CI-V Router USER GUIDE (rev June 2015)
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1. COM4 x No Rig y auto y Iv ves Rotator control on COM port m DVK type Wave File Locate na interface y CWI type CW Speeds a lt El Altet 7 LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 a 4 2 o IM AlmodePTT on RTS Left or only Rig None v ocu 1 gt Cancel Right Rig None ocu 1 H elp When finished remember on the menu select Setup and Save Configuration N3FJP Software N3FJP programs does not require a pull up resistor on the Arduino RESET line Start N3FJP Contact Log version 4 2 and select Settings on the Menu then select Rig Interface N3FJP uses fairly generic control for Icom with most modern radios being covered by the Icom entry for Select Rig Ten Tec Fnt Pni Ten Tec Omni VI Baud Rate Perci So A GO SOO SiS Srl Sie we om Sm Lhe pili eal Lalla select the appropriate parameters for Parity _ gt Data Bits p Stop Bits your radio and click test oa EA one 2157 Sus q cal 42 __ Be sure to select the RTS or DTR connection power option if your r Connection Power 7 Radio Polling Rate interface requires it Many None RTS c DIR 100 ms 500 ms C 2sec 10sec interfaces require RTS While have only been able to test it Mode Determined By Use Frequency on Main Form personally on Kenwoods and Icoms2. Radio Polling Rate Normal Suggested Icom Settings 9600 19200 N 8 1 Always Off Always Off Icom Hex Code _Helo Lox _cancer Writelog Version 10 70 and above First I would like to thank the fine folks at WriteLog for loaning me a temporary copy for testing Versions of Writelog before 10 70 have not been tested WriteLog does not require the resistor pull up on the RESET line DTR and RTS must be turned off in the writelog ini file typically located in the Windows directory with the following addition Rigs COM6_RTS_INIT 0 COM6 DTR INIT 0 The number following COM should match the COM port number of the CI V Router For Windows 7 and Windows VISTA WriteLog must be started as Run as administrator so the program will be able to read and modify the writelog ini file Then run the program and on the menu select Setup and Ports and the following window will appear Again configure the baud rate to match the CI V computer baud rate and again select the COM port to match the port of the CI V Router All other settings can be configured as desired More information on ini file settings and configurations are available in the WriteLog manual Page 17 Port Setup What is Connected q x EW DVK Antenna Rig Type Baud Rate Poll Comm PTT m relay comes EEES C icom ic 756PRO2 y 28400 y M no COM2 No Rig y auto y M YES v COM3 No Rig y auto y ves
3. 1 m AA a T C A M S N CCA g EELEE ai Telnet Cluster VE CC 1 y Cancel Help Page 14 Nig Com6 x Speed Parity DataBits Stop Bits 28400 y IN y le y 2 y DTA pin 4 RTS pin 7 Icom Code hex Radio Nr Always Off y Always Off y 64 fi y Enable Both Hardware amp Software PTT 7 PTT via Radio Command Digital Mode Allow ext interrupts PTT via Radio Command SSB Mode 7 PTT via Radio Command Cw Mode FootS witch pin 6 None be Help Suggested Icom Settings 9600 19200 N 1 Always Off Always Off Icom Hex Code DTA ATS should be Always On with a COM port powered interface Set the radio to the same speed or auto baud Set the radio Cl Transceive option to OFF Make sure the Icom Code matches the Address of your radio PTT commands can be used over this interface if supported by your radio In the manual and the screen shot above NIMM states that Transceive should be set off in the radio http nlmm hamdocs com tiki index php page Supported Radios General_Icom_Information_all_Icom_owners_please_read The NIMM manual states that users shall CI V Transceive to OFF If CI V is set to ON the Bandmaps will not update as the VFO is turned This statement is true If NIMM gets Transceive messages it really slows down the band map DO NOT TURN TRANSCEIVE OFF IN THE RADIO To fix this problem it is advised to leave
