[Flexradio] Flexwire (I2C) question

2014-12-29 Thread Phil Theis
Hi Alan, You are not mentioning the UCB form where you tell the application what bits you want activated. The first two entries are dedicated to the V/U module, Be sure to press the FlexWire button on that form. And you must select each bit that you want activated for each band. You can get to

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire (I2C) question

2014-12-29 Thread Alan
Thanks to the input from various people, I now have a very nice 8-port UCB working perfectly. Another example of the hobby at its best. 73s, Alan WA4SCA -Original Message- From: Phil Theis [mailto:p...@k3tuf.com] Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 1:04 PM To: wa4...@gmail.com;

[Flexradio] FlexWire (I2C) question

2014-12-28 Thread Alan
I have a VU-5K and a K3TUF FlexWire adapter to use with a UCB. In testing the adapter, I wasn't able to see any change in the open collector outputs using either the recommended meter diode test, or an LED and 1K resistor from +5. Both the FlexWire Clock and Data lines show +3V DC on a 40

[Flexradio] FlexWire peripherals

2012-12-17 Thread Phil Theis
Don, I use it for switching transverters and through DDUTIL you can switch HF antennas as well. It simply needs a PCA9555A chip on the I2C port. I put together a little peripheral for this purpose. I documented it at k3tuf.com/FW.html 73, Phil K3TUF

[Flexradio] FlexWire Peripheral Interface Bus

2012-12-16 Thread Don
What ever happened to the peripherals for this port or the software support for antenna tuners, rotor controllers and band switches etc... ? Don, kd6hq ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] FlexWire Peripheral Interface Bus

2012-12-16 Thread Tim Ellison
DDUtil pretty much eliminated the need for FlexWire widgets. Tim Ellison On 12/16/2012 5:35 PM, Don wrote: What ever happened to the peripherals for this port or the software support for antenna tuners, rotor controllers and band switches etc... ? Don, kd6hq

[Flexradio] Flexwire

2012-09-27 Thread Craig Gagner
Has anyone done any work with the Flexwire which allows it to trip a relay to access external Transverters by using the UCB Address in the XVTR Menu? Or is there a way to piggyback Transverters on the XVTR ports. Thanks Craig, W1MSG ___

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2012-09-27 Thread Army Curtis
] On Behalf Of Craig Gagner Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 11:30 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Flexwire Has anyone done any work with the Flexwire which allows it to trip a relay to access external Transverters by using the UCB Address in the XVTR Menu? Or is there a way

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2012-09-27 Thread Tim Samaras
. 73, Army - AE5P -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Craig Gagner Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 11:30 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Flexwire Has anyone done any work with the Flexwire

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2012-09-27 Thread Robert Logan
the hardware available. 73, Army - AE5P -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Craig Gagner Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 11:30 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Flexwire Has anyone done any

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2012-09-27 Thread Army Curtis
Message- From: Robert Logan [mailto:bob.loga...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 4:07 PM To: Army Curtis Cc: Craig Gagner; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire K3TUF's website says the UCB is longer available. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Sep 27, 2012

[Flexradio] Flexwire accessories in the future?

2012-05-19 Thread vtnn43e
Does Flex have any plans to release any accessories that use the Flexwire port in the near future? If so can you give a hint as to what they would do? Are there any other companies that make make anything to use with that port? Zack N8FNR ___

[Flexradio] FlexWire accessories

2011-07-30 Thread Phil Theis
I have begun to update the website with information on VHF transverter interfaces for the FlexWire port. See k3tuf.com and choose FlexWire Information Thanks, Phil K3TUF ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

[Flexradio] FlexWire interface for VHF UCB

2011-04-23 Thread Phil Theis
I have several beta test positive results so I am now ready to take orders for the daughter board for the UCB. This will take FlexWire instructions from the 5000, 3000 or 1500, although I have not had it tested on a 3000. Currently PowerSDR only sends instructions out the FlexWire port for

