Steve and all. I have to second Lloyd's request here for I2C data to the Flexwire port. I also use Phil's excellent interface for selecting transverters, and the overall capability now in PSDR is absolutely mind boggling. Unless ya'll can come up with an even better game changer to accomplish this, replicating what has been done in the past would not be a bad thing.
I am very much looking forward to getting into the 6700. 73, Army - AE5P -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lloyd Berg Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 3:37 PM To: [email protected]; Al K0VM Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] FLEX-6000 Accessory Connector I am running one of K3TUF's: "Stand alone board that plugs into the FlexWire port and provides 16 open collector outputs for driving relays or systems to change antennas, bands and transverters." It works well for selecting external VHF/UHF transverters. I'd really like to see continued support for VHF/UHF transverter selection in SmartSDR, as well as adding I2C data to the FlexWire port for HF band selection. 73 Lloyd - N9LB -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Stephen Hicks, N5AC Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 3:10 PM To: Al K0VM Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] FLEX-6000 Accessory Connector Al, We'd be happy to support Phil's board in SmartSDR. To do so requires a little bit of code to send out the signals (this is the easy part). The harder part is making sure that it works for more than just one person -- that the solution suits a broad audience. It would be great if someone in the community that understood the needs would coordinate this part: getting consensus on what we need to send out and if there is any kind of setup required that would vary based on differing implementations. Phil has ordered a 6700 so I suspect he would be interested in participating in the discussion. Steve On Saturday, September 1, 2012, Al K0VM wrote: > K3TUF's Flexwire UCB board ( http://www.k3tuf.com/FW.html ) would do > that if PSDR/SSDR would co-operate.. i.e. Send a unique FW I2C string > for each band. > > As it is now, DDUTil can generate a FW sequence per band change and > pass it through PSDR to the FW port, But that is another piece of software.. > > AL, K0VM > > On 9/1/2012 8:26 AM, Lloyd Berg wrote: > >> Hi Steve! >> >> Thanks for the quick reply. >> >> I would like to see a FLEX-6000 accessory that would output control >> lines indicating Band Of Operation ( without going through a 3rd >> party PC based application ). >> >> I other words, I'd like to see an accessory that would provide an >> individual "pull to ground" output for each band, 160m, 80m, 60m, etc >> all the way through the VHF/UHF/microwave transverters. >> >> This would be used for controlling amplifier band selection, >> selecting antennas by band, selecting external transverters, etc. >> >> Hope something like that will become available with signaling >> provided by the Accessory Connector. >> >> 73 >> >> Lloyd - N9LB >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf >> Of Stephen Hicks, N5AC >> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 8:13 AM >> To: Lloyd Berg >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] FLEX-6000 Accessory Connector >> >> >> We have not yet released a piece of equipment to connect to the >> accessory port, but providing frequency data or band data from the >> I2C port is a reasonable use for the port. Did you have an existing >> piece of hardware in mind that would be looking for I2C band data? >> >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> Stephen Hicks, N5AC, AAR6AM >> VP Engineering >> FlexRadio SystemsT >> 4616 W Howard Ln Ste 1-150 >> Austin, TX 78728 >> Phone: 512-535-4713 x205 >> Email: [email protected] >> Web: www.flexradio.com >> >> Tune In ExcitementT >> PowerSDRT is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems >> >> On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 7:24 AM, Lloyd Berg <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I just received The Flex Insider - Issue 3... >> >> For the FLEX-6000 series, will the I2C data from the Accessory >> Connector >> support automating band selection for external amplifiers and >> transverters? >> >> 73 >> >> Lloyd - N9LB _______________________________________________ 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 innovation and other technical SDR topics. _______________________________________________ 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 innovation and other technical SDR topics.