4. 10 11 USB Echo Subswitch Split OFF when QSY gt 1MHz False Enable driver pow True True level Fals r Enable driver power level learn Fals Small power table Driver power table False 12 Icom radio CI V address 0x64 hex Reset all to default values 13 Which parame 11 IMPORTANT WI RADIO MUST B 1 ter to Change 11 LL CHANGE POWER ON THE RADIO 1800KHz E CONNECTED AND ON gt 1812KHz 0 0 0 Page 36 1812 1824 1836 1848 1860 1872 1884 1896K 1908 1920 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 3500 3525 3550 3575 3600 3625 3650 3675 3700 3725 3750 3775 3800 3825 3850 3875 3900 3925 3950 39 19 5330 5370 7000 7050 7100 7150 7200 7250 10100 14000 14050 14100 14150 14200 14250 14300 18068 18118 21000 21075 21150 21225 21300 21375 24890 24940 28000 N N NNNNA Te Ste Se i N A es Ar el Ge VVVVVV VV NANANA NANANA KN KDA A AKA ANA AKA ANAN NANA A A KA A NAKA KA ANA ANAN AAAH I I A NAAA AAA SAA AN NAN ANA NAN N AN A AFL 1 I I CN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 1824 1836 1848 1860 1872 1884 1896 1908K gt 1920 gt 1932 gt 1944 gt 1956 gt 1968 gt 1980 gt 1992 gt 2000 3525 gt 3550 3575 gt 3600 gt 3625 gt 3650 gt 3675 gt 3700 gt 3725 gt 3750 gt 3775 gt 3800 gt
5. COM If you are running Windows and if the Arduino is connected to the PC it should be visible in your computers Computer Management screen Please note which COM port was assigned to Arduino Board If this port is too high or if you wish to change the COM port assignment right click on the item as shown above and select Properties and click on the Port Settings tab and click on the Advanced button The rest of the parameters are the defaults and are always over written by the program Page 5 Arduino Mega 2560 COM6 Properties General Port Settings Driver Details Bits per second Data bis gy Barty Nons y Stop bits fi y Flow control None y Advanced Restore Defaults And select the desired COM Port number in the highlighted box Advanced Settings for COM6 xi Use FIFO buffers requires 16550 compatible UART Select lower settings to correct connection problems Select higher settings for faster performance Defaults di Receive Buffer Low h 14 Transmit Buffer Low 1 A High 16 16 COM Port Number If the port is marked IN USE and it is a virtual COM device that is currently not in the machine select it to take over that device If you have a physical COM port that you wish to re assign to another number thus freeing that COM port on your machine select the device in the device manager right clic
6. O E Mars E ee eee a es as E Mars so AM H m HH Xverter Onset E disable Polling interval in seconds polled rigs only 20 O Poll coms legacy drivers only MixW Iam not an expert with MixW This program is a digital mode and logging program with many features I worked with version 2 20f demo version and received help from Pat KG4URP For configuration I would recommend the following 4 Transceive msg to USB True 5 USB Echo True as well as using version 1 09 or greater CI V Router software Set up is fairly straight forward On the menu select Configure then TRCVR CAT PTT Page 25 IC 756Proll Yi CCC O Dila Yaesu Is T Hardware flow control Again in my configuration the CI V router is on COM6 Again two stops bits and RTS and DTR are always off You should be off and running STEP SIX Configure sync the PW 1 Amplifier required if used with PW 1 First and foremost to sync the PW 1 with your radio with the router not activated Leave the cables connected but make sure no power is applied to the router The PW 1 owner s manual describes synchronization with a radio and with multiple radios This Page 26 description leaves much to be desired There are many good resources on the net http www gqsl net icom pw 1 pw1pro2 html These are the fundamentals There are two co
7. Transceive on in the radio but turn off Transceive msg to USB in the router configuration N1MM Configuration N1MM is nearly the same as NIMM The new version does not restrict COM ports from COM1 through 8 As with the classic NIMM keep transceive messages on in the radio and if you wish turn it off in the configuration Page 15 xi Hardware Function Keys Digital Modes Other Winkey Mode Control Antennas Score Reporting Audio m Port Radio Digi CW Other Details sov C soav so2R COM6 hezsomnos pe I Set 38400 N 8 2 DTR Always Off RTS Always Off T comz y one gt PM Set DTR Always On RTS Always Off Tx 1 None 7 fune TF Se None v Noe gt a E Set None v None gt a a Set None gt None FO Set None X None gt a E Set None v None gt E E Set LPT1 E Set LPT2 a Set LPT3 E Set the proper COM Port and radio type in the Configurer window the click on Set for the details Again DTR and RTS should be off 8 bit 2 stop bit Make sure the Icom code matches the code for the radio which is to be controlled Page 16 ZZ ae i DTR pin 4 RTS pin 7 Icom Code hex Radio Nr always Off Always Off gt ea 1 gt J Enable Both Hardware amp Software J PTT via Radio Command Digital Mode T Allow ext interrupts PTT via Radio Command SSB Mode I PTT via Radio Command CW Mode FootSwitch pin 6 None bd
