftdx5000, 38400,8,1

The serial com works ok locally via RRC, when remote connection is not active - meaning at station Radio connected to COM2 and PA on COM1... not Freq loss that time.

I have dialog on going with OMPower.

thanks.

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Yaesu Ft5k TWIN Serial settings with OMpower

« on: 2020-06-25, 13:45:22 »

Station RRC

Name   Value
Company   Microbit
Product   1258
PID   4
Version   7
HW   8
Software   2.95
Bootloader   1.10
Compiler   4.6.2
Build   May 4 2019 08:32:26
ROM/RAM   488400/44304
ETH-RAM   3000 (max 3kB)
USB-RAM   16376 (max 16kB)
Battery-RAM   4
ResetSrc   0 [3]
Last WD Reset   9
Uptime   0 Days, 21 Hours, 34 Mins, 2 Secs
    
Serial number   8027
MAC address   00:1e:fd:01:95:fb
IP address   192.168.1.225
Netmask   255.255.255.0
Gateway   192.168.1.1
DNS   192.168.1.1
Wi-Fi network   module not present
Webserver   1

Control RRC

Name   Value
Company   Microbit
Product   1258
PID   4
Version   7
HW   8
Software   2.95
Bootloader   1.10
Compiler   4.6.2
Build   May 4 2019 08:32:26
ROM/RAM   488400/44304
ETH-RAM   3000 (max 3kB)
USB-RAM   16376 (max 16kB)
Battery-RAM   4
ResetSrc   0 [3]
Last WD Reset   9
Uptime   0 Days, 21 Hours, 31 Mins, 43 Secs
    
Serial number   6105
MAC address   00:1e:fd:01:8e:79
IP address   192.168.0.210
Netmask   255.255.255.0
Gateway   192.168.0.1
DNS   192.168.0.1
Wi-Fi network   module not present
Webserver   1

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Yaesu Ft5k TWIN Serial settings with OMpower

« on: 2020-06-25, 13:37:52 »

Video, to visualize how OMPower PA acts, when it aint get Freq reply fast enough

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Yaesu Ft5k TWIN Serial settings with OMpower

« on: 2020-06-19, 06:30:59 »

Hi
due to mid-summer busy schedules and sunny days, for time being we just were able to do Serial-comm listening and recording of  COM1 communication with TR4W at control location.

Remote-mode (station radio ON), At least TR4W stops immediately to time-out root-cause, due to COM1 too long delay/response time for Freq request.
In Local-mode (TR4w Serial com goes via RRC to Control end Yaesu ft5k) , So TR4W works OK fine


We assume that same is happening on station end with COM1 and OMPower amplifier .. that OMpower aint get answers fast enough to requests of (Hex IF)/VFO-A, (Hex OI)/VFO-B freqs .
Certainly this is due to time-out delay basics of external equipments, but now it looks like its same with at least TR4W and OMPower amps.


Expectation, to be confirmed by station Serial com, OMPower Inhibit and CAT Freq reading
Due to late response of CAT answers of Freq this will show up in OMPower as misreading of Freq 0.003MHz which will cause in Amp Inhibit activation, and this takes off BIAS Voltage from AMP tube. This specific Amp has now tube issue... behavior matches with failed bias grid. Im assuming that continuous inhibit activation during power out, may not do good for tube.


We want to find solution to mis-readings, before replacing new tube.

We will do COM1 serial com analysis on next rainy day at station... to be sure that measurements or serial com listening issue are same as on control end with TR4W log software.


thanks for reading.

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Feature Requests / Webswitch to listen Radio-RRC Antenna Switch UDP port like AS1269

« on: 2020-06-19, 06:05:04 »

Hi,
i have AS1269 and works Great... now would like to assign inband antenna tuning with Webswitch.
I guess at the moment only possible via Serial com-CAT interface.

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Yaesu Ft5k TWIN Serial settings with OMpower

« on: 2020-06-18, 11:06:00 »

Hi
is there instructions for YAESU TWIN, how MODE11 for COM1 at station end should be defined?

ps.  TR4W logging software aint work either well on remote end on COM1

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Yaesu Ft5k TWIN Serial settings with OMpower

« on: 2020-06-09, 15:57:32 »

False detection...

Mode6 doesnt help. Also Mode 11 doestn help.

Local operation CAT Radio COM2 to COM1 to OMPower works OK, but after connecting remotely... Inhibit starts blinking...CAT reads randomly CAT Freq 0.003MHz.

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General discussion forum / Re: Com1 Mode = Mode11 usage and possible SerialCom filtering features?

