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Does the SmartSDR CAT command ZZNL operable? Doesnt seem to work as it should here.

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Jim K4JAF
Jim K4JAF Member ✭✭
edited January 2018 in SmartSDR CAT

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  • Al K0VM
    Al K0VM Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2017
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    ZZNL is a power SDR CAT command that is not supported in SmartSDR.  See the SmartSDR Cat user guide..  There are many PowerSDR CAT commands that are not supported in SmartSDR CAT

    AL, K0VM
  • Jim K4JAF
    Jim K4JAF Member ✭✭
    edited January 2018
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    In the latest SmartCAT 1.2.8.0 manual, dated May 1, on page 27 outlines this command and its usage.  .  If I query the command in the Test section, a valid return is given.  Jim K4JAF
  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited March 2017
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    So how does it not work if it is returning a valid response?

  • Al K0VM
    Al K0VM Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2017
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    Jim,
      You are correct... For some reason 1.2.1 installed an old version ( 1.5 ) of the CAT reference on my main PC ...

    AL, K0VM
  • Al K0VM
    Al K0VM Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2017
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    It appears to me that ZZNL has different function in PowerSDR vs. SmartSDR...
    ZZNL  -- PSDR --  Sets or reads Noise Blanker 1 threshold
                  SSDR --  Sets or reads the AGC Threshold for Slice A

    ???

    AL, K0VM

  • Jim K4JAF
    Jim K4JAF Member ✭✭
    edited January 2018
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    It does return a valid replay but the reply seems related to the level of the noise blanker..  You can change the level of the noise blanker on the 6000, perform the query and it does indicate the level.

    Of course if you try to use the command language such as:  ZZNL+080 no valid reply is give..  I don't understand why there is a plus or minus sign in the command either..  ZZNR works fine which turns the NR on or off but no way to manually control the level of the NR.  Wonder if ZZNL was supposed to change the level of the noise reduction?  Jim K4JAF

  • Jim K4JAF
    Jim K4JAF Member ✭✭
    edited January 2018
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    Where did you find the SSDR cat command?  Jim K4JAF
  • Al K0VM
    Al K0VM Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2017
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    Jim,
      I found the SSDR ZZNL command in SmartSDR CAT Users Guide v1.6 dated 4/30/2014 for CAT version 1.2.8

    AL, K0VM
  • Al K0VM
    Al K0VM Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2017
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    Jim, Tim,
       Seems to me that the CAT document is in error on the ZZNL command.. It does indeed read the state of the SLice A NB control but can not set the NB Control.. ( or AGC-T control ) .   ZZNL050;  doesn't return anything. ZZNL+050; and other variations return ?

    AL, K0VM
  • Jim K4JAF
    Jim K4JAF Member ✭✭
    edited January 2018
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    I agree with you AL, Must be an error somewhere in the documentation or coding.  Thanks for confirming what I was seeing here.... 73s Jim K4JAF
  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited December 2016
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    Yep, something is definitely broken with ZZNL.  We are looking.
  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited March 2017
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    This is a confirmed defect.  It will be corrected in the next release of SmartSDR for Windows.

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