8. 3825 gt 3850 gt 3875 gt 3900 gt 3925 gt 3950 gt 3975 gt 1000 PAD 370 gt 5410 gt 7050 gt 7100 gt 7150 gt 7200 gt 7250 gt 7300 gt 10150 gt 14050 gt 14100 gt 14150 gt 14200 gt 14250 gt 14300 gt 14350 gt 18118 gt 18168 gt 21075 gt 21150 gt 21225 gt 21300 gt 21375 gt 21450 gt 24940 gt 24990 gt 28150 N NANANA AANA AN I I oUNNNNNNNN I NON NNN NNN OOOOH OSE N OU NCUNNNCUNCUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NANANA KAKA NN KDA ANAN NAN KAA A AKAD KDA AKA A ANAN AN A ANA AAA AND AAAH ji I N I NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNWN 0 00 00 O O O S 0 00 0 01 0 0 0 0 0 0 CO 0 0 0 00 0 00 00 00 0 10 0 00 00 00 O 0 0 OOO Ore 000 O ose On O OO O O O Org Ow O 0 0 0 OO Or Ovi O OO OO OO OO NOOO O ODO 010 10 10 O O OO OOO OIOMOSO NOVO ES E O ER Rs A E E ES E UR AA A E A AR TOSS OR A US A A E ES E OO O S 0 10 00 AP A AP AP AP AP CP OP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP DP CP OP CP A AP AP AP AP DP CP A CP OP oe AP A AP AP AP AP Je foe oo0O0O00O0O0O0O0O0O0000O0000000000O00000Oo0O0o0O0Oo0o0OoOoOo0oOoOo0o0o0o0o0o0o000n000000000000O A A UN O A Me ner ve Jo AP A AAP AP AP AP A OP foe AP AP AP AP AP AP cP OP O O 0 0 0 OO O COO OO FC DO O O ol o Page 37 65 28150KHz gt 28300KHz 0 66 28300KHz gt 28450KHz 0 67 28450KHz gt 28600K
9. Peripheral Controller Device USBSERO00 Refresh Show All ports Only ports connected to PC Page 22 TRX Manager I know very little about TRX Manager but I did download and install the Demo version 4 6 5 t TRX Manager IC 756PRO2 UNREGISTERED COPY ioj x e Eae Tas piy even narave fener Seer 1 3 5 7 9 20 40 60 _ ___ _ 3 5 3 3 0 O z MAN CW FIL2 100v hetda See RECEIVE CU Y CONTEST Tow m _am _REV Fm aur 3 900 4 000 Ea EJ uTc 02 03 Set up is had by going to the Menu item Parameters and selecting SetUp Page 23 E Rotator 1 a Rotator 2 Be cw e Ler T TRx1 m2 Bm Ma Bsynchro EE Terminal Transceiver 1 Wa TRX Manager Setup xi Addr Ctrl Mem Stop bits TRX Port 1 F coo CAT speed V Dual control RTS Enabled Start ON T GFF 7 DTR Enabled E ERAR F Gw Internal PTT TX Interrupt Wattmeter cat C RTS P Enabled mi DSA COW COTA e cre RTS and DTR Enabled boxes MUST BE UNCHECKED CAT speed must be set to the same speed as the router Computer baud rate TRX Port must be set to the COM port for the CI V router TRX Manager supports only COM 1 through 15 odd for a program that supports so many devices The Dual control when checked causes TRX Manager to query the radio for many parameters when unchecked it just listens to broadcast messages from the radio Control
10. a directory as C Users YourName Desktop Where YourName is your login name on your computer Page 4 3 Computer Management es io 0 Ba eli es 22 Computer Management Local El KOIM E System Tools Ml Computer Task Scheduler g Disk drives 8 Event Viewer A Display adapters g Shared Folders Es DVD CD ROM drives e Local Users and Groups W5 Human Interface Devices E Performance IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Ey Device Manager IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers E 3 Storage Keyboards ES Disk Management F Mice and other pointing devices Ls Services and Applications A Monitors lg Multifunction adapters KY Network adapters J Other devices Serial ATA Controller 2 1 Ports COM amp LPT E Arduino Mega 2560 COM6 Communications Port COM 1 ECP Printer Port LPT1 PCIe to High Speed Serial Port COM2 PCIe to High Speed Serial Port COM3 PCIe to High Speed Serial Port COM4 PCIe to High Speed Serial Port COM5 a Processors Sound video and game controllers 1 System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers ff A fe a DA e g A e AA While installing the driver some versions of windows will warn you that the driver is not verified or certified by Microsoft This is normal do not be alarmed just acknowledge the warning Note If you have a Rev3 board properly installed on the above Computer Management screen will read Arduino Mega 2560 R3