[Flexradio] Flexwire Pin 3 Question

2011-03-04 Thread Mike Ellerson
I know this is in the manual but……. Does this pin put out a DC voltage to switch a relay? If so how much? If not what is its intended use? Thanks KS4JU ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

[Flexradio] FlexWire

2011-01-20 Thread Robert Costa
Hello, As I just purchased a 5000a, I am still in my learning curve. I searched the flex knowledge base before submitting this question. 1) What is the function of Flexwire port ? Is it supported in software? I tried to google it and found nothing. Thank you and 73 Robert

Re: [Flexradio] FlexWire

2011-01-20 Thread Tim Ellison
://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50449.aspx -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Robert Costa Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 3:44 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] FlexWire Hello, As I

[Flexradio] Flexwire I2C communication

2010-11-26 Thread Michael Walker
Is the I2C protocol described anywhere at all? I had a quick search of the Knowledge base, but couldn't find anything. Mike VA3MW ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

[Flexradio] flexwire audio in

2009-12-20 Thread Anthony M
Hi Guys, Im having troubles with the Flexwire port (FLEX3000) and getting line audio in from my rack. The active/hot is obviously pin 2 - however which ground should be used, pin 1 or pin 5 (or are they the same?) I wired it up via pin 1 as ground and 2 as hot/live/audio+ however cant get any

Re: [Flexradio] flexwire audio in

2009-12-20 Thread Anthony M
Problem solved, Audio out problem from rack! (DUH) :) -- From: Anthony M anth...@consultexcel.com.au Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 8:10 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] flexwire audio in Hi Guys, Im having troubles

Re: [Flexradio] flexwire audio in

2009-12-20 Thread Anthony M
...@consultexcel.com.au; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] flexwire audio in Problem solved, Audio out problem from rack! (DUH) :) -- From: Anthony M anth...@consultexcel.com.au Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 8:10 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] flexwire audio in

2009-12-20 Thread George Steube
-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz]on Behalf Of Anthony M Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 4:12 AM To: Anthony M; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] flexwire audio in One question however, Has anyone else noticed much worse RF getting in via Flexwire vs Mic socket

[Flexradio] Flexwire audio in

2009-09-19 Thread Jesse N4BFD
Hello, Just curious about the Flexwire audio in specs, is it line leven instead of mic level? Does it bypass the mic preamp? Jesse 73 N4BFD http://www.qrz.com/db/N4BFD ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire audio in

2009-09-19 Thread Tim Ellison
Line level and it does not use the mic preamp. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jesse N4BFD Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 4:46 PM Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Flexwire audio

Re: [Flexradio] FlexWire Adapter Progress

2009-04-11 Thread Neal Campbell
Really pretty layout, board and enclosure. Excellent work my friend! 73 Neal k3nc On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Steve Nance sna...@charter.net wrote: The proto enclosure is done. See the blog for more info. http://flexwire-adapter.blogspot.com/ No additional reflector posts will be

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire adapter

2009-03-23 Thread Brian Morgan
Hello Fellow Flexers and especially to Steve K5FR. The Flexwire project will surely interest anyone who has an interest (as do I), in operating their Flex radio, remote. I know that we are largely spoilt by how easy it is to do so now, but it is not so easy to adjust output power, to

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire adapter

2009-03-23 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:39 AM, Brian Morgan brianmor...@netspace.net.au wrote: The Flexwire project will surely interest anyone who has an interest (as do I), in operating their Flex radio, remote. I know that we are largely spoilt by how easy it is to do so now, but it is not so easy to

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire adapter

2009-03-23 Thread Lux, James P
My only comment is that using FlexWire to interface to the stunt box means that the box may only be used with Flex radios. If one were to use some other interface, IP-over-Ethernet would be my first choice, then it could be used with any radio in any shack as the Rig Control Program

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire adapter

2009-03-23 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Lux, James P james.p@jpl.nasa.gov wrote: Or the stuff from Rabbit Semiconductor in Davis http://www.rabbit.com/products/kits/ I think the MiniCore RCM5700 has Etherenet, and the dev kit is $49. Of course, that doesn't have a box or isolation interfaces.

