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PC Microphone in Remote LAN operation

Andy M5ZAP
Andy M5ZAP Member
edited February 2020 in SmartSDR for Windows

Hi,

A few questions on using a Microphone connected to the PC during "Remote" Lan operation.

1 - Why is downward expander not selectable / useable when opoerating with a PC microphone.

2 - When using the Spacebar for MOX it toggles "Remote" on and off until I opearte MOX with a mouse click and then MOX works with the spacebar, is this intentional.

3 - Smart SDR Crashes if I plug a microphone in or out of my PC soundcard. This is my only microphone attached to PC so "PC" as an input also toggles between available and Disabled in the Smart SDR dropdown menu. Anybody else have this problem.

Answers

  • Al K0VM
    Al K0VM Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2017
    Andy,
      1) I think this because the DEXP function uses hardware function that is availabe in the radio codec but not typically available to the PC MIC/line input.

      2) the space bar will toggle whichever SSDR button was activated last.

      3) What verswion of Windows/SSDR are you using ?

    AL, K0VM
  • Andy M5ZAP
    Andy M5ZAP Member
    edited February 2020

    Hi Al

    Thanks for reply.

    Thanks for the info I just thought that as compression worked then DEXP would as well. I presume the compression is done in software, I would of thought downward expander would of been easily done in software. A real shame as I was planning on operting Remote a lot on my LAN and really like the DEXP function.

    Could someone confirm if it is in fact the case that the DEXP function is done in hardware on the Microphone input on the flex. If that is the case something in the Smart SDR software manual would be useful.

    I am running 1.9.13 had to downgrade from latest Beta too many Flex lockups. I find 1.9.13 very stable.

    Andy M5ZAP


  • Al K0VM
    Al K0VM Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2017
    Andy,
      So far, I have been unable to replicate your SSDR crash when plugging the PC mic input with PC selected for mic input.  The closest i get is a popup message for 'invalid audio input device'.  SSDR continues to run.  ( 1.9.13/1.10.9, Win 10)
      I do know that not all sound cards or windows versions handle 'plugging' the same...  I wish Win had not implimented that fucntion.

    AL, K0VM
  • Andy M5ZAP
    Andy M5ZAP Member
    edited February 2020

    Al,

    Retested and it behaved fine giving popup you described. I then plugged the Mic into the soundcard with "Mic" selected on the Smart SDR drop down and started doing another task on the PC. 10 seconds later Smart SDR crashed.


    Realtek on board souncard


    Andy

  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited November 2019
    Regarding issue #3 - I have entered a defect report, #4406 in our bug tracker for further investigation.
  • Eric-KE5DTO
    Eric-KE5DTO Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited January 2017
    Confirmed -- DEXP is done in the radio hardware.
  • Ria
    Ria Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2017
    I had opened a support ticket for that a few months ago and the response I got was that's a Windows issue, that SSDR needs an audio device otherwise it will just crash. What happens is that when you disconnect the mic it disables/removes the audio device from windows and when SSDR sees this it gets confused or worse yet tries to use the next available which may be a DAX device then throws its arms up in the air and crashes.

    For what it's worth I get the same issue when using SmartSDR remotely. Unplugging headphones or mic will do it.

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