11. at 38000 baud for the computer and 9600 for the CI V bus Typical output C Users James DLTest gt avrdude exe Cavrdude conf pm2560 cwiring P COM9 b115200 D U flash w K9JMBasicRouter hex i avrdude exe AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions Reading HARI ARA AAA Ad Add ia 100 0 04s avrdude exe Device signature 0x1e980 avrdude exe reading input file K9JMBasicRouter hex avrdude exe writing flash 13500 bytes Writing Ha dad dll 100 2 27s avrdude exe 13500 bytes of flash written avrdude exe verifying flash memory against K9JMBasicRouter hex avrdude exe load data flash data from input file K9JMBasicRouter hex avrdude exe input file K9JMBasicRouter hex contains 13500 bytes avrdude exe reading on chip flash data Reading di aaa 100 1 79s avrdude exe verifying avrdude exe 13500 bytes of flash verified avrdude exe safemode Fuses OK avrdude exe done Thank you C Users James DLTest gt Alternatively you can download the source files place the library files in the library and open the sketch and build the application To learn how to do this read up on the Arduino site If you do not wish to configure the router re attach the CI V shield on the Arduino board STEP THREE Configuring the CI V Router NOTE When touching the Arduino and CI V router electronics be sure to employ anti static proceedures On a virgin Arduino board or any completed s
12. can be used Changing COM Ports Within Computer Management on your windows machine if you click on a COM port and select Page 42 Port Settings a window like this one appears Arduino Mega 2560 COM6 Properties xj General Port Settings Driver Details Bis per second Es Data bits E y Parity None y These are the default settings for the port Which is to say that if a program doesn t configure the port before opening these are the setting that will be in place at boot time Since every program I have ever seen sets the COM port parameters this screen is meaningless It is useful because of the Advanced button which clicking on it will permit you to change the COM port number Interfacing to older CI V devices The CI V Router pulls up the bus with a 4 7K ohm resistor supplying only one milliamp of current for the input of any device For modern CMOS inputs this is more than enough current to pull up the capacitance for long cables If you have a device with an older higher input current logic such as TTL the pull up resistor should be dropped Look at the schematic in the CIV Router Board and pick one output to be the high current output and change either R1 R2 or R3 from 4 7K to 1K ohm http k9jm com CIV_Router CIV 20Router 20Board pdf The CI V router can pull well over 100ma to ground so it can easily handle the extra current Icom does not specify the loading of the CI V bu
13. command Driver Power Level Table Introduction One feature of the K9JM CI V router is the ability to store a table of driver exciter power level as a function of frequency If enabled the router will generate a command to the ICOM radio to set the power pot whenever the radio tunes to a different band segment Note The factory default settings for the CI V router is to have this featured disabled Note PC based programs which set the RF power may be confused by this feature as messages are sent to the radio and the PC based program will not be notified by this change Why There are three reasons why to enable this feature 1 Operation with amplifier other than an Icom PW 1 2 Improved transmit quality while using the Icom PW 1 3 Protect the amplifier Many amplifiers either do not have ALC or the ALC does not work well with Icom radios Reduce the amount of ALC adjustment needed by the Icom PW 1 amplifier Page 32 ALC is a flawed concept It is analogous to the old idiom closing the barn door after the horse has bolted The ALC turns down the driver power level after the amplifier has gone into distortion The exciter is best able to limit peak power output without having to rely upon an amplifier to tell it that it was driven to distortion Using ALC will cause periodic distortions or key clicks as the amplifier ALC forces the exciter power level down It is best if the exciter power level is set properly and no ALC is req
14. must be between EO and EF Hex the default of EO if fine The CI V Router USB Echo can be either on or off All other settingscan be done per the manual or users descretion With TRX Manager with Dual Control selected it is best to run the CIV baud rate and the Computer baud rate as high best responsiveness TRX Manager supports four transceivers make sure you are setting up and observing the same transceiver Also make you reset the application after making ANY changes It is advised to run CI V firmware 1 05 or greater with TRX Manager LOGic9 I am not an expert on LOGic9 but I did go their website and downloaded the Demo version of the program http www hosenose com LOGic default aspx It is important to note that following configuration parameters must be set to TRUE for proper operation with LOGic9 Page 24 4 Transceive msg to USB True 5 USB Echo True Configuration is done by selecting on the meun Tools then Setup and then Misc ham setup rig TNC The window below comes up and select the Radio Ifc tab Shown below is a screen shot as configured for my 756Pro2 Note that DTR and RTS must be unchecked Poll Icoms can be checked or not operators choice Miscellaneous setup General Radiolfc MoreRadios Band Switches Rotorite Dataterminal Watch For el Baud rate 0 Addr Driver Port for default Stop bits Icom Description Xvererotset moses ____________ ORTS _Rado2 TS Eo
