Question about how to remove all TNF using screen - 6400M - software v2.4.9

Jon - AJ1U

New to Flex Radio.  Using a 6400M and using the screen (not SSDR) to control.  The release notes state that in v2.4.9 (noted in 2.4.6 alpha) that all TNF can be removed by pressing and holding the TNF button in the Slice menu.  This does not seem to work for me.  Am I looking in the wrong place?

hans weijers

James Whiteway

That is for SSDR the Windows program. It won't work on the M model radios. Same for the Maestro. I haven't found the right place, if any, on the M models either. James WD5GWY

Thomas NE7X

I am having the same issue, I am using my 6400M in stand-alone mode (Not Windows SSDR). It would be nice if Flex would add a mouse driver to the 6400M/6600M radios so non-SSDR users could use a mouse connected to the USB port on the radios.

Bill -VA3WTB

Ron WD5FUN

All TNF can be turned off on the 6400M by pushing VFO knob and touch TNF to turn off.

Thomas NE7X

Bill -VA3WTB

The statment I posted and you read is an official Flex Radio statement. And it ecplained why it is not planned. The problem is when multi client is presented.

The Icom does not have multi client planned.

Thomas NE7X

Simple, add a software switch to disable multi-client for those users who do not use or have SSDR enabled.

Bill -VA3WTB

I am not debating this, I'm just passing along the explanation Flex has given.

James Whiteway

Thomas, the M model radios actually have two OS's running at the same time. The one for the radio itself is a modified Linux OS. The front panel, like the Maestro, uses an embedded Windows OS. If the USB port on rear of the radio were directly connected to the front panel tablet PC, then a USB mouse could be added. But, as far as I know, the rear USB port is connected directly to the radio.(the Linux side) That's where things could get messy. Both SSDR on the PC and on the M Model radios(and the maestro too) send commands to the radio to which it responds accordingly. A mouse on the rear USB port would/ could cause issues with timing of the Linux OS. Andd the Linus software that controls and interprets commands from the front panel would have to be modified quite a lot to handle mouse events and send them to the front panel. It appears to me as the server side Linux program would have problems with sending mouse events to the display module, while at the same time handling near real time data from the radio. The ICOM 7610 is very different from the 6000 Series radios. It is limited to what the mouse can do on the display. I've read several posts complaining about those limitations. Maybe one day FRS will use the Bluetooth abilities of the front panel tablet ( if the stripped down Windows OS can handle the load) to add a wireless mouse feature to the M models. James WD5GWY

Tim - W4TME

The Remove All TNF feature for the M models and the Maestro will be in the next release of SmartSDR for Windows.

Thomas NE7X

James Whiteway

The M models front panel and the Maestro all are running a version of Windows. So adding a remove all button or command to them would not be an issue. So, looks like that will be in the next release. Cool! James WD5GWY

K3SF .

the BT mouse is a great idea...that way each client handles mouse operations and not the server.

KC2QMA_John

Thomas NE7X

James Whiteway

The front panel (display) has a tablet PC module mounted behind it. Basically, it is like a Maestro mounted on the front of the radio. That PC runs a version of Windows. (Like what a Windows tablet might run) the radio itself has a separate CPU and associated hardware plus the hardware for the radio itself. It runs a specialized version of Linux. The front panel is connected to the radio , by a dedicated (as I undstand it) ethernet connection. The only connection from the panel to the back of the radio is the HDMI port for the external monitor. The USB port does not come from the panel. But from the radio itself. Hope that helps. James WD5GWY