[Elecraft] K3 and HRD: MAC using VMWare + HRD, no waterfall display
I'm trying to get my new K3 on the digital modes using HRD. On the advice from the good folks on this list, I purchased a Tascam US122 MK II. No regrets there, it's a great unit for the price. My setup has HRD running under VMWare on a Macbook Pro/Yosemite. I'm running latest Windows 8.1 with HRD in the VM. I am confident in the physical setup, as I can use fldigi natively on the MAC successfully. But, HRD displays no waterfall at all. Sometimes, I see RX activity on the built-in software sound card monitor within HRD, and HRD can in fact see my Tascam under sound card setup, but nothing i've tried will actually make it work. The waterfall display is always dark, indicating no incoming audio, even though the LEDs on the Tascam, indicate activity. Has anyone had success using this setup? Any recommendations for a path to success? Should i try another sound interface? (Don't have one presently.) Sould I ditch the MAC and buy a windows box (ouch)? Thanks, Chris -- Life is like Linux - it never stands still. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 and HRD: MAC using VMWare + HRD, no waterfall display
I have the Tascam US122mkII running on MacOS 10.7.5 on a MacBook Pro. I'm running it on MacOS rather than Windows. It works, but I occasionally have to reboot the Mac to get the driver to properly connect with the Tascam. When it's not working, it looks like everything is connected properly, but there is a lot of noise and distortion in the signal. My problem frequently shows up if the Tascam is plugged in to the USB connection after the Mac is booted. Note that I haven't spent enough time chasing this issue to be really sure what is happening. 73 Bill AE6JV On 3/30/15 at 8:45 AM, challi...@gmail.com (Chris Hallinan) wrote: I'm trying to get my new K3 on the digital modes using HRD. On the advice from the good folks on this list, I purchased a Tascam US122 MK II. No regrets there, it's a great unit for the price. My setup has HRD running under VMWare on a Macbook Pro/Yosemite. I'm running latest Windows 8.1 with HRD in the VM. I am confident in the physical setup, as I can use fldigi natively on the MAC successfully. But, HRD displays no waterfall at all. Sometimes, I see RX activity on the built-in software sound card monitor within HRD, and HRD can in fact see my Tascam under sound card setup, but nothing i've tried will actually make it work. The waterfall display is always dark, indicating no incoming audio, even though the LEDs on the Tascam, indicate activity. Has anyone had success using this setup? Any recommendations for a path to success? Should i try another sound interface? (Don't have one presently.) Sould I ditch the MAC and buy a windows box (ouch)? --- Bill Frantz| Privacy is dead, get over| Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | it. | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | - Scott McNealy | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 and HRD: MAC using VMWare + HRD, no waterfall display
I'm not familiar with VMWare, but under Parallels, youhave to make sure that the various devices, e.g., theserial lines and/or audio codecs, that you need for HRDhave been assigned to Parallels (and Windows) so thatWindows can legally access them. It sounds like you've gotthat much at least partially configured. I'm assuming you have HRD 6.2.9.354 (which I have) or later. Does the HRD Rig Control come up properly, and does itfollow your VFO when you turn the main knob on your K3? On DM780, go into Program Options - Soundcard anddouble-check that it's looking at the audio device you thinkit should be looking at. (I use a SignaLink USB, so it showsup as USB Audio Codec; YMMV, and yes, I know better, but...). Also under Program Options, you might want to investigateSoundcard Calibration. I'm not convinced that that alonewould fix your problem, but it might give you a better idea asto which tree to bark up next. On the main DM780 window, click on Soundcard, which shouldbring up a couple of vertically oriented bar graphs - see ifthe receive one is behaving appropriately; you may need toadjust an input level on your Tascam or other device if it'sin Overload or barely bumping the thermometer. BTW, thereare some helpful tips in the info area in the lower right-handcorner of the Soundcard window. You might also need to go into the OS X settings to double-checkthat it isn't (also) trying to grab the Tascam and/or the K3's serial line,even if VMWare and Windows think they own them. I haven't looked at the HRD forum lately, but you might take a lookover there just in case someone with this particular configurationhas encountered this problem before. HTH and 73, Brandy, N1HO From: Chris Hallinan challi...@gmail.com wrote: But, HRD displays no waterfall at all. Sometimes, I see RX activity on the built-in software sound card monitor within HRD, and HRD can in fact see my Tascam under sound card setup, but nothing i've tried will actually make it work. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3 and HRD: MAC using VMWare + HRD, no waterfall display
Thanks for all the helpful tips and information. Through more testing, it appears it's not DM-780 problem at all, but more likely a bug in the VMWare USB stack. I can get PC sounds to play through the device, but as soon as I change anything at all, the sounds stop working and nothing I can do except unplug and replug the device (virtually, using the VMWare Fusion Disconnect/Connect menu items) will make it work again. So, I will go chase down that avenue. I'm a paying customer of VMWare, so maybe it's time to submit a support request! Thanks again, Chris K1AY On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Bayard Coolidge, N1HO n...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm not familiar with VMWare, but under Parallels, you have to make sure that the various devices, e.g., the serial lines and/or audio codecs, that you need for HRD have been assigned to Parallels (and Windows) so that Windows can legally access them. It sounds like you've got that much at least partially configured. I'm assuming you have HRD 6.2.9.354 (which I have) or later. Does the HRD Rig Control come up properly, and does it follow your VFO when you turn the main knob on your K3? On DM780, go into Program Options - Soundcard and double-check that it's looking at the audio device you think it should be looking at. (I use a SignaLink USB, so it shows up as USB Audio Codec; YMMV, and yes, I know better, but...). Also under Program Options, you might want to investigate Soundcard Calibration. I'm not convinced that that alone would fix your problem, but it might give you a better idea as to which tree to bark up next. On the main DM780 window, click on Soundcard, which should bring up a couple of vertically oriented bar graphs - see if the receive one is behaving appropriately; you may need to adjust an input level on your Tascam or other device if it's in Overload or barely bumping the thermometer. BTW, there are some helpful tips in the info area in the lower right-hand corner of the Soundcard window. You might also need to go into the OS X settings to double-check that it isn't (also) trying to grab the Tascam and/or the K3's serial line, even if VMWare and Windows think they own them. I haven't looked at the HRD forum lately, but you might take a look over there just in case someone with this particular configuration has encountered this problem before. HTH and 73, Brandy, N1HO From: Chris Hallinan challi...@gmail.com wrote: But, HRD displays no waterfall at all. Sometimes, I see RX activity on the built-in software sound card monitor within HRD, and HRD can in fact see my Tascam under sound card setup, but nothing i've tried will actually make it work. -- Life is like Linux - it never stands still. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