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire adapter

2009-03-23 Thread Steve Nance
- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Lux, James P Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 12:15 PM To: Brian Lloyd; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire adapter My only comment is that using FlexWire to interface to the stunt

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire adapter

2009-03-23 Thread Lux, James P
-Original Message- From: Steve Nance [mailto:sna...@charter.net] Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 11:12 AM To: Lux, James P; 'Brian Lloyd'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Flexwire adapter Brian/Jim, Thanks for the info, but I think I'm going to stay with the current

[Flexradio] FlexWire Adapter Report

2009-03-21 Thread Steve Nance
Well, after many months of nose picking and butt scratching there is finally progress to report on the FlexWire Adapter. Since the development is still on-going and will be for a while I have decided to join the blog craze to report the progress of this project rather than using reflector posts.

Re: [Flexradio] FlexWire Adapter Report

2009-03-21 Thread Tim Ellison
: 'FlexRadio List' Subject: [Flexradio] FlexWire Adapter Report Well, after many months of nose picking and butt scratching there is finally progress to report on the FlexWire Adapter. Since the development is still on-going and will be for a while I have decided to join the blog craze to report

Re: [Flexradio] FlexWire Adapter Report

2009-03-21 Thread Steve Nance
] Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 12:48 PM To: Steve Nance; ddu...@yahoogroups.com Cc: 'FlexRadio List'; flexra...@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Flexradio] FlexWire Adapter Report Can you give us a summery of the high level capabilities of the FlexWire device? -Tim -Original Message

[Flexradio] FlexWire: F5k is I2C master ?

2009-02-10 Thread Frank Goenninger
Hi all, as I am currently working on a I2C-enabled power supply for my homebrew rf amp I'd like to interconnect them. The amp and the power supply will have an AVR-based controller being capable of I2C... I am assuming the F5K is an I2C master and my devices will have to be I2C slaves to

Re: [Flexradio] FlexWire: F5k is I2C master ?

2009-02-10 Thread Gerald Youngblood
-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Frank Goenninger Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 3:09 PM To: Reflector Flex-Radio Subject: [Flexradio] FlexWire: F5k is I2C master ? Hi all, as I am currently working on a I2C-enabled power supply for my homebrew rf amp I'd like to interconnect them. The amp

[Flexradio] flexwire-attached stunt box

2008-10-14 Thread Brian Lloyd
There has been discussion here about some kind of external, intelligent stunt box attached to the flexwire port in order to provide interface to various things, e.g. ALC, antenna rotator control, etc. Something key to me would be some sort of scripting language that would become part of

[Flexradio] flexwire-attached stunt box

2008-10-14 Thread Lee A Crocker
In my opinion the protection hardware should reside in the amplifier not in the flex box and not in the computer. The amp is where the $700 tube resides. personally I don't see much need for ALC anyway. I have long called for a scripting language for PSDR as long ago as the SDR-1000. Its

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-25 Thread Bill Ockert
I normally do not enter into religious discussions. However... I believe that this is precisely the situation... Flex hasn't said they'll publish the interface spec. Actually they have said they will do just that. Quoting from the Flex-5000 Owners Manual Version 1.10.3, caption under

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-25 Thread Frank Brickle
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Bill Ockert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually they have said they will do just that. Quoting from the Flex-5000 Owners Manual Version 1.10.3, caption under Table 4 on Page 9 Table 4 above shows the FlexWire connector pin-out. Complete specifications and the

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-25 Thread Jim Lux
At 09:34 AM 7/25/2008, Bill Ockert wrote: I normally do not enter into religious discussions. However... I believe that this is precisely the situation... Flex hasn't said they'll publish the interface spec. Actually they have said they will do just that. Quoting from the Flex-5000 Owners