« on: 2020-06-09, 15:55:11 »

Hi

OMPower is connected to COM1, and Radio to Amp communication works OK locally without remote connection.
Today we tested with closer remote connection... and this inhibit signal keeps blinking randomly = OMPower CAT detects Freq 0.003MHz...

So, Latency is not causing this.

OMpower TRCV is connected Station RRC COM1.


Next thing we will check, with Serial Comms analyzer, what is the difference between Local comms and Remote comms.
With Mode11, OMPower doesnt see CAT at all..."Communication Lost".

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General discussion forum / Com1 Mode = Mode11 usage and possible SerialCom filtering features?

« on: 2020-06-09, 02:35:25 »

Hi,
im operating in Yaesu TWIN concept and do suffer of long distance / longer latency, that im believing to causing below challenge.
I have OMPower PA and best way to operate with is, to connect it to COM1 as then AMp doesnt have to be ON while only operating with Radio.

COM2 ft5k
COM1 OMPower

We have tested locally via RRC amp and radio operates without issues. Should mean proven settings.

When then going long distance/Remote operating mode (All cabling ans SW settings same) ...it causes OMPower "Inhibit" signal starts blinking randomly , i guess due to mis-reading of CAT/Frequency, as same time as amp "Inhibit" blinks, freq on screen shows 0.003kHz. It seems also that  higher CAT traffics will cause it more blinking...monitoring via camera while turning VFO.

This week we will make remote test closer to station (same town) with lower latency, if system can be remotely controlled without issues.

I wonder how Mode11 that has been added on ver2.83 should be set? do i need to put Mode11 also in Control end on?
I have latest FW and HWs are same. On Control end from Ver2.95 i cannot find COm1= mode11.
I had rather old FW before... and behavior was same.

Would it be possible to add filtering time parameter to this mode, to improve performance. Just time delay... that COM1 serial doesnt change Freq that fast + filters out sudden misreads?
Issue is on OMPower Amps, that with inhibit, it will take BIAS away from tube and output power is fade away for while...

also question is if this is good for tube or amp lifetime - im quite sure not.

73s
J-P, OH6RX

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: OM Power2500A strange behaviour in split mode

« on: 2020-06-05, 13:15:00 »

Hi Kari,

you have OM power and K3... can you share your settings files...for my fail bugging?
I have issues that OMpower inhibit blinks...and seems that OMpower gets wrong Freq data...

locally it works thru box...

73s
J-P OH6RX

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Yaesu Ft5k TWIN Serial settings with OMpower

« on: 2020-06-04, 14:59:28 »

Hi All,

i may have found root cause... will report later.

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Yaesu Ft5k TWIN Serial settings with OMpower

« on: 2020-06-03, 18:56:03 »

Hi,

i would like to check Yaesu ft5k Twin + OMpower connection settings, to be on right track on parameters.

Radio settings
In Station side, Mode10, COM0 38400 8N1, Control Side Mode10, Twin COM0 38400 8N1

Serial settings
Station COM1: Mode 7, Cat to COM2 38400 8N1, COM2 Logical parallel with COM0 , 38400 8N1 (COM2 connected to FT5k, COM1 connected to OMPower)
Control COM1: Mode 7, Cat to COM2 38400 8N1, COM2 Logical parallel with COM0 , 38400 8N1 (COM2 connected to FT5k, COM1 connected with logPC)


Feature in system seen, in OMpower serial communicatio , start seeing freq 0.003kHz... and Inhibit TX amplification activates.
We tried locally at station on mode 6... Radio worked well with OMpower thru remoterig Station end.

All help welcome. thanks
J-P

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General discussion forum / few NEXA Switch controls on HAM version? and CAT antsw per listening IPaddress?

« on: 2019-06-23, 05:36:46 »

Hi Webswitch forum,

has anybody else faced need to control NEXA switches on HAM firmware version?

1.) it would be great to have few NEXA controls available in HAM version, to reboot/reset some remote station devices.

2.) Secondly, im aware of using Webswitch as automatic antenna switch based on Serial comm with radio... but due to many other devices needs serial cat, it would be nice feature if CAT could be connected also same way as in AS1269 per IPaddress. Any chance?

br and best 73s

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General discussion forum / Newest bootloader files?

« on: 2019-06-22, 13:17:03 »

Hi,
from which path i can find latest bootloaders and their history?

I can find latest 4.xx firmwares from below link... but newer than 4.27 needs later than 1.13 bootloader.
http://www.webswitch.se/wp/?page_id=162

73s
J-P