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Connecting my new 6400 with my SteppIR SDA 100 controller

Carl Walthall
Carl Walthall Member ✭✭
edited April 2020 in FLEX-6000 Signature Series
I just purchased a new Flex 6400 radio and I'm having trouble getting my SteppIR SDA 100 controller to track the radio. It was working with my Flex 6300, but now I'm not able to get it to work with my 6400. 

Does anyone have any ideas why it doesn't work?

Thanks Carl N8CDW

Answers

  • Andy W3LI
    Andy W3LI Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
    Yikes, I have a 6400M and it controls my SDA 100 controller just fine. Are you sure that the cable from the radio to the controller has a good FTDI chip in use.
    I assume that the 6400 and the 6400M have the same usb data available. That is the only issue I had. The cable I bought had a bad Ftdi chip. 
    Sorry if this does not help you, good luck.
    Andy... W3LI
  • Steve WS5W
    Steve WS5W Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
    When I moved mine to to my 6600M it took some fiddling. I don’t remember exactly what. Let dig out the note I wrote. It wasn’t much.
  • Carl Walthall
    Carl Walthall Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
    Thanks Andy and Steve

    I connected a new cable and I get these logging messages

    23:31:11 (RX): x<E0><80><F8><80>
    23:31:11 (RX): <F8><F8><F8><80>
    23:31:12 (RX): x<E0><80><F8><80>
    23:31:13 (RX): x<C0><80><F8><80>

    I'm not sure if the commands are correct, I have SDA 100 set to Kenwood. 





  • Carl Walthall
    Carl Walthall Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
    Thanks Steve, Andy

    The baud rate for the connection between the radio and SDA 100 was wrong.

    Thank you for your reply.

    Carl N8CDW
  • david ingebright
    david ingebright Member ✭✭

    I have a 6400 and run it remotely. I need to use the USB jack on the back of the radio and not the PC CAT feature. to run the SDA100

    station4925B.jpg

    Is this possible? Most of the comments show people using the PC CAT interface but I need to have the radio send band data to the SDA 100 is this possible?

    thanks
    dave WB7ELY

  • Mike-VA3MW
    Mike-VA3MW Administrator, FlexRadio Employee, Community Manager, Super Elmer, Moderator admin

    If you wish to direct connect CAT radio commands to the SDA100 (or the KPA500) using the USB/RS232 port works very well. For years, I used both for those same 2 devices.

    73

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