On Sat, May 1, 2010 03:58, Larry Gerhardstein wrote:
Hi Larry,
Your patience is put to the test, don't give up we all run in to problems we can finally solve.
All, I feel like I'm no closer to a working sat station than I was one month ago. I have two computers to run SatPC32 on. Both are DELL Windows 7 Home Premium, one a desktop, the other a laptop. I have a Keyspan 4-port USB to RS232 box with optical isolators from CommFront connected to G-5500 and ICOM 910H interfaces.
When I run SatPC32, I set up the COM ports and then enable R+ and C+. The computer then controls the xcvr and the rotors. After clicking on R and/or C a few times, or after clicking the transmit button on the ICOM, the computer crashes... Blue Screen, screen of death. IRQ_LESS_OR_EQUAL message. Both computers do the same thing. They crash after a short while.
The first thing that I would try, is to connect to a real RS232 interface and not via USB. Maybe it is possible to get a PCI card with two RS232 interfaces on it an put in the desktop.
Please reply on this BB (preferred) or to private email w7in@montana.com or call 406-826-7373.
73, Larry W7IN
Goodluck Jan PE0SAT
Maybe when the system crashed again, try to writedown the complete message and send it to me.