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Re: [TenTec] Paragon II Computer Interface Problems

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Paragon II Computer Interface Problems
From: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py@earthlink.net>
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:57:02 -0000
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You must also be at 1200 baud for Paragon II.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick and Karen Bunn" <RRBunn@cox.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:45 PM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Paragon II Computer Interface Problems


> Try using 8 bits, 2 stop bits, No parity.  I know the bit count is wrong,
> but that's how I got my Paragon II to work with WIN-EQF.
>
> 73 Rick
> N4ASX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Edward A. Feustel
> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 2:43 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] Paragon II Computer Interface Problems
>
> I am trying to use the II's computer interface. I am having difficulty
> with the responses to queried data, but not to receiving CDE (Matrix)
data.
> TRX-Manager indicates communication error using IC735 emulation and XMLog
> complains
> about missing EOMs for IC735 and Paragon II modes. TRX-Manager works well
> when
> the II is put in CDE (Matrix Mode), but does not succeed when it asks for
> replies
> except for operations setting the transceiver.
>
> The information returned seems to be correct, but possibly in the wrong
> format
> (at least according to my Paragon II's manual) One Debug program that I
have
> used shows an additional byte in the mode/filter response and in the
> frequency response.
> I don't have the source for the debugger, so it may be manipulating the
data
> before
> presentation.
>
> The manual I have indicates that byte 5 should be the first byte of the
> response data.
> But in the debugging printout, byte 5 appears to be the command sent to
the
> transceiver,
> i.e. 03H for query frequency and 04H for get mode.  In addition, the get
> frequency seems
> to have an extra byte in the frequency after the MHz byte and just before
> the FDH byte.
>
> Can those with a manual verify how many data bytes should be received for
03
> and 04
> queries?  Could be I have an early version of the manual or the controller
> code.  Is
> there a version number on your receiver ROM?
>
> Thanks,
> Ed, N5EI
>
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