You need to use a terminal program to command the unit. Do a search on
the internet tucows.com or download.com to find one.
73 Bill N1HCW
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 5:40 PM, mrlogs <mrlogs@verizon.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> I tried installing my new Rotorcard DXA into my Yaesu 1000DXA controller
> today. I hooked it up to my PC thru a Belkin Serial to USB connector. I know
> the connector work's as I use it for another serial input..this was off and
> no software opened & the PC had been restarted..
>
> I used Windows Hyperterminal for the terminal program...I set it at 4800
> baud, etc, per the instructions..Com port 4 is what I used..
>
> Next, I hooked the PC board up to the controller & Serial to USB
> connector..plugged the controller in, typed a capital "V" per instructions,
> got all the copyright info, then typed the capital "K" per instructions..got
> the repeating numbers in Hyperterminal..and adjusted everything to "270 deg
> and "90 deg"" per the instr. (I had rotated the controller manually to "270
> deg and 90 deg" as I calibrated it)..
>
> I tried ending the calibration program by typing a small "k"..nothing I typed
> would show up in Hyperterminal
>
> I tried testing the rotor function by typing AP1030;AM!; per the instr.
> wouldn't do anything, nothing I typed showed up in Hyperterminal
>
> I redid it all (after restarting the PC..and starting over..nothing I typed
> show's up in Hyperterminal...I checked the Device Mgr in Control Panel for
> Com Port 4..it's working and set up @ 4800 baud, etc too & it say's it's
> working OK..
>
> What am I missing..or is the RotorCard DXA sorta DOA?
>
> Any ideas?........Thanks in advance for any & all help..
>
> 73'. Tom N3ZC
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