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not talking to dxLab commander...w new Cat 1.1.5.0
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W5XZ - dan
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'trouble in paradise' 6500, win7 home 64 bit...seems like Cat IS installed and using port 4..yet, Commander sends an error message...'invalid port number (8002), thePort = primary CAT port, port number = 4, setting 19200,N,8,1' is the error msg i get from dxLab Commander.... what did i do wrong? 'I am a man of constant sorrow, i've seen trouble all my days...'
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Dan, make sure there are no conflicts with ports assignment. SSDR CAT automatically creates port 4 and port 14, no matter which ports are already created in your system. It does not seem to be a major bug in SSDR CAT, but it makes you pay special attention to your Com ports assignment. Before launching SSDR CAT and SSDR make sure that you have both ports 4 and 14 available. Otherwise there should be no problem with Commander addressing port 4. You can also try more complex way. Try DDUtil ver.3 and create a couple of VSP pairs with K5FR VSP Manager. DDUtil sees Flex 6K without addressing Com ports, so you can create a random pair, using one port to connect with DDUtil, and second port for Commander. In this case you are not tied to Com 4-14 pair.0
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third try is a charm...now it's working...1
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Ha, just read this. My win Keyer runs on a FTD com port 4. And will not key the rig, whereas it keys the Flex 5K perfectly. Obviously, I must change/delete that pair of ports that Scat creates. But that is a wonder...how can it create a pair of ports, when both of those ports already exist. I have had the com 4 with my winkeyer. Shouldn't SDRCat see that and NOT interfere? And checking SDRCat, I of course see a port 4 but no port14. Something is amiss0
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hey, Bill i have capitulated; i have a $4k rig with no memory keyer, for almost a year; so i hooked up my 'legacay' pico keyer, for a 'cq dx' loop..full manual, old school.. have you tried to create a one ended extra port pair yet? (port 14 is invisible, kryptonite..ya know..) dsw komrade, w5xz0
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I don't understand either. previous version I had good communication with DXlabs Commander. Now I can't get it to connect. And why I can't send cw to the rig is a mystery. To me, that's a major problem to try and create a port where a normal windows com port already exists. I have a normal Com 4, it's the WinKeyer which works perfectly in PowerSDR and will not work in 'Not so SmartSDR' I do find it interesting that in SmartSDR it lists my Physical Port Com4 and if it did create a com 14, it doesn't show up in the list. I'm assuming that is also related to my loss of connection to DXLabs Commander which is rock solid in PowerSDR.0
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I CAN see com4 and com14 in Device Manager, under "Ports (com & LPT)"... that's how i got a clue i had not installed CAT Setup properly, initially..they didn't show up there, at first.. how bout chew?0
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