Mike, I purchased one of these 3 way cables from the web site below and it
arrived yesterday. I got both the serial port from the PC and the 301
encoder connected to the cable and the cable plugged into the 564 Omni VI
Plus, which was really pretty simple. End result is that the 301 encoder is
totally unresponsive. I tried reversing the encoder DB-25 with the PC DB-25
on the "Y" cable with the same results. The PC control works fine but the
301 remote encoder doesn't function at all. I then plugged just the 301
remote encoder directly into the 564 Omni VI Plus and it functions just
fine, as it should. Of course the PC to 564 also works fine, as it has in
the past. I have the baud rate set at the default 1200 as well as the
"address" code at the default of "04", where I always had it. I then played
around with different baud rates to no avail as even up to 19200, the PC
works fine but the 301 remote encoder does nothing when hooked up in
parallel with the PC by way of the "Y" adapter, so went back to the 1200
baud default setting. I'm stumped now and wonder if you or anyone else has
any suggestions to a remedy for a situation I thought would be an easy, one
minute hook-up without a second thought. By reversing the connections to the
adapter cable and the PC still controlling the rig when connected to either
DB-25 dongle, that pretty much eliminates a problem with the adapter cable.
Help!
Thanks in advance to anyone with a suggestion or solution!
73, -=Rog-K9RB=- K9RB@bellsouth.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Coogan" <mikegc@pacifier.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 9:14 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Fw: need info on connecting 301 encoder hook-up as well
asPC toOmni VI Plus
Roger, you could purchase one of these or build your own.
http://www.opticsplanet.net/sports-radar-db25-y-cable.html
Mike W7MGC
Vancouver, Wa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Borowski" <K9RB@bellsouth.net>
To: <TenTec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 6:41 PM
Subject: [TenTec] need info on connecting 301 encoder hook-up as well as
PC toOmni VI Plus
>I recently found a model 301 encoder from TenTec's latest used
>equipment list and was lucky enough to see the message right after it
>was posted and called immediately and it was still available.
> It arrived the other day and It is in excellent condition and works
> fine when plugged into my Omni VI Plus. My question is how was it
> intended to run both PC control and the encoder? Is it one or the
> other or is there an adapter to add a second RS-232 type - 25 pin
> connector to the rig? If so, are any available anyplace that anyone
> can give me a lead on obtaining or do I have to homebrew one in a
> small project box?
> Thanks in advance, Rog-K9RB K9RB@bellsouth.net
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