[Dx4win] PCIe LPT port problem
Forwarding message for VE7BZ --Paul, KK4HD The day finally came when the old XP machine that has powered DX4WIN for so many years died -- and it was replaced with a Win7 box. While I have most things restored, I am stuck with an LPT port problem. I thought I could simply install a PCI (Express) LPT port card and get going once again, but such is not the case due to the manner in which Win7 or the card -- I'm not sure exactly which handles the port addressing. The card in question is a StarTech model called PEX1P and according to their tech support person it's not mappable -- so they could not tell me the real port address. When I look at the card in Device Manager the Resource tab tells me the I/O Range is D010 - D017 and D000 - D003. Again according to StarTech, the only card they can give a real address for is a mappable model such as their PCIPM card -- but it's not available in PCI (Express) -- only straight PCI. One more thing. I am running DX4WIN v8.05, but when I run the 'lptdriver.exe' file from within the Drivers folder the executable always suggests installing the program in a folder labeled c:\dx4w803 -- not 805. I have restarted the computer according to the instructions given when installing on a 64-bit system but DX4WIN always starts with an error message saying it can't find the LPT port. So -- yes I need some help to sort out the problem. If you've had experience with this issue I'd sure appreciate your insight and or suggestions. 73 de Paul, VE7BZ __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] PCIe LPT port problem
While I can't comment on the PCIe-LPT card directly, I have heard that PIEXX makes a USB-to-LPT interface that actually works. They're the same folks who made the computer control interface for the Kenwood TS-930. -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] PCIe LPT port problem
I successfully operate a dual port parallel card under Windows 7/64. Grab the port address as indicated in Device Manager Ports Properties Resources I/O range and put it in the file save/portmap.ini. My portmap.ini file look like this: [LPTMAP] LPT1=$E800 LPT2= LPT3=$EC00 -larry (K8UT) -Original Message- From: Paul van der Eijk Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:02 AM To: DX4WIN Reflector Subject: [Dx4win] PCIe LPT port problem Forwarding message for VE7BZ --Paul, KK4HD The day finally came when the old XP machine that has powered DX4WIN for so many years died -- and it was replaced with a Win7 box. While I have most things restored, I am stuck with an LPT port problem. I thought I could simply install a PCI (Express) LPT port card and get going once again, but such is not the case due to the manner in which Win7 or the card -- I'm not sure exactly which handles the port addressing. The card in question is a StarTech model called PEX1P and according to their tech support person it's not mappable -- so they could not tell me the real port address. When I look at the card in Device Manager the Resource tab tells me the I/O Range is D010 - D017 and D000 - D003. Again according to StarTech, the only card they can give a real address for is a mappable model such as their PCIPM card -- but it's not available in PCI (Express) -- only straight PCI. One more thing. I am running DX4WIN v8.05, but when I run the 'lptdriver.exe' file from within the Drivers folder the executable always suggests installing the program in a folder labeled c:\dx4w803 -- not 805. I have restarted the computer according to the instructions given when installing on a 64-bit system but DX4WIN always starts with an error message saying it can't find the LPT port. So -- yes I need some help to sort out the problem. If you've had experience with this issue I'd sure appreciate your insight and or suggestions. 73 de Paul, VE7BZ __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] PCIe LPT port problem
The Piexx box uses OTRSP (open two radio switching protocol from K1XM) - it is not memory mapped. Unless DX4Win were to support OTRSP the Piexx device will not work for CW, band relays, radio switching, etc. The same is true with direct control of microHAM MK2R+ or micro2R if one substitutes microHAM Control Protocol for OTRSP. 73, ... Joe Subich, W4TV microHAM America, LLC. http://www.microHAM-USA.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microHAM On 5/16/2012 9:45 AM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: While I can't comment on the PCIe-LPT card directly, I have heard that PIEXX makes a USB-to-LPT interface that actually works. They're the same folks who made the computer control interface for the Kenwood TS-930. __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] JT65 Signal Reports?
Previously I asked for a slight modification to the 599 signal report in DX4WIN for JT65 users. In JT65, the signal report is the signal-to-noise ratio in dB. Actually it is the signal/(signal+noise) ratio, so the value is ALWAYS negative. S/N = -10 dB is a strong signal, S/N=-25 dB is weak. The requested change is that the field allow a minus (-) sign, with a format -nn in addition to the implicit positive number. In addition to the sign, the numeric range needs to be widened; RST=00-10 is rejected, while RST=11 and higher passes the test. Has anything happened on my earlier request? Is there any hope for us JT65 users other than sticking signal reports into notes fields? Are there any other JT65 users that are similarly frustrated? 73 de Tom K3IO (ex W3IWI) __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] PCIe LPT port problem
I think their tech guy may have been blowing smoke, Paul(s) - I have a StarTech PEX1P PCIe Parallel Adapter Card - 1 Port, SPP, EPP, ECP (S262-8032) that I just got from Tigerdirect for a new Win7 PC. While I haven't tried to use it with the antenna switching control side of DX4WIN, it works fine doing the same job for N1MM Logger, which also needs to know the port address. If your new machine is a 64-bit Win 7 machine, as even nearly the cheapest Dells may be now, then you may need a different port driver. In any case, it should be installed in the same folder as your DX4WIN executable, so that definitely is one place to look for a solution. Otherwise, I need to defer to Paul on the driver issue and how it is integrated with DX4WIN. 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 5/16/2012 9:02 AM, Paul van der Eijk wrote: Forwarding message for VE7BZ --Paul, KK4HD The day finally came when the old XP machine that has powered DX4WIN for so many years died -- and it was replaced with a Win7 box. While I have most things restored, I am stuck with an LPT port problem. I thought I could simply install a PCI (Express) LPT port card and get going once again, but such is not the case due to the manner in which Win7 or the card -- I'm not sure exactly which handles the port addressing. The card in question is a StarTech model called PEX1P and according to their tech support person it's not mappable -- so they could not tell me the real port address. When I look at the card in Device Manager the Resource tab tells me the I/O Range is D010 - D017 and D000 - D003. Again according to StarTech, the only card they can give a real address for is a mappable model such as their PCIPM card -- but it's not available in PCI (Express) -- only straight PCI. One more thing. I am running DX4WIN v8.05, but when I run the 'lptdriver.exe' file from within the Drivers folder the executable always suggests installing the program in a folder labeled c:\dx4w803 -- not 805. I have restarted the computer according to the instructions given when installing on a 64-bit system but DX4WIN always starts with an error message saying it can't find the LPT port. So -- yes I need some help to sort out the problem. If you've had experience with this issue I'd sure appreciate your insight and or suggestions. 73 de Paul, VE7BZ __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] PCIe LPT port problem solved!
I am pleased to report that using the suggestion put forward by Larry, K8UT earlier today I now have LPT port keying fully operational on my new 64-bit Win7 machine. The solution was so obvious it was hard to see --simply enter the odd looking address range in the portmap.ini file and save the file. The problem was more between the keyboard and the chair than in the new computer and for that I take full responsibility. For the record, I am using StarTech single port parallel card model PEXIP which is PCI Express. The address range shown in Device Manager was listed as D010 - D017 and D000 - D003. My portmap file entry is LPT1=$D010 My thanks to all who offered their suggestions. 73 de Paul, VE7BZ __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
