![]() Then a single USB cable going to your computer, or raspberry pi. It has CAT control and audio interface built into a very small enclosure. This new interface is called the DigiMode-4. XGGComms is a family owned small business, manufacturing lots of excellent audio interfaces, audio cables, and CAT control interfaces, for a variety of different rigs. The device is a combo Audio Interface and CAT control from XGGComms in the UK. There is definitely a market in getting rid of the cable mess, and here it is. In fact there was one item found, which I previously begged another popular audio interface specialist company to produce. Things to help make working portable easier. Recently I was browsing ebay to see if there were any new or interesting gadgets out. Really? It’s all quite ridiculous! CE-19 compared to XGGComms Digimode-4 When was the last time you took a look at the size of a Signalink USB compared to the radio it’s being used with? Or the Xiegu CE-19 Tentacle monster, which is supposed to make data and CAT control simpler. For some reason audio interface and CAT control manufacturers have failed to grasp the concept of “portable communications”. Wires going every which way, getting tangled, getting lost, or simply just getting in the way. We are often discussing the “cable mess” on the channel. I made one and named it "Fldigi files" for all my TRX.Today we turn our attention to audio interfaces and CAT control for the Xiegu G90 and X5105. Right click the corresponding XML file and "save as" in a folder under your documents. Verify that you have got the new and updated XML files from the Fldigi download page. RTTY is spot on if you set the RTTY sweet spot to 2210 in the Configure->Misc->Sweet Spot Tab of Fldigi.Ĭlicking on the mark tone in the SmartSDR panadapter will center the RTTY signal for decode (Thanks to Bob N7ZO). The COM port numbers can vary on your PC! Be careful that the newly created COM ports are not used by other, already existing, devices!Ĩ. Main screen (PSK63), SmartSDR set to DIGU, 5.0K slice bandwidthĩ. Main screen (RTTY), SmartSDR set to RTTY, 400Hz bandwidth Notice that COM10 is used here because I use a microHAM DigiKeyer II to connect my TS-2000X. If you want to connect to another TRX, a TS-2000 in this case, you can use Hamlib, un-tick it and change TRX by selecting the corresponding CAT file, a very nice touch. How to use Fldigi with two slices has already been explained on this forumĥ. If you log directly with fllog you don't need to create this extra port in SmartSDR CAT.ĭon't forget to click "Initialize" in Fldigi, which is necessary each time you SmartSDR CAT, leaving the main CAT port 6 open for my HRD Logbook and it's corresponding HRD server MiniDeluxe. Notice that I have used COM8 here, which I have created in To connect Fldigi to SmartSDR you need only RigCAT. You have to restart in protected mode and change the numbers or uninstallĤ. Sometimes two ports with the same number can crash Windows. This is my list, yours will show different ports: Now you can see all your COM ports, even the hidden ones, if so clicked. ![]() Just copy the lines into your editor and save the batch file as "view devices.bat" You can create a little batch file, which I call "View Devices". The COM port numbers can vary on your pc! Be careful that the newly created COM ports are not used by other, already existing, devices! Need only if you want to connect other programs which can't use a HRD server. Notice that I have also created a dedicated CAT port pair (COM8-18) which you Create a virtual PTT port in the Serial ports tab clicking "Add a port", then "PTT" and you should get a COM port pair (COM7-17) in this case: In SmartSDR CAT notice the port which was created at installing it and to which 3rd party programs will connect, in my case COM6:ģ. In our case that would be SmartSDR SliceA and SmartSDR SliceB written by Tim, W4TME and recently updated to include the new RTTY mode.Ģ. Download Fldigi and the RigCat xml files for your Rig. Please tell me about improvements to the tutorials and issues not reported here.ġ. ![]() The OS can also create a problem concerning user permissions. ![]() You have to allow them on your system, so have a look at both your firewall and antivirus programs if there is no connection. Setup of digital mode programs often opens server ports. Be careful to totally remove SmartSDR from your PC before you install Windows 10, then reinstall, having saved your profiles beforehand. Setup for Windows 10 should be the same as for Windows 7, although there have been reports about problems with virtual ports. I run all programs on Windows 7 Home Premium both 32 and 64 bit. There are a lot of other very interesting programs on David, W1HKJ's page, like flrig and fllog. Hahn, DH2IDįldigi is easy to setup, very stable and shows everything on one screen, making it one of the best programs for digital modes.
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