I like how ur thinking Greg. 73 Greg On May 24, 2012 4:31 PM, "Greg Zenger [N2GZ]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I forgot networking was the big feature of the signature series. > > > > Im not a computer engineer or computer scientist, I just hangout with a > bunch of them. I know enough to make myself sound stupid (I am good at > following along with the comp-Eng talk, but have learned its usually best > to > keep my mouth shut most of the times. Physics, Eletrical Engineering and > Systems Engineering are my stronger points). Scripting and uControllers are > the bulk of my software experience. (a lot of my programs requiring user > interfaces is either done in LabVIEW or MS Excel or Access using embedded > VB, primarily because I know enough to get 'er done.) > > > > As things exist right now I have been tinkering with some custom operating > software. Having one piece of software is much more elegant and easier to > use than constantly tabbing between windows. I am tired of using CAT > commands over virtual linked serial ports to get the software to do what I > want. If I had an API for PowerSDR, I would be happier. This is what is > needed for the FLEX series of radios, because PowerSDR is where the > processing takes place. > > > > I am excited to be able to control the radio over network. I have been > building station accessories (rotor controlers, coax switches, > transverters/sequencers, etc) that are all controlled over Ethernet. > Sending > simple commands over Ethernet is easy to do. To be able to send commands to > the radio in the same way would sure be ideal; everything else is connected > via Ethernet. > > > > I use N1MM for the most part, I like it but it works best with stand alone > radios. All looging software is this way. The challenge is having the > logging software and the radio control software coexist at the same time > without stepping on each other's toes, from a user interface > standpoint.What > is really needed is a contest suite that is intimately meshed with the flex > radios, not just compatible. Im hoping for the agility to do a ground up > rewrite of a contest logging software that is built into the radio > interface, if it meshed other logging software would be great so that > during > a multi Op where everyone else is using N1MM with their knob-rig, I could > be > using "N1MM-Flex, Contesting Super Suite" with my flex under the table. > > > > Its fun to tinker, and its fun to dream. > > > > Greg, N2GZ/1 > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Lloyd > Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:39 PM > To: Greg Zenger [N2GZ] > Cc: Flexedge > Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] (a Blue Sky note) with the 6000 series, I should be > able to.... > > > > > > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 2:50 PM, Greg Zenger [N2GZ] <[email protected]> > wrote: > > And I think what George and Neal (and of course myself) are really looking > for are drivers and APIs, not simply CAT controls. > > > > Protocols. Wire protocols. That is platform independent. Of course, if > someone wants to produce include files that describe the data structures > that is probably OK too. Still, the protocols are the actual interface, not > some API. > > > > > There is a need to merge logging apps with radio control application as > well > as other station control applications, especially while contesting where > things are fast and loosing focus of the window you need to have active can > be disastrous. > > > > You have the cart ahead of the horse. Make communications happen then build > the applications on top of that. > > > > -- > Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL > 3191 Western Dr. > Cameron Park, CA 95682 > [email protected] > +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) > +1.916.877.5067 (USA) > > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is > used for posting topics related to SDR software development and > experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software. > _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
