Re: [amsat-bb] VSPE 64-bit splitter
blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } Hi, Dave. Good QSO from this end, too. I've set it up exactly as you describe, and my properties look exactly like your screen shots (with the exception of different COM numbers), but it doesn't work. ACLog stops seeing data as soon as SatPC32 is started, and Icom Keyer won't work through it at all. And if SatPC32 is getting confused by the other programs, that doesn't appear to be as it should be, either. In other programs, such as XPort, a unique COM number is given to each additional program, and the isolation is complete. So if the rig is on COM33, SatPC32 might be on COM3, ACLog on COM4, Icom Keyer on COM5, etc. -- but they are all actually talking to COM33 in the hardware. I think VSPE may not be up to the task. But the only other programs out there sell for $100 and up!
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On Saturday, August 13, 2016, 20:13, David W0DHB dave@w0dhb.net wrote:
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Nice to QSO with you.
I've been using VSPE 64bit splitters years.
They are a little tricky to set up and get going.
In this case I create a connector COM33 (Could also be a hardware port)
And a splitter
I set my rig to use COM33 for CAT
All programs that you want to access the rig CAT should open COM3.
Note that SATPC32 may not work properly if any other input on the splitter is send CAT data .
Hope this helps.
Dave W0DHB
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Mark Johns via AMSAT-BB Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016 15:18 To: yahoogroups ic9100@yahoogroups.com Cc: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] VSPE 64-bit splitter
I know that a number of folks are using virtual serial port splitters to allow both a logging program and SatPC32 to simultaneously talk to their rig via CAT or CI-V. I had such a system working quite nicely on my old Windows 7 32-bit computer, using a little freeware program called XPort.
Recently I switched to a new Windows 10 64-bit computer. Since XPort is 32-bit only, I purchased the 64-bit version of VSPE from www.eterlogic.com. This program works fine creating a virtual serial port "pair" within the computer. When I try to set up a splitter, the first program to start (such as ACLog) talks with the rig fine on the virtual port. But as soon as I start another program on the splitter port (such as SatPC32), the first program stops exchanging data with the rig (IC-9100) and the second program has all the fun. SatPC32 seems to punch through and lock out any other programs. Eterlogic has not gotten back to me.
If anyone has successfully set up a working splitter in 64-bit VSPE I'd like to know what your settings are. Thanks.-- Mark D. Johns, KØMDJ Decorah, Iowa USA EN43
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I fought with issues like this on the station PC down at NI6BB.
I *never* got things to share the com port until I used LBP2, which is a similar bridge program.
Id just about given up, and thought I'd give it one last try after I installed the LP=PAN panadaptor for our ancient Kenwood TS-850.
Fo;;owing the instructions, I had port sharing between the panadptor (it uses PowerSDR), FLDIGI, and ACLog.
Give it a try, it's free.
http://www.telepostinc.com/LPB2.html
73, Jim KQ6EA
On 08/14/2016 01:38 AM, Mark Johns via AMSAT-BB wrote:
blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } Hi, Dave. Good QSO from this end, too. I've set it up exactly as you describe, and my properties look exactly like your screen shots (with the exception of different COM numbers), but it doesn't work. ACLog stops seeing data as soon as SatPC32 is started, and Icom Keyer won't work through it at all. And if SatPC32 is getting confused by the other programs, that doesn't appear to be as it should be, either. In other programs, such as XPort, a unique COM number is given to each additional program, and the isolation is complete. So if the rig is on COM33, SatPC32 might be on COM3, ACLog on COM4, Icom Keyer on COM5, etc. -- but they are all actually talking to COM33 in the hardware. I think VSPE may not be up to the task. But the only other programs out there sell for $100 and up!
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On Saturday, August 13, 2016, 20:13, David W0DHB dave@w0dhb.net wrote:
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Nice to QSO with you.
I've been using VSPE 64bit splitters years.
They are a little tricky to set up and get going.
In this case I create a connector COM33 (Could also be a hardware port)
And a splitter
I set my rig to use COM33 for CAT
All programs that you want to access the rig CAT should open COM3.
Note that SATPC32 may not work properly if any other input on the splitter is send CAT data .
Hope this helps.
Dave W0DHB
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Mark Johns via AMSAT-BB Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016 15:18 To: yahoogroups ic9100@yahoogroups.com Cc: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] VSPE 64-bit splitter
I know that a number of folks are using virtual serial port splitters to allow both a logging program and SatPC32 to simultaneously talk to their rig via CAT or CI-V. I had such a system working quite nicely on my old Windows 7 32-bit computer, using a little freeware program called XPort.
