Hi Has anyone done daisy chaining of the Elecraft transverters without using an Elecraft radio?
I acknowledge that the AuxBus is used and intelligent communication is needed from an additional microcontroller. Initially I thought, without taking a closer look at the diagram, that it was possible to select the relevant transverter via the bus by supplying a simple voltage corresponding to the DIP setting in the transverter. But from what I can under stand from Elecraft intelligent communication is necessary. Also taking an even closer look I can see that the AuxBus goes to a digital port in the XV-microcontroller. If no super mod invented already I see the following alternatives: 1) write own firmware for the XVs, and review two port pins 2) make an intelligent controller 3) make an IF switching and supply voltage control box 4) abandon the Elecraft transverters I have three transverters and was looking forward to the daisy chaining principle - actually this is why I embarked on the Elecraft way and already prepared the non-Elecraft transverter for daisy chaining. 1) Can be done and with additional features missing today. 2) The intelligent controller may even be a business opportunity as a stand alone box. Furthermore I have a station controller already in which I have to rewrite the firmware so adding AuxBus communication should be a manageable task provided I can emulate the AuxBus protocol. What to do? 73 Bo, OZ2M - Looking for DX? Try VUSHF DX-peditions www.rudius.net/dxp ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
