Jim, thanks for the good detailed actionable information. I’m a newbie on much of this and it may take me a while to get comfortable and longer to get knowledgeable. I may be slow but I’m not stopped!
Thanks again, 73 Patrick AF5CK From: Jim Jannuzzo Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 10:20 AM To: patric...@windstream.net ; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] FlexControl install issues Patrick, I found that DDutil supports the Flex Knob even better than PowerSDR does. It gives more control options, expecially some I wanted. In addition, since I have a little VB script to start everything in order and delay starts by a few seconds, DDutil brings up the Knob after PSDR is up and running. I'm going to guess that you're having a problem with Windows trying to re-assign COM ports on you. It does that, and I don't like it. If PSDR has assigned the Knob to COM 5, and Windows decides to reassign something to COM 5, then PSDR will not be happy at all. I forced the Knob COM assignment to where I wanted it to go by opening Control Panel, Device Manager, Ports(COM &LPT), and then choosing FlexControl USB Control Knob. From here, I went to the Port Settings tab, and clicked Advanced. The Port Setting is at the bottom left of Advanced. I used COM 7, which is over any other physical serial ports. Jim KJ2P > From: patric...@windstream.net > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 06:46:55 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl install issues > > I now have the FlexControl installed (automatically as advertised in > instructions.) I shut down PSD and restarted it. It came up in "NORMAL" > mode vice the 9 bit noisy weird inop mode and the Flexcontrol installed > first try, no problems. > > Apparently (well, at least it seems like there may be) a "race" condition, a > non deterministic situation in the software (or combined system) where > things can sometimes get off to a bad start. Most of the time my lashup of > radio, computer, and software starts up fine but a couple times it has had a > "bad" start and the display depicts a string of 9 bit words and the sound > they make does not soothe the savage breast. > > There appears to be a certain random element in the startup. Once started > properly, ops normal continues ad infinitum (or at least hours) with no > apparent problems. If on the other hand there is a bad start (receiver > displays the above described "stuff" and makes rude noises) it will not > receive a normal signal, won't install FlexControl, and won't heal itself > (restart is needed.) > > Finding the source of the problem could easily cost more in time and > resources than it is worth, especially considering the alternative is to > live with it and once in a while have to start the system up twice to get it > going properly. This software is not simple. > > 73 Patrick AF5CK > > > > I just ran into the same thing. Try running the Flexcontrolinstall.bat > file that is in the 64 bit driver directory. > > --Mike WQ5C > > On 6/5/2012 11:37 PM, Patrick Greenlee wrote: > > Sorry, my previous message went out with erroneous title, (I'm up way past > > my bedtime.) > > > > Please disregard previous message in favor of this one as here are minor > > edits downpage. > > > > If you look in C:\Program Files > > (X86)\FlexRadio\PowerSDRv2.1.x\FlexControlyy you will find more of the > > path name mentioned in the FlexControl instructions but looking where told > > doesn't work. > > > > Rest of message should be pertinent. > > > > My new Flex-Control has arrived and I tried to install it on my new Flex > > 5000 under Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. > > > > I tried to follow the included instructions with blind obedience so as to > > not wander off the straight and narrow but no joy, I got the message > > predicted by the instruction sheet, "Installing New Driver." And then > > while > > expecting to see the message, "Flex Control driver is successfully > > installed" and "The device is ready for use" I instead was told there was > > an > > error, the driver was not installed. I tried again but using the same USB > > port did not trigger the attempt to install the driver. I plugged the Flex > > Control into another USB port and got the same results as above, a swing > > and > > a miss, repeated for some other USB ports. No joy. > > > > The instructions state that "If there is ever a need to manually tell > > windows where to find the driver files, tell Windows that the drivers are > > in: > > C:\Program Files\FlexRadio Systems\PowerSDRv2.1.x\FlexControlyy where x is > > the dot release and yy is 32 or 64 (bits of OS) > > > > The path name given does not exist within my PowerSDR installation. There > > is a C:\Program Files\FlexRadio\"BlahBlahBlah" where there are 7 choices > > for Blah etc. > > > > PowerSDR installed OK or so it seemed as the radio worked and I copied > > WWV, > > some SSB and CW sigs. Now I get a strong series of apparent 9 bit digital > > words (all ones) repeated over and over and over on all bands Loud and > > obnoxious). > > > > Any ideas? Is there a way to manually install the driver(s) for the > > FlexControl under Windows 7 Professional 64 bit? Is there a simple way to > > "reset" the USB ports (restore their virginity as regards FlexControl > > insertion so the system will try again to install the drivers? > > > > So far it is a cool looking > > accessory with three lights, three buttons, and a knob but, of course, no > > function. > > > > ???????????????? > > > > Tia for any assistance, > > > > 73 Patrick AF5CK > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > > http://www.flexradio.com/ > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2433/5048 - Release Date: 06/05/12 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ No virus found in this message. 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