Wayne,
Thanks for the info. I may of mislead you in the origonal mail. Originally
when I first connect I set keyer Type in the WriteLog port menu to W5XD
keyer instead of W5XD multi +. When I switched to the multi + it was then I
started getting the WPM Timeout message. I could change speed with the W5XD
keyer setting.
I constructed a jumper cable for RTS to CTS and DSR to DTR (pin 4 to pin 6
and pin 7 to pin 8), as suggested in an old mail by you and I'm still
getting the Timeout WPM. I assume this means theres an issue with my set up
or com port.
The only port I have available is com 2, which is a 25pin port and I have a
25to9 pin reducer and then a 9 pin cable to the keyer. Could the issue be
here?
Many thanks also to Don Winn and Ric Plummer for info - its much appreciated
David, VK2DPD
----- Original Message -----
From: W. Wright, W5XD <w5xd@writelog.com>
To: 'David Douglass' <dougie@integritynet.com.au>; <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 5:27 PM
Subject: RE: [WriteLog] W5XD continued
> The fact that the paddles work means the keyer chip and almost
> everything around it are working.
>
> The "Timeout WPM" means that WL is not able to "hear" the keyer.
>
> The only explanation I can think of that is consistent with
> your report (Timout display, CW from paddles, but not from WL,
> and Alt-F9/F10 working) is that one or both of the RS-232 lines
> from the keyer back to the PC are open.
>
> One path is for CTS:
> U2-pin 9 to U1-pin 11, U1-pin 14 to P11-pin 8
>
> The other path is for CD or DSR:
> U2-pin 8 to U1-pin 10, U1-pin 7 to P11-pins 1&6
>
> By default, WL "listens" on CTS and DSR, but it can be configured
> with to listen on the CTS/CD pair instead because there is at
> least one kind of COMM port that omits the DSR circuit but includes CD.
> On a "normal" comm port that supports both, the INI setting has
> no effect as the keyer puts the signal on both leads and WL can
> listen on either.
>
> [CONFIGURATION]
> UseCDnotDSR=YES
>
>
> You're almost there.
> Wayne, W5XD
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-writelog@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-writelog@contesting.com]On Behalf Of David Douglass
> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 12:05
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] W5XD continued
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Sorry forgot to mention! Also, in the status box that tell you what code
> spped you are on, I get the message "Timeout WPM". Any suggestions.
>
>
> David
>
> vk2dpd@qsl.net
> dougie@integritynet.com.au
> http://my.integritynet.com.au/dougie/
>
>
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