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Beta and WSJT-X

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  • Jay Nation
    Jay Nation Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    It ought to always be that simple, maybe I'm just lousy at explaining.
    I know one right way, but I haven't discovered enough of the wrong ways yet. What's obvious to me must not be so obvious, obviously!image

     SDRgadgets

    73, Jay - NO5J

  • Geert Balsma PA3CPS
    edited November 2017
    I use 4 instances from wsjt-x 1.7. Works great on my flex 6500.
    On the picture you see:
    - 4 x wsjt-x 1.7
    - 4 x jtAlert
    - DDutil to monitor temperature
    - Log4OM

    Computer:  Apple Imac 28" (use bootcamp to run Windows10)

    image
  • Geert Balsma PA3CPS
    edited December 2016
    That works great Jay, thanks.
  • KB4AAA
    KB4AAA Member ✭✭
    edited May 2020
    I think it might be a handshake issue with a 6300

    I ran the command line
    rigctl-wsjtx -m 236 -r localhost:5004 -vvvvv

    And received this back

    flexradio_open called
    verify_flexradio_id called
    kenwood_get_id called
    kenwood_transaction called
    kenwood_transaction: cmdstr = ID
    write_block(): TX 3 bytes
    0000    49 44 3b                                            ID;
    read_string(): RX 6 characters
    0000    49 44 39 30 37 3b                                   ID907;
    verify_flexradio_id: Rig (ID907) is not a Flex 6000 Series
    rig_open: error = Protocol error

    Can someone with a 6500 or 6700 run the above from the command prompt and see if you radio ID is different than ID907



    EDIT:: looking into the source code on hamlib github there is no ID for a 6300 only for

    6700 ID904
    6500 ID906

    anything else not a Flexradio

    https://github.com/N0NB/hamlib/blob/master/kenwood/flex.c

    the flex6300 needs to be added with ID907 to the github source. I might try to compile a copy to play with
  • k3Tim
    k3Tim Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2017
    Response from 6500:

    flexradio_open calledverify_flexradio_id called
    kenwood_get_id called
    kenwood_transaction called
    kenwood_transaction: cmdstr = ID
    write_block(): TX 3 bytes
    0000    49 44 3b                                            ID;
    read_string(): RX 6 characters
    0000    49 44 39 30 35 3b                                   ID905;
    verify_flexradio_id: Rig ID is ID905 (Flex 6500)
    kenwood_get_trn called
    kenwood_safe_transaction called
    kenwood_transaction called
    kenwood_transaction: cmdstr = AI
    write_block(): TX 3 bytes
    0000    41 49 3b                                            AI;
    read_string(): RX 4 characters
    0000    41 49 30 3b                                         AI0;
    kenwood_set_trn called
    kenwood_transaction called
    kenwood_transaction: cmdstr = AI0
    write_block(): TX 4 bytes
    0000    41 49 30 3b                                         AI0;
    write_block(): TX 3 bytes
    0000    49 44 3b                                            ID;
    read_string(): RX 6 characters
    0000    49 44 39 30 35 3b                                   ID905;
    kenwood_get_vfo_if called
    kenwood_get_if called
    kenwood_safe_transaction called
    kenwood_transaction called
    kenwood_transaction: cmdstr = IF
    write_block(): TX 3 bytes
    0000    49 46 3b                                            IF;
    read_string(): RX 38 characters
    0000    49 46 30 30 30 30 37 30 30 37 30 32 30 30 30 31     IF00007007020001
    0010    30 2b 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 33 30 30     0+00000000000300
    0020    30 30 30 30 30 3b                                   00000;
    Backend version: 20130717, Status: Beta
    Opened rig model 236, '6xxx'


  • KB4AAA
    KB4AAA Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    Got to love open source :) I compiled wsjt-x and added the 6300 in the hamlib 3 and it now works just like it should

