Tim, I like the ideas keep them coming. Let me just throw in there that we intend to have a mode specific control area with the next console. This will allow such things as a Third Party Digital Mode Program Profile combobox (hopefully with a shorter name), and things like the transmit profiles to appear when the appropriate mode is selected. This will both keep the front console from becoming cluttered (as the current one is) and it will allow for expansion of new ideas and features that are associated with various modes.
My other comment would be that while we love talking about these features and certainly encourage the discussion, the current focus is to build the architecture that will make adding these types of features not only possible, but much easier to implement and maintain. It will be costly in terms of development time, but we believe biting the bullet now is the right decision. And we're sure you will agree with us when we get to the payoff (new console). Keep the ideas coming, but understand why we are not implementing them immediately or even in the short term future. It is a balance to try to communicate that without squashing the much needed creativity that surrounds our product. Hopefully I was clear that we like the discussion and indeed want to implement it, and are working hard to enable such features. :) Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Ellison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 11:42 PM > To: richard allen; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: RE: [Flexradio] VAC flexibility for different digital mode > settings > > Richard, > > That is a very interesting approach. I didn't consider associating more > that one program with a predefined mode. Maybe the crux of the matter > is to do away with the predefined digital mode paradigm. By using a new > table in the database to store operating parameters and associate > specific VAC settings for those selections along with TX profile > settings. > > Do something like this: > > Take the three current digital mode only buttons (the digis and DRM) and > make them user-defined "operating mode profiles". You get to define the > name on the button. As an example you could name one of your operating > mode profiles as "MixW", which you could set as have a > modulation/demodulation mode of USB (all valid modes in the radio could > be selected here) and a check box for "VAC enabled" which in turn would > allow you to define the VAC parameters specifically for that selection. > > > Let's go one step farther. An additional configuration option for > user-defined "operating mode profiles" would allow you to associate TX > profile settings as well. I like using narrow TX filters for digital > modes and that could also be associated with the user-defined "operating > mode profiles". > > But wait! You could allow the system defined modes (the top nine > buttons) to have the ability to associate TX profile settings with those > modes as well (just don't provide the VAC option). > > While we are on a roll, let's go for broke.... > > Then apply a "band stack memories" type functionality to the > user-defined and system defined "operating mode profiles) where > repeatedly clicking on the button would rotate through 3 (or more) > settings for a single button. This way you could have 9 user-defined > "operating mode profiles". > > Use a right click on the mouse over the button to access the modes > definitions. > > I like this train of thought. Sleep deprivation spawns some creative > thinking sometimes. > > Comments, opinions or criticisms? > (I'd love to hear Eric's thoughts on this.) > > > -Tim > --- > Tim Ellison ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) > Integrated Technical Services ( http://www.itsco.com ) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: richard allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 10:59 PM > To: Tim Ellison > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] VAC flexibility for different digital mode > settings > > Tim, > > I agree completeky but I don't think you went far enough. The > selection should probably be keyed on the object external application > and not the mode of the radio. I find my self with two or three sstv > programs, two or three rtty, and several cw decoders. It would be > nice to be able to pull these up by application. In addition, I've > been running different applications for the same mode simultaneously > driven by the single sdr1000 vac source. > > This could be done so that it would allow the user to configure the > sdr1000 for his external applications rather than limiting the choice > to two or three sdr1000 modes. Eliminate the DIGU/DIGL buttons > alltogether and make then into a user definable drop down menu > selector. > > Regards, > Richard W5SXD > > "Tim Ellison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (02/28/2006 21:10) > > >Eric et. al. > > > >Joe, AB1DO mention this to me a couple of weeks back, but not until > >recently did I fully understand what he was talking about. > > > >Recently I started playing with Dream (DRM) and after a bit of trial > and > >error, I was able to get it going with VAC 3.12. Now that I am > actively > >using multiple digital mode software packages for different PowerSDR > >modes, I have experienced the cumbersome process of configuring VAC for > >multiple digital modes related to the mode buttons on the console. Not > >one to sit idly by and moan and groan to myself (boy do I love being > >able to converse directly with the development team) I have a program > >change request related to the VAC setup and digital modes within > >PowerSDR. > > > >Currently there are three mode buttons on the PowerSDR console that can > >"evoke" VAC when engaged; DigiL, DidigU and DRM. It would be WONDERFUL > >if you could set different VAC parameters for each of the buttons. > > > >Here is my justification. Most folk use DigiL with a RTTY program. > And > >use another digital mode program, such as MixW when in DigiU mode. > Last > >but not least using Dream with DRM. Each one of these programs has > >different soundcard settings which require different VAC settings. > >Since there is essentially a different digital mode program associated > >with each one of the different VAC "enabled" mode, I am constantly > >having to configure and reconfigure VAC when running primarily digital. > >That makes me have to remember the correct setup for each program and > >does not make changing from MixW to Dream to MMTTY as seamless as > >clicking the mode button on the console which it COULD be. > > > >If there was a setup tab (or even right clicking on the mode button > >(digiL, digiU & DRM) that you could define different VAC parameters for > >each of the three VAC "enabled" modes, that would solve the conundrum > of > >reconfiguring VAC every time you select a different mode. > > > >So wadda ya think? > > > >-Tim > >--- > >Tim Ellison <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Integrated Technical Services <http://www.itsco.com/> > >Apex, NC USA > >919.674.0044 Ext. 25 / 919.674.0045 (FAX) > >919.215.6375 - cell > >>>> PGP public key available at all public KeyServers <<< > >Skype: kg4rzy > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >FlexRadio mailing list > >FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > >http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > >Archive Link: > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/ > >FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