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-25 Thread Bill Ockert
? 73 de Bill WB0VHW -Original Message- From: Jim Lux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 11:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire At 09:34 AM 7/25/2008, Bill Ockert wrote: I normally do not enter into religious

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-25 Thread Bill Ockert
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Bill Ockert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually they have said they will do just that. Quoting from the Flex-5000 Owners Manual Version 1.10.3, caption under Table 4 on Page 9 Table 4 above shows the FlexWire connector pin-out. Complete specifications and

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-25 Thread Frank Brickle
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 10:55 AM, Bill Ockert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is also only ½ of what is stated in the quote from the manual. Complete specifications appears from context to imply that in part some of the I2C interface issues that Jim raised in his post back to me, I2C format,

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-25 Thread Frank Brickle
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Tom Clark, K3IO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Correct me if I am wrong. Are not these innards tied up with the FCC's edicts that preclude the transmitter from transmitting on illegal frequencies? This wasn't a problem with the 1000 because it was a kit, but the

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-25 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Jul 25, 2008, at 12:08 PM, Frank Brickle wrote: On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:44 AM, Tom Clark, K3IO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Correct me if I am wrong. Are not these innards tied up with the FCC's edicts that preclude the transmitter from transmitting on illegal frequencies? This

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-24 Thread Jim Lux
At 03:36 PM 7/23/2008, Brian Lloyd wrote: On Jul 23, 2008, at 12:33 PM, Frank Brickle wrote: On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Jim Lux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The question is really do you want to play at the Firewire/Midi message level, or at the PowerSDR API level. The midi message

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-24 Thread Frank Brickle
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Jim Lux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...(Nor for that matter, have they committed to holding the API or external interface constant) That's correct. However, one of the big reasons Erlang was a top choice is its support for running simultaneous multiple versions

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-24 Thread Brian Lloyd
I guess I misunderstand. Seems to me that I can hack code that will talk to the 5K via the firewire interface. I guess I don't understand how anyone could stop me as I am in control of the physical hardware, both 5K and host system. What I guess you are telling me is that you don't plan to

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-24 Thread Frank Brickle
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Brian Lloyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, that works just fine. Of course you are very likely to find yourself in a vacuum -- which may be the intent and may, in fact, be the most efficient way of proceeding. Actually writing and debugging code is a fairly

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-24 Thread Brian Lloyd
If I in particular am resistant to public discussion of many design concepts, it's because in any practical sense there *aren't* any issues to discuss. At least -- and I stress this, again and again -- at least, *not without a tangible prototype to criticize.* We're standing on the

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-23 Thread Lee A Crocker
I hope the interface implementation to this bus is a lot more creative than outputting to a few relays. 73 W9OY ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-23 Thread Frank Brickle
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Jim Lux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The question is really do you want to play at the Firewire/Midi message level, or at the PowerSDR API level. The midi message level seems fraught with peril, since it has to play nice with the midi messages between PowerSDR

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-23 Thread Jim Lux
At 12:33 PM 7/23/2008, Frank Brickle wrote: On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Jim Lux mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The question is really do you want to play at the Firewire/Midi message level, or at the PowerSDR API level. The midi message level seems fraught with peril,

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-23 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Jul 23, 2008, at 12:33 PM, Frank Brickle wrote: On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Jim Lux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The question is really do you want to play at the Firewire/Midi message level, or at the PowerSDR API level. The midi message level seems fraught with peril, since it has

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Jim Lux
Quoting Maarten [EMAIL PROTECTED], on Mon 21 Jul 2008 08:57:34 PM PDT: 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

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Jim Lux
At 09:31 PM 7/21/2008, Neal Campbell wrote: You only need to worry about homebrewing an I2C interface until Flex comes out with some Flexwire products or defines a protocol so some of us can (like happened with the UCB). I am not sure but do not believe there is anything in Psdr currently that

