All, Thanks for the constructive hints. DXbase requires pins 7 and 8 connected at the PC in order to provide RTS/CTS loop-back if one uses a cable where only pins 2,3 and 5 are connected (or a RS-232 cable wired for hardware handshake). I modified my RS-232 cable accordingly and now it works. Simple cause but I ran into the trap of "all other programs work" (which they do, however because they allow to select hardware- or software handshaking....).
Tony, I had the same idea but I cannot get the escape character transmitted with the file upload command. So I have to initialize the TNC line by line. Hope that Jack considers implementing a script upload thing. Best wishes, Tom DF2OO Tony Cash [KD4K] wrote: > Thomas, > Can't you use the option under the "File" button "Upload File To Packet..." > to upload your > configuration file to your TNC. Maybe this would help until Jack can get a > script type upload > thing implemented. > > 73 de Tony, KD4K > > My Weather page = http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash > My Ham Page = http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/kd4k/radio.html > 147.150 Repeater Page = http://home.adelphia.net/~tonycash/sawnee/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Wrede" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 6:25 PM > Subject: Re: [DXBase] Help: DXBase and TNC with WA8DED Firmware > > > >>All, >> >>Thanks for the quick responses. Really appreciate your support. >> >>1. Inserting the commands one by one is a (bad) comprise and I realize >>that DXbase cannot send a macro to initialize a TNC and connect to the >>cluster (Please have a look how Logger, DX4WIN and others do it and >>implement it in the next upgrade). >> >>2. I read the help file and have used the tilda (~). >> >>3. Baud rates are set correctly. DXbase is bringing the TNC init >>messages in the VHF packet window. >> >>As all other programmes work with my TNC I am still puzzled. >>After the second ESC command (~idf2oo to set the callsign) DXbase hangs >> > up. > >>How is the handshake done: via the windows settings or is it hardware >>handshaking (need to change my RS-232 cable in that case)? >> >>I will use a different COM port and do more tests tomorrow evening. >> >> >>Best regards, Tom DF2OO >> >> >>Jack wrote: >> >> >>>Thomas, >>> >>>It may also be that you do not have the baud rate between your TNC and >>> > your > >>>pc set. You should set the baud rate in the TNC to an explicit baud >>> > rate > >>>and then also set this same baud rate in the DXbase user options. >>> >>>There are other customers in Germany who use this same cluster >>> > arrangement > >>>so we are sure that it can work. >>> >>>Regards, >>>Courtney >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Thomas Wrede" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 3:11 PM >>>Subject: [DXBase] Help: DXBase and TNC with WA8DED Firmware >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>After comparing various professional logging programs I finally bought >>>>DXBase at Dayton 2002. Unfortunately I didn't ask about the TNC >>>>interface as I had never any problem with any of the other programs. >>>> >>>>I am using a TNC with "The Firmware", a WA8DED compatible firmware which >>>>is very common in Germany because of its DAMA compatibility. >>>> >>>>To initialize the TNC I need to send the following macro: >>>> >>>>ESC I DF2OO (to set my callsign) >>>>ESC T12 (to set the tx-delay) >>>>ESC S1 (to set the port to No1) >>>>ESC C DB0SAB (my packet node) >>>>C DB0TRI-7 (my cluster to which the node software will connect me >>>>automatically) >>>> >>>>In Logger and in DX4WIN in took me less than 5 minutes to create this >>>>macro and get connected to the packet cluster. No such luck with DXBase. >>>>Apparently I cannot create such macro and if I try to send the commands >>>>manually in the packet window using the 'tilda' the whole programmes >>>>gets hung up (Not responding)after the first or second command. >>>> >>>>The packet window receive the init message after switch-on of the TNC >>>>without any problem but apparently sending anything to the TNC cause >>>>DXBase to hang up. All other programmes on the same PC work without any >>>>problem. I am using Windows 98 on a Pentium II PC. Serial speed is 19200 >>>>baud. >>>> >>>>If I use Logger to start the cluster, then close Logger and start DXBase >>>> I get all cluster messages. But ideally I want to delete Logger from >>>>my harddisk (although for free it's a great programme but it lacks the >>>>features I get from DXBase). >>>> >>>>Any hints are appreciated. >>>> >>>>73s Tom DF2OO >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com >>>>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>>>To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: >>>>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com >>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: >>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> >> > > >
