Sounds like you might have an old boot loader on the vyex board. Hook your terminal (pc and software to the vyex board and reboot the 7k/w-dab from a power off condition. Look at the vyex start message on the terminal. If it says something like version 1.2, you need to update the lastest boot loader program.
Get the latest boot loader from the vyex web page, place the file on the mmc card and power cycle the units. The vyex dab will detect the newer boot loader and install it. You can then remove the new boot loader file from the mmc card once the flash update is done. Nothing wrong with procomm, I have various copies that I prefer to use. 9600 baud is pretty slow for even a dos machine. I'd probably use 19200, which will bring the transfer rate up to more practical value. .... ie you won't be waiting all day for the inital repeater file to load in. There will be a point where the baud rate is so fast that you need to slow down the transmit character delay. I'm using the default high speed baud and the mentioned character delay of 120mS. (in hyperterm) I had the same out of sync drop problem you mention. Updating the boot loader fixed it although Dave said there's nothing in the file, which addressed the sync rate. I have about 10 of the 7k-dab boards and could reproduce the problem on most of them. Since I've updated the boot loader, the problem went away. Hope that helps skipp > "nj902" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > "There are a number of initial items, which need to be properly set up > the first time with the S-Comm 7K & Vyex 7K DAB..." > ________________________________________________ _____________________ > This 7K came with the DAB and firmware all factory installed. > > I started by editing the config.ini file on the memory card to set the > baud rate to 9600. I am using an old DOS computer running Procom. > > Everything works perfectly ONCE. I can send commands to the 7K all > day long, program any parameter, make it talk or send tones & ID, turn > on I/O bits - do anything and everything with never a hint of a > glitch, but after powering off the 7K it won't accept any commands at > all. > > I conclude this is a firmware bug so I'll just have to get it right > the first time [like the old piano tuner...] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