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Eric Wachsmann
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Lux Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:19 AM To: Neal Campbell; Maarten Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire At 09:31 PM 7/21/2008, Neal Campbell wrote: --snip-- I am not sure but do not believe there is anything in Psdr

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Neal Campbell
, 2008 11:19 AM To: Neal Campbell; Maarten Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire At 09:31 PM 7/21/2008, Neal Campbell wrote: --snip-- I am not sure but do not believe there is anything in Psdr currently that sends data over that port so you would have to homebrew

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Jim Lux
At 09:26 AM 7/22/2008, Eric Wachsmann wrote: There are tested functions defined to talk to the FlexWire interface. These functions do indeed talk through the firewire midi port (same as all other control messages). See ...Source\Console\FWC\fwc.cs for the details. Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Jim Lux
At 09:28 AM 7/22/2008, Neal Campbell wrote: Sorry to have mis-represented this. I guess we just need to write routines that can use these functions to talk to our products! Neal On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Eric Wachsmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are tested functions defined to talk

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Eric Wachsmann
FlexRadio Systems -Original Message- From: Jim Lux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Neal Campbell'; 'Maarten' Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Flexwire At 09:26 AM 7/22/2008, Eric Wachsmann wrote: There are tested

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Jim Lux
At 09:53 AM 7/22/2008, Eric Wachsmann wrote: Could you? Yes. Would you want to? That's questionable. The midi messages are basically like a stream of bytes going to/from a serial port. The messages themselves are 10 bytes each. To allow another writer to the port would mean that you would

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Larry W8ER
Jim ... I am confused a bit. Steve k5fr's DDUtil seemingly has all of this functionality. Steve has a different approach, in that he uses the software CAT interface of PSDR and the driving of the computers serial and parallel ports, but the end results are the same. It effectively controls

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Frank Brickle
The CAT system is intended precisely to handle legacy software, so it's the right thing to be using in these situations. That will continue to be the case. Regarding MIDI control, it's very unlikely that the F5K MIDI ports will *ever* be opened up directly to user apps -- MIDI access to the F5K

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Jim Lux
At 10:59 AM 7/22/2008, Larry W8ER wrote: Jim ... I am confused a bit. Steve k5fr's DDUtil seemingly has all of this functionality. Steve has a different approach, in that he uses the software CAT interface of PSDR and the driving of the computers serial and parallel ports, but the end results

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Jim Lux
At 11:40 AM 7/22/2008, Jim Lux wrote: At 10:59 AM 7/22/2008, Larry W8ER wrote: Jim ... I am confused a bit. Steve k5fr's DDUtil seemingly has all of this functionality. Steve has a different approach, in that he uses the software CAT interface of PSDR and the driving of the computers serial

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Jul 22, 2008, at 9:35 AM, Jim Lux wrote: At 09:26 AM 7/22/2008, Eric Wachsmann wrote: There are tested functions defined to talk to the FlexWire interface. These functions do indeed talk through the firewire midi port (same as all other control messages). See

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Jim Lux
At 02:13 PM 7/22/2008, Brian Lloyd wrote: On Jul 22, 2008, at 9:35 AM, Jim Lux wrote: At 09:26 AM 7/22/2008, Eric Wachsmann wrote: There are tested functions defined to talk to the FlexWire interface. These functions do indeed talk through the firewire midi port (same as all other control

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Jim Lux
At 03:10 PM 7/22/2008, Brian Lloyd wrote: On Jul 22, 2008, at 10:23 AM, Jim Lux wrote: Wouldn't it have to? There is nothing in the MIDI message that indicates its destination. Therefore, there is nothing the receiver can do to route the message to its proper recipient. Whoever gets the message

