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Are 2 instances of SmartSDR allowed?

Bill - K7UOP
Bill - K7UOP Member
edited March 2020 in SmartSDR for Windows
Are 2 (or more) instances of SmartSDR, each run on a separate computer, allowed? Right now, with one instance connected, when I start a second instance of SmartSDR on a different computer the radio selection screen says my radio is "Available." When I try to connect to it, the radio panadapter comes up blank and a few seconds later there is a "Connection Lost" popup. When I close the "Connection Lost" SmartSDR program it gives two unhandled error messages. If multiple instances are not supposed to be possible the radio selection screen should indicate "Already in Use" and not allow the connect attempt.

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  • Steve Conklin
    Steve Conklin Member ✭✭
    edited July 2015
    This isn't currently supported, but I agree that it could be better handled.
  • Bill - K7UOP
    Bill - K7UOP Member
    edited August 2013
    I'd rather they allow multiple instances of SmartSDR run on separate computers rather than fix handling of the error messages. It seems like it'd be handy to fire it up on my laptop by the easy chair without having to first shut it down on the desktop in the shack. Hopefully each instance would reflect changes made on the other one.
  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited March 2017
    Multi-user access (the same client software, multiple instances of it) is not supported in the radio software. Additionally SmartSDR for Windows (client) is not state aware of other instances of it running on different machines. If you tried to do this on the same PC, invoking a second instance of SmartSDR-Win is not allowed. This is not scheduled for v1.0 but will be addressed in a future version of SmartSDR (both for the radio software and the client software)
  • Mike W8MM
    Mike W8MM Member ✭✭
    edited July 2019
    What if I want to run two Flex-6X00 radios on the same computer?

    For instance, I might like to run a 6700 and a 6500 simultaneously for VHF contesting.  Can I use the same (fast) computer to run both radios and software-connect them both simultaneously to one instance of N1MM Logger or WriteLog???
  • Asher - K0AU
    Asher - K0AU Member ✭✭
    edited March 2020
    As of a few weeks ago, not supported yet:  https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/topics/what_does_it_take_to_run_two_6ks_concurrently

  • Mike W8MM
    Mike W8MM Member ✭✭
    edited July 2019

    Asher, Thanks!

    I like the "yet" part of the answer ;-)

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