[chirp_devel] debugging Yaesu VX-8DR transfers

[Dan Smith]

> After a bunch of tries I finally got it to read the memories from the
> radio (you have to put it in tx mode several times to hit the window
> correctly) but now I'm not having any luck writing to the radio. I put
> it in clone "wait" mode, hit the "go" button, and it immediately
> finishes.

Hmm, might be a sketchy cable.

> So, where's the debug console? Or is there a description of the transfer
> waveforms so I can look at it on a 'scope (which I don't want to do
> unless I have to).

It's just TTL serial. You can run it from a console window and see the 
debug output.

> I'm not sure how I should be debugging this, or what code snapshot I
> should be running, so I though I'd ask here.

Definitely try the latest daily version and/or grab the repository 
directly. The former will be easiest and the latter will let you poke 
with the code a bit:

   http://d-rats.com/hg/chirp.hg

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Dan Smith
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