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Jim Lux
At 03:20 PM 7/22/2008, Brian Lloyd wrote: On Jul 22, 2008, at 11:18 AM, Frank Brickle wrote: The CAT system is intended precisely to handle legacy software, so it's the right thing to be using in these situations. That will continue to be the case. Regarding MIDI control, it's very unlikely

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Brian Lloyd
It seems to me that the messages are more important than the interface. I have a number of different ways to talk to various I2C busses (I use I2C for IPC in our various robots). So for me, I would just want to know what the message format is. Is there are standard form for messages on the

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-22 Thread Jim Lux
At 04:54 PM 7/22/2008, Brian Lloyd wrote: Well, you are back to to talking about implementation rather than messages on the wire. Where do I have access to the wire? I have access at the Firewire and I have access at the I2C bus. yes.. I assume that there's some standard way to do MIDI over

[Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-21 Thread Maarten
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

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-21 Thread Jim Lux
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

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-21 Thread Maarten
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

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire

2008-07-21 Thread Neal Campbell
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

[Flexradio] FlexWire

2007-09-23 Thread Steve Nance
I have a Flex-5000A on order with expected delivery next month which I'm waiting for with great anticipation. I haven't heard of any effort to put together a peripheral interface to the FireWire port. Or even a design requirements document for the anticipated functions for this device to

Re: [Flexradio] FlexWire

2007-09-23 Thread Jim Lux
At 11:42 AM 9/23/2007, Steve Nance wrote: I have a Flex-5000A on order with expected delivery next month which I'm waiting for with great anticipation. I haven't heard of any effort to put together a peripheral interface to the FireWire port. Or even a design requirements document for the

Re: [Flexradio] FlexWire

2007-09-23 Thread Steve Nance
You are philosophically right. My only problem with other programs doing this type of thing is not being able to run the radio by itself. On the other hand, with an ancillary program, more control can be had of the functions and the output devices are already in place and available or could be.

Re: [Flexradio] FlexWire

2007-09-23 Thread Jim Lux
At 06:06 PM 9/23/2007, Steve Nance wrote: You are philosophically right. My only problem with other programs doing this type of thing is not being able to run the radio by itself. But what you're really talking about is running only PowerSDR (i.e. whether the peripheral is physically connected

[Flexradio] Flexwire carries audio?

2007-06-04 Thread Jim Lux
At 09:50 AM 6/4/2007, Lee A Crocker wrote: The flex wire is a 2 wire plus ground bus that can control eproms rotors switches potentiometers and other devices in a 2 way fashion and it can also carry audio I/O on the same 2 wires plus ground. It is not the same as a separate line level audio

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire carries audio?

2007-06-04 Thread Eric Wachsmann
; Flexradio Subject: [Flexradio] Flexwire carries audio? At 09:50 AM 6/4/2007, Lee A Crocker wrote: The flex wire is a 2 wire plus ground bus that can control eproms rotors switches potentiometers and other devices in a 2 way fashion and it can also carry audio I/O on the same 2 wires plus ground

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire carries audio?

2007-06-04 Thread Eric Wachsmann
-Original Message- From: Jim Lux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 3:33 PM To: Eric Wachsmann; 'Lee A Crocker'; 'Jerry Flanders'; 'Flexradio' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Flexwire carries audio? At 12:56 PM 6/4/2007, Eric Wachsmann wrote: FlexWire does carry

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire carries audio?

2007-06-04 Thread Jim Lux
At 12:56 PM 6/4/2007, Eric Wachsmann wrote: FlexWire does carry the audio, but it is on separate lines than the I2C. digital format? audio? Connector pinout? Jim, W6RMK ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire carries audio?

2007-06-04 Thread Lee A Crocker
; Jerry Flanders; Flexradio Subject: [Flexradio] Flexwire carries audio? At 09:50 AM 6/4/2007, Lee A Crocker wrote: The flex wire is a 2 wire plus ground bus that can control eproms rotors switches potentiometers and other devices in a 2 way fashion and it can also carry audio I/O on the same 2