Have you looked into the functionality of the three sequenced keying lines on the FLEX-5000?
-Tim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maarten Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:58 PM To: 'Jim Lux' Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire Oh. That really stinks. I can pretty much forget to homebrew something. This will make it tough to transfer my transverter hardware to a SDR5000. Programming a PIC or Rabbit sounds far more difficult than wiring a couple of relais and is most likely beyond my expertise. I kind of missed the whole digital electronic development. Hi. What was the reason not to include the X2 connector? I can understand to go to a better communication interface but why ditch the legacy port. So far I have not found any interfaces in the knowledge base. On google I found a few ham applications using the I2C protocol. How long did it take to finally get the UCB board developed. 73 Maarten N1DZ -----Original Message----- From: Jim Lux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:20 PM To: Maarten Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire Quoting Maarten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Mon 21 Jul 2008 08:10:41 PM PDT: > I am using the SDR1000 with my transverters for VHF/UHF. I use the X2 port > and the open collector switches to control my transverters via a simple > homebrew interface. ( Not a UCB but just a couple of relais) With each band > selection button I can switch the specific transverter and its associated > PA's on. This is great for remote operation. > > I looked at the SDR5000 manual and noticed that the X2 port is not present > anymore. Or am I wrong? You're right > > I noticed a new port called Flexwire. What is the Flexwire port? What is > I2C? The working of the X2 port I could understand without any real advanced > knowledge. This Flexwire does not look that easy. I2C is a simple serial protocol invented by (I think) Philips for things like TV tuners and remotes. Lots of ICs are available that use I2C, and programming a PIC or Rabbit for it is pretty easy. Is there an off the shelf interface that "speaks I2C" and for which the hooks are in PowerSDR? I don't know... > > Where can I find information on this host of peripheral devices? Does anyone > use the flexwire and with what device? Jim, W6RMK _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