    flexradio_open calledverify_flexradio_id called
    kenwood_get_id called
    kenwood_transaction called
    kenwood_transaction: cmdstr = ID
    write_block(): TX 3 bytes
    0000    49 44 3b                                            ID;
    read_string(): RX 6 characters
    0000    49 44 39 30 37 3b                                   ID907;
    verify_flexradio_id: Rig ID is ID907 (Flex 6300)
    kenwood_get_trn called
    kenwood_safe_transaction called
    kenwood_transaction called
    kenwood_transaction: cmdstr = AI
    write_block(): TX 3 bytes
    0000    41 49 3b                                            AI;
    read_string(): RX 4 characters
    0000    41 49 30 3b                                         AI0;
    kenwood_set_trn called
    kenwood_transaction called
    kenwood_transaction: cmdstr = AI0
    write_block(): TX 4 bytes
    0000    41 49 30 3b                                         AI0;
    write_block(): TX 3 bytes
    0000    49 44 3b                                            ID;
    read_string(): RX 6 characters
    0000    49 44 39 30 37 3b                                   ID907;
    kenwood_get_vfo_if called
    kenwood_get_if called
    kenwood_safe_transaction called
    kenwood_transaction called
    kenwood_transaction: cmdstr = IF
    write_block(): TX 3 bytes
    0000    49 46 3b                                            IF;
    read_string(): RX 38 characters
    0000    49 46 30 30 30 30 35 33 36 36 30 30 30 30 31 30     IF00005366000010
    0010    30 2b 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 32 30 30     0+00000000000200
    0020    30 30 30 30 30 3b                                   00000;
    Opened rig model 236, '6xxx'
    Backend version: 20130717, Status: Beta
  • Jay Nation
    Jay Nation Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    Billy
     
    Will you be able to contact the Hamlib3 developers to get them to add your changes to the GitHub repository?

     SDRgadgets

    73, Jay - NO5J

  • KB4AAA
    KB4AAA Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    Jay, I was just thinking the same thing LOL I will try and contact someone. It was a very simple addition it shouldn't be any problem to get done.
  • Jay Nation
    Jay Nation Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    Billy

    I could "almost" swear that there was a "stanza" to detect the 6300s in the older source that was broken. Maybe it was just overlooked during a copy/paste in the fixed source. Anyway thanks for taking the fix as far as you had to.

    Real Flexers, can Git-R-Done!!! image

     SDRgadgets

    73, Jay - NO5J

  • KB4AAA
    KB4AAA Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    Jay, the 6300 patch is now added to the Hamlib3 main tree :) It should trickle down 
    https://sourceforge.net/p/hamlib/code/ci/10eb19e92a95502b899273d7d2c0a86281304292/
  • Jay Nation
    Jay Nation Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    Billy

    You do good work Sir!
    See folks that's how you do it.image

      SDRgadgets

    #FlexRadio IRC chat

      73, Jay - NO5J

  • Paul M
    Paul M Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    So if I understand this (that is a big if at this point) without the change the Flex 6xxx setting will not work on the 6300?   
  • KB4AAA
    KB4AAA Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    Paul, Yes you would have to use my patched version until the 3.1 hamlib3 final source code is released (its in the release candidate stage right now)  and WSJT-X uses it for their release. If you have a 6300 you have 2 options use the cat control the old way as a Kenwood 2000 via Com port. Or if you would like to test out the TCP controlled beta I could post a dropbox link for the 6300 patched beta.
  • Paul M
    Paul M Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    If you have a chance post the link and I'll try it out with the Beta.  Right now I am stuck on the last SmartSDR release with the TS-2000.   I still have not be able to get the Beta SmartSDR to work on the 6300 with any setup.
  • KB4AAA
    KB4AAA Member ✭✭
    edited January 2017
    Paul, Here you go
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/qp00fhtbb1r4wr1/WSJT-X%201.70%20Beta%20With%20Flex%206300%20Patch.zip?dl=0

    You can copy it over top of your existing WSJTX install or extract into an new directory if you want to keep your old version intact and run the wsjtx.exe in the bin folder. Let me know how it works. I have been running (2) slices 1 on 20m and 1 on 40 all weekend via TCP cat and everything seems great no problems that I have found.
  • Paul M
    Paul M Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    Works fine on the first try.    Thanks for the help.
  • Mike W9OJ
    Mike W9OJ Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    KB4AAA, thank you for the file. Worked fine with my 6300.
    73 de Mike W9OJ
  • KB4AAA
    KB4AAA Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    I glad it works enjoy it! I pulled my hair out for awhile trying to figure out what was going on. Like everyone in the thread said it should be a 20 second setup. Now it is with the 6300 patch lol
  • Paul M
    Paul M Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    Yep about 20 sec.  I had a little heart palpitation when I tried to transmit and nothing out and a crazy pattern on the screen, but once I realize the DAX button was not pushed I called myself a few names and made the contact.  Thanks again.
  • Rick, K7FYI
    Rick, K7FYI Member
    edited January 2017
    Thanks for the workaround...  I just set up my 6300 / WSJT-X to work with TCP ports.
  • Jay Nation
    Jay Nation Member ✭✭
    edited January 2017
    I received an email yesterday from one of the Hamlib devs, pointing out the the 6xxx option might not be 100% functional yet because it's all still being worked on and tested. He suggested the TS2000 option would still work if we ran into problems, with the 6xxx option. At least it's controlling VFO changes and PTT, no idea what else might not be functional.

