Jay,
Those applications must send ASCII over the same port that is connected
to the K3.
Do you have other applications running? Only one application at a time
can open a COM port.
If two or more applications attempt to share the same COM port, the
second one will fail to connect.
If you do need to share one com port with 2 or more applications, you
can use LP-Bridge (google) to create virtual ports - the application
connects to a virtual LP-Bridge port and LP-Bridge connects to the K3.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 1/27/2013 1:08 PM, Jay wrote:
As expected, the last stumbling block in preparing for the Dxpedition is RTTY.
I am using WinTest which up to this point has been very east to setup.
I can't get the K3 to go into XMIT. Hit F1 (CQ T33A) in WinTest and it sings it
annoying tones, MMTTY TX button goes ACTIVE, the RTTY XMIT pattern for the CQ
appears and then drops off along with the TX button going inactive. So MMTTY
appears to be OK
I would assume EXTFSK should be talking to the same COM port as the K3 is on
but EXTFSK say Status NG in nice RED LETTERS when I select the K3 COM
assignment (COM 10) in EXTFSK.
Looks like EXTFSK not getting to the K3
MMTTY and EXTFSK are both responsive (software wise).
CW messages key the K3 (and send the data) when placed in CW mode (CW = DTR and
PTT = RTS) therefore we are controlling the PTT line via the 232/USB cable
which appears to be functional
WinTest shows the following active ports
COM1
COM3
COM 6
COM10
Per the Device Manager
COM1 = "Communications port"
COM 3= Printer (LPT1)
COM 6 = USB serial (Winkeyer assigned here)
COM10 = USB serial (K3 assigned here)
MMTTY
TX set port to EXTFSK
MISC COM -TxD (FSK)
K3
Set to FSK D
(no audio line connected yet as that's just data)
K3 set to COM10
DTR=CW
RTS=PTT
EXTFSK module
FSK =TXD
PTT=RTS
COM 10 comes up as a NOGO but this needs to talk to the K3 port (COM 10 here)
--- no?
COM1 & COM 3 are the only ports that shows Status as OK but they, as expected,
do nothing but show a conflict message.
Our Winkeyer is running on COM 6..operating fine
Need a little help ..
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