On 07/04/11 16:50, Ken Simpson, W8EK wrote:
I don't think there is any question that it is a communications problem, but the real question is what is it and how to fix it.
I downloaded the daily build, installed it, and ran it. Here is the debug file after that, using the "real serial port" on Com 1:
I'm at a loss, we will have to wait for Dan the man to chime in. Enjoy the rest of your 4th.
-Rick
CHIRP daily-06292011 on WinXP autorpt not set et Clone thread started 000: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
-- Exception: -- Traceback (most recent call last): File "chirpui\clone.pyo", line 217, in run File "chirp\yaesu_clone.pyo", line 178, in sync_in File "chirp\yaesu_clone.pyo", line 69, in clone_in File "chirp\yaesu_clone.pyo", line 44, in chunk_read File "serial\serialwin32.pyo", line 212, in read CloneCancelledException
Clone failed: Clone thread ended
I am assuming that all of the those zeros equate to no data going thru. That almost sounds like a bad cable. But I have used both a USB one made specifically for the VX-3, and an older DB-9 serial cable that was used years ago with a VX-5. It is hard to think that both could be bad. And I tried the USB on 2 different computers.
It is really getting frustrating!
Thanks.
73,
Ken, W8EK
Richard Farina wrote, On 7/4/2011 4:36 PM:
On 07/04/11 16:18, Ken Simpson, W8EK wrote:
Actually doing a hard reset is not a problem. I have two VX-3s. One is partially loaded. but the other is "empty". I did a hard reset on the one, and there is what I get:
Log initialized Clone thread started 000: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
See now, something just looks wrong there.... If I'm reading the debug right that should be the first line the radio spits out and all 0's isn't correct at all. There pretty well has to be a communication problem of some kind here...
Looking at the exceptions it is hard to tell, but I'm guessing a serial port driver issue of some kind. Perhaps use google and get a new driver for your usb cable? Try with the serial port one and lowering the buffer value?
Honestly I'm not exactly sure what is going on, I am significantly lacking experience using chirp on windows and this seems like a windows driver or windows python issue.
Maybe try the last daily build?
http://trac.chirp.danplanet.com/chirp_daily/daily-06292011/
-Rick
-- Exception: -- Traceback (most recent call last): File "chirpui\clone.pyo", line 217, in run File "chirp\yaesu_clone.pyo", line 178, in sync_in File "chirp\yaesu_clone.pyo", line 69, in clone_in File "chirp\yaesu_clone.pyo", line 54, in chunk_read File "chirpui\clone.pyo", line 189, in __status CloneCancelledException
Clone failed: Clone thread ended
Close to the same, except the last line.
Does this help any?
Thanks.
73,
Ken, W8EK
Richard Farina wrote, On 7/4/2011 3:58 PM:
On 07/04/11 15:46, Ken Simpson, W8EK wrote:
I tried turning off the FIFO buffers on my main computer, and using the real 9 pin serial cable on Com 1, I got the following in the bedug file:
Log initialized Clone thread started 000: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
Oh man, I so hate to me the jerk that says this but.... um.... can you hard reset your radio and try again? If what you just posted is correct then your radio is identifying with all 0's which is just wrong. In my experience sometimes the Yaesu's just go out to lunch cloning wise, and a hard reset tends to fix it.
I hope you don't have a lot programmed in it yet.....
Otherwise, do you have any other software that it is working with right now?
-Rick
-- Exception: -- Traceback (most recent call last): File "chirpui\clone.pyo", line 217, in run File "chirp\yaesu_clone.pyo", line 178, in sync_in File "chirp\yaesu_clone.pyo", line 69, in clone_in File "chirp\yaesu_clone.pyo", line 44, in chunk_read File "serial\serialwin32.pyo", line 212, in read CloneCancelledException
Clone failed: Clone thread ended
That is slightly different than the one on the laptop with the USB cable, but not much. Again it is progress over just "Log initialized".
Thanks.
73,
Ken, W8EK
Ken Simpson, W8EK wrote, On 7/4/2011 3:23 PM:
I MAY be making progress.
I turned off the buffers on the laptop (as outlined below), and reinstalled ver 0.1.11 to use with the VX-3 (you will recall I had switched to ver 0.1.10 on the laptop, just to try it to see if any difference).
I now have something in the debug file!
Here is what it says:
Log initialized Clone thread started
-- Exception: -- Traceback (most recent call last): File "chirpui\clone.pyo", line 217, in run File "chirp\yaesu_clone.pyo", line 178, in sync_in File "chirp\yaesu_clone.pyo", line 69, in clone_in File "chirp\yaesu_clone.pyo", line 44, in chunk_read File "serial\serialwin32.pyo", line 195, in read CloneCancelledException
Clone failed: Clone thread ended
Hopefully that will mean something to you.
At least the log says something more than "log initialized".
Thanks very much for your help.
73,
Ken, W8EK
D. Daniel McGlothin KB3MUN wrote, On 7/4/2011 2:33 PM: > [mailed direct in case greylist prevents this message from reaching the > list.] > >> Any other ideas? > > By the way, I am using Win XP with SP3. > > You might try disabling the COM port buffers. We find this necessary at > times to do serial communications with certain machine tools so that any > pacing requirements are not upset. > > How to: Right-click MyComputer and choose Properties then click > Hardware tab (Alternately, from Control Panel, double-click System); > click Device Manager button. Expand the Ports(COM&LPT) and double-click > the COM port in question. Choose PortSettings tab; click Advanced > button. After making sure that the expected COM port number is selected > on the "Advanced Settings" window, either uncheck the 'Use FIFO > buffers'; or leave it checked and experiment with lower values in the > Receive& Transmit buffers. > > > > Since I wrote this, I also got an older serial cable (as in 9 pin D > > connector and not usb) that I had for a VX-5, and tried it. Same > > result (although it is on Com 1). > > Does either of the cable setups work with the VX-5 and Chirp? Do you > have any other radio that does work with Chirp and the computer(s)? If > so, what are the differences in cabling? > > 73 de Daniel KB3MUN >
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