[chirp_users] Chirp Data transfer

Richard Farina
Mon Jul 4 14:01:06 PDT 2011


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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