    From personal experience, I can report that the DXLabs-Commander, and Omni-Rig options also work with SmartSDR. DXLabs-Commander, is also done over an Ethernet connection.  

      SDRgadgets

    #FlexRadio IRC chat

      73, Jay - NO5J

  • Andrew O'Brien
    Andrew O'Brien Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2017
    My Flex 6300 works well with WSJT-X via TS2000 settings and also via DX Lab Suite settings but I'm interested in getting the TCP option working .  It does not work at the moment, am I correct in concluding that the rig ID issue for a 6300 has not been resolved yet ?

    Andy K3UK
  • Andrew O'Brien
    Andrew O'Brien Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2017
    I found KB4AAA's files , nice!  Many thanks. Now to try TWO instances of WSJTX running separate TCP.
    Andy K3UK
  • Ken - NM9P
    Ken - NM9P Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2017
    Thanks, Pat and Jay. I hadn't used WSJT in any of its variants for quite some time. I decided to polish it off so I could try for AK and AL on 160 Meters. After downloading WSJT-x v.1.7 a few weeks ago I tried to do the TCP port connection to my 6500 and couldn't get it working. So I quickly went to the program's Kenwood TS-2000 mode and used a CAT Com port, and bingo! I ran it that way for a week or two. After reading your posts again today, I tried in Flex-6000 mode with "local Host:5004" (actually, I have created 4 TCP ports for future use and plan to run multiple sessions simultaneously for 160, 80, and 40 at the same time. ) All is working well at the moment. And it saved a few CAT Com ports. Thanks. Now, to write some bat files to open each one independently..... Ken - NM9P
  • Jay Nation
    Jay Nation Member ✭✭
    edited January 2017
    Ken 

    I've been creating TCP/Serial pairs for each slice, and sometimes with an alternate set for the A slice. It lets me do silly stuff, like running CWskimmer and Fldigi in parallel on the same signal. Drag racing the decoders sorta.image 

      SDRgadgets

    #FlexRadio IRC chat

      73, Jay - NO5J

  • Ken - NM9P
    Ken - NM9P Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2017
    I typically have as many as 12-15 different CAT ports defined, and assigned to different slices. Usually one or two for each of several digi programs that I use. I haven't done much with TCP ports interfacing with the 6500, so this is a nice experiment. It will be nice when some of the other of my favorite digi programs and logging programs learn to play the TCP way!
  • Andrew O'Brien
    Andrew O'Brien Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2017
    Any idea why when I boot the wsjtx.exe  from the bin folder that contains KB4AAA's 6300 patch that is works fine for TCP control of the 6300 but if a execute a .bat file (in the same folder)

    wsjtx --rig-name=SLICE_B

    WSJT-X boots up OK but I cannot configure it to use a TCP port  (regardless of slice )

    Andy K3UK 
  • Jay Nation
    Jay Nation Member ✭✭
    edited May 2019
    Andy

    It might be a permissions problem, Do you see any difference if you right click your .bat file and run it as Administrator. Due to the security software, I run on my PC I often have to un-block connections that use network connections, even though they never cross the network devices. Windows sometimes blocks hardware access to non-admin processes too. I script WSJT-X using an Auto-It script, the same idea as a .bat file. And run into permission issues once in a while.

    I also ran into problems preventing the command line options from being stripped off the the command that launced WSJT-X inside the script. Auto-It can take the command line options into account as a separate parameter. I never tried a simple .bat file. 

    JTAlertX should probably be able to launch it correctly, you can enter the commandline options as a separate parameter with it too.

    I've done it both ways.

      SDRgadgets

    #FlexRadio IRC chat

      73, Jay - NO5J

  • KB4AAA
    KB4AAA Member ✭✭
    edited February 2017
    I launch my slice B either with a shortcut on the desktop with the target moded
    "C:wsjtxinwsjtx.exe" --rig-name=Slice_B

    or with JT Alert Auto-Start with Slice_B in the parameters

    I have not have any issues with starting WSJT-X either way running both slices

    if you can't get it working try and delete the Slice_B Config folder this will reset all configs for Slice B

    C:UsersYour accountAppDataLocalWSJT-X - Slice_B
  • Wim
    Wim Member ✭✭
    edited January 2017
    Hi Geert,

    I managed to also use multiple WSJT-X instances, and decode on several bands simultaneously using the --rig-name=**** command line option. How do you setup multiple JTALERT's, do they also need same rig-name and deparate UDP port numbers then for each instance ?

    thanks es 73 de K6TE Wim

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