Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl install issues
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:\Progr
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 r
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/
[Flexradio] FlexControl install issues
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/
