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Steppir auto track / setup problems

WBB
WBB Member
edited April 2019 in FLEX-6000 Signature Series

I have a SteppIR and trying to auto track using DDUtil

SO far no luck... 6 hours latter..  Installed so far includes; SDR Cat, DDUtil, USB to Serial Com port assignment

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Problem 1 - (Note A) Serial Com port assigns SteppIR to Com4; which conflicts with SmartSDR Cat third party program to Port, So I used Device Manager to reassign Com 5 to SteppIR. 

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Ports in Device Manager are:

1- FlexRadio Virtual Serial Port Com14

2- FlexRadio Virtual Serial Port Com4

3- Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port Com3

4- Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port Com5 <<< this one keep assigning as Com4; See note A above

>>>>>>>>>>>>>

IN DDUtil:

The only things I have set up are:

Features Tab; selected Signature; indicating Flex-6500 radio online

Ports Tab; under Passive Listener Port = Com5, Floow PSDR set to Kenwood (corresponding to Steppir controller setup), have Comm Set to 9600 8-N-1 (corresponding to Steppir controller setup); also tried using ICOM, 19200, no effect.

Others Tab; Tried setting up SteppIR; Check Enable, Port set to Comm5; negative ... when doing so, selecting Comm 5 conflicts to above Ports Tab settnig under Passive Listener Port = Com5 (so, tried clearing Passive Port, and setting Others Tab SteppIR to Comm5, steppIR window comes up, Fwd, 180, directions; negative response) gez...

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FInally; I unloaded the entire setup; Flex 6500, CAT, DDUTIL, Serial to PC, et al... reloaded; negative.

Any Suggestions ????


Once I get this figured out; I have an OM2500A amp to also hookup.... cant wait... gez.

Regards,

AK5WB, Bill



Answers

  • Paul W5PF
    Paul W5PF Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Bill, check the DDutil forum. Others are having problems with tracking using the latest version of DDutil.

    Paul W5PF
  • Mack
    Mack Member ✭✭✭
    edited March 2019
    It appears there is a bug in the latest version of DDUtil. I have the same issue. If you "reverse" the antenna first from DDUtil and then go back to forward it will track the frequency properly. I have reported the bug to Steve Nance, the author of DDUtil.
  • Steve - K5FR
    Steve - K5FR Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    WBB, let's move this discussion off the Flex Community and on to the DDUtil reflector where it is more appropriate. Please send me a private email to snance at charter.net. 
  • WBB
    WBB Member
    edited November 2016

    ok, will do; thanks


  • WBB
    WBB Member
    edited November 2016

    OK; will send u an email.


    thanks


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