Recently I switched to a new Windows 10 64-bit computer. Since XPort is 32-bit only, I purchased the 64-bit version of VSPE from www.eterlogic.com. This program works fine creating a virtual serial port "pair" within the computer. When I try to set up a splitter, the first program to start (such as ACLog) talks with the rig fine on the virtual port. But as soon as I start another program on the splitter port (such as SatPC32), the first program stops exchanging data with the rig (IC-9100) and the second program has all the fun. SatPC32 seems to punch through and lock out any other programs. Eterlogic has not gotten back to me.
If anyone has successfully set up a working splitter in 64-bit VSPE I'd like to know what your settings are. Thanks.-- Mark D. Johns, KØMDJ Decorah, Iowa USA EN43
"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit,
you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain
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Thanks, Jim. I will definitely look into this! PBP2 says it uses Eltima drivers, and that's a good sign because of today's experiment.
FWIW, I tried today with the Eltima Serial Port Splitter, (http://www.eltima.com/products/serialsplitter/) and after a little messing around, I got the whole thing to work pretty well. There are two problems, however:
1) Eltima does splits, but doesn't do pairs. So to do APRS through the ISS, I needed to use VSPE to create a pair, and Eltima to do the split, running both programs at the same time.
2) Eltima wants $99.95 USD for their software, so I'll likely not be able to continue this setup after the 14-day free trial expires. Also, you can't save configurations in the free trial, so the whole thing needs to be set up from scratch each time. I think if you pay the fee that problem goes away.--
Mark D. Johns, KØMDJ Decorah, Iowa USA EN43 ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain
----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Jerzycke kq6ea@verizon.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] VSPE 64-bit splitter
I fought with issues like this on the station PC down at NI6BB.
I *never* got things to share the com port until I used LBP2, which is a similar bridge program.
Id just about given up, and thought I'd give it one last try after I installed the LP=PAN panadaptor for our ancient Kenwood TS-850.
Fo;;owing the instructions, I had port sharing between the panadptor (it uses PowerSDR), FLDIGI, and ACLog.
Give it a try, it's free.
http://www.telepostinc.com/LPB2.html
73, Jim KQ6EA
I paid for one of the versions I tried at NI6BB. The 32-bit was free, but because they had to pay Micro$oft a fee to get it "approved" for installations with 64-bit systems, they had to charge to use it.
I don't remember who I bought it from, or what I paid, but it was money down the drain, as it didn't work, either.
After I installed the LP-PAN, I decided to give the LPB2 software a shot, as it was annoying to NOT see the correct frequency being displayed in FLDIGI. Once that was working, I then created another virtual port to use with AClog, and I was pleasantly surprised that all the applications played nice with each other and the radio.
We're using a USB-to-serial converter to connect to the radio. It has a NON Prolific chipset in it, as I'm really tired of fighting with the counterfeit Prolific stuff that's flooding the market. As soon as Windows Update would "update" the Prolific drivers, the cables would stop working if they didn't have a genuine Prolific chipset in them, forcing me to roll back the drivers.
This is a major problem with all the cables people buy to program their Baofeng HT's, and ALL of the Hams on the Iowa have a Baofeng that I program for them using MY cable and Chirp.
Haven't tried any APRS through the ISS. The last time I did it I used my Kenwood TH-D72, and just bounced packets through it using the antenna on the HT.
73, Jim
On 08/14/2016 10:11 PM, Mark Johns via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Thanks, Jim. I will definitely look into this! PBP2 says it uses Eltima drivers, and that's a good sign because of today's experiment.
FWIW, I tried today with the Eltima Serial Port Splitter, (http://www.eltima.com/products/serialsplitter/) and after a little messing around, I got the whole thing to work pretty well. There are two problems, however:
Eltima does splits, but doesn't do pairs. So to do APRS through the ISS, I needed to use VSPE to create a pair, and Eltima to do the split, running both programs at the same time.
Eltima wants $99.95 USD for their software, so I'll likely not be able to continue this setup after the 14-day free trial expires. Also, you can't save configurations in the free trial, so the whole thing needs to be set up from scratch each time. I think if you pay the fee that problem goes away.--
Mark D. Johns, KØMDJ Decorah, Iowa USA EN43
"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain
----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Jerzycke kq6ea@verizon.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] VSPE 64-bit splitter
I fought with issues like this on the station PC down at NI6BB.
I *never* got things to share the com port until I used LBP2, which is a similar bridge program.
Id just about given up, and thought I'd give it one last try after I installed the LP=PAN panadaptor for our ancient Kenwood TS-850.
Fo;;owing the instructions, I had port sharing between the panadptor (it uses PowerSDR), FLDIGI, and ACLog.
Give it a try, it's free.
http://www.telepostinc.com/LPB2.html
73, Jim KQ6EA _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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