[DXLog.net - Support] Still problems with Winkey

[Jan-Eric Rehn]

Hi Chris,

It looks fine. I’m looking forward to v2.0.18, so I can test it.

73 de Jan, SM3CER

From: 9A5K 
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2013 12:07 AM
To: Jan-Eric Rehn 
Cc: Bob Wilson, N6TV ; support at dxlog.net 
Subject: Re: [DXLog.net - Support] Still problems with Winkey

Hi Jan. 

I think that problem is located now.
When I've changed serial port communication to low level access, somehow initialization method for winkey in that case was commented by mistake.
Of course, when you start WT and initialization bytes are sent to winkeyer, everything is OK. If you start another application after it, it is still working
because device was initialized earlier. 

I was also testing this with MK2R+, but it seems that in that case initialization isn't necessary, probably it's done in the mk2r+  internally.

This fix is applied already, and should be available in v2.0.18.

73,
Chris - 9A5K





On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 11:58 PM, Jan-Eric Rehn <jan-eric.rehn at telia.com> wrote:

  Yes, I’ve tried that also.

  The only way I can get WinKey to work in DXLog after restarting the computer is to first start Win-Test, open a contest, close Win-Test and then start DXLog.

  73 de Jan, SM3CER

  From: Bob Wilson, N6TV
  Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 11:50 PM
  To: Jan-Eric Rehn

  Subject: Re: [DXLog.net - Support] Still problems with Winkey


  But you say it still doesn't work at all?  Did you try RTS Always ON?

  73,
  Bob, N6TV


  On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Jan-Eric Rehn <jan-eric.rehn at telia.com> wrote:

    Hi,

    Yes, I' m using exactly that configuration in Win-Test, but there are no "Handshake" options in the WinKey setup in DXLog. There I use DTR=Always ON and RTS=Always OFF. I ended with those options after talking to Chris via email a couple of weeks ago.

    73 de Jan, SM3CER

    -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- From: Bob Wilson, N6TV
    Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 7:52 PM
    To: DXLog.net Reflector
    Subject: Re: [DXLog.net - Support] Still problems with Winkey


    From the WinkeyUSB manual:

    "Winkeyer2’s baud rate is fixed at 1200 baud. The communications setup
    should be set to eight bit data, 2 stop bits, and no parity."

    So there is no way it is going to work at 9600 baud.

    Jan, are you using 1200,N,8,2,DTR=Handshake, RTS=Handshake in the COM port
    setup for the Winkey in DXLog.net?  That's what Win-Test uses as the
    defaults.

    I guess DXLog.net needs a "Use Winkey defaults" button like Win-Test, to
    ease COM port setup, or all the settings should be ignored when
    device=Winkey.

    I didn't have any trouble getting the Winkey in a microHAM MK2R+ to work
    with DXLog.net, but of course that's not quite the same hardware as the
    WinKeyer USB.   The microHAM Router software probably does it's own Winkey
    initialization whenever it is launched.

    73,
    Bob, N6TV

    On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 6:20 AM, PeterK <pkfalkensee at gmail.com> wrote:


      Hi,

      maybe the winkeyer works with 9k6 on the usb - that was one of my main
      challenges 1 year ago - only wintest could
      open the winkeyer usb ... A total reset of winkeyer usb did the job and it
      worked again in low speed and any
      program could use it. Wintest checked the availability of winkeyer based
      on possible connection speeds.

      Greetings Peter df1lx

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