15. to other equipment connected to the CI V bus This protection happens regardless of the PC logging program setting acquiring both VFO conditions or only one In this mode cross band split operation is not supported This is the safer of the two options USB ECHO This feature enables feedback of messages sent by the USB port back to the USB port USB ECHO must be enabled True when using DX4WIN USB ECHO will slightly slow down the transmission of messages from the radio to the controller program USB ECHO is user configurable TRANSCEIVE MSG TO OTHER RADIOS When enabled it routes the transceive messages to CI V ports that do not have radios connected This setting is important if using two radios and one wishes to turn off the transceive functionality meaning keep the two radios from tracking one another This done by turning this parameter to false TRANSCEIVE MSG TO USB When true all transceive messages will be passed on to the USB port When false no transceive messages are sent to USB port This is done because some programs NIMM suggests running the radio with transceive off To keep such programs Page 31 happy turning this parameter will not confuse the PC application software with transceive messages Icom radio CI V address This value must be set to enable either the power table or the Split OFF when QSY gt 1MHz features are to be used This is the Icom Radio device ID where router generated messag
16. when QSY gt 1MHz False Enable driver power level Fals Page 34 9 Enable driver power level learn Fals 10 Small power table True 11 Driver power table 12 Icom radio CI V address 0x64 hex 13 Reset all to default values NOTE The entry of the CI V address can either be done in decimal base 10 or hexadecimal base 16 The program will interpret a string starting with Ox zero x as being hexadecimal Most of the time Icom reports the Icom Device ID in hexadecimal so the Ox notation should be used SECOND Establish the size of the Driver Power Table There are two sizes of driver power table small and large The small table has larger power band width and is designed for broadband amplifiers such as solid state amplifiers like the Icom PW 1 The not small power table is designed has smaller power band width and is designed for narrow band amplifiers such as vacuum tube amplifiers The small table has less entries and is easier to establish but it provides minimal power control as a function of frequency The not small table large table has many more entries and takes longer to establish but provides a greater control of power as a function of frequency To change between a small and large power table the following setting is used 10 Small power table True Note Changing this setting will reset the power level for each band segment to the minimum power Option 10 details all the power
17. 0 A AADOAADAAA AAA AA AAA gt 1900 gt 2000 gt 3675 gt 3850 gt 4000 gt 5410 gt 7150 gt 7300KHz gt 10150K gt 14200 gt 14350 gt 18168 gt 21250 gt 21450 gt 24990 gt 28500 gt 29000 z gt 29500 z gt 29700 z gt 51000 z gt 52000 z gt 53000 z gt 54000 AP AP o ol o NNNNANAN I NNNNNNN ll foe ol ll 00 00 1 o CO LO 0 OO E ee eee ae E OO ODO OO 0 O o oO oe AP A AP AP AP AP AP AP CP A DP OP ol N NN NANNAN NAN AAA NANA ANA I OOO aE T a S OOOO e 0 90 0 e E O SiO O E Orr E E D OO D O OO OOGG OG OQ O O O O o NNN NNNNNNNNNNN Select band 1 23 0 or Enter to Return and Save Config CI V Router Computer baud rate 38400 CI V baud rate 9600 Transceive msg to other radios True Transceive msg to USB True 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TI USB Echo Subswitch Split OFF when QSY gt 1MHz False Enable driver pow True True level Fals r Enable driver power level learn Fals Small power table Driver power table True 12 Icom radio CI V address 0x64 hex Reset all to default values Which parameter to change 10 13 10 Resetting Power Band Map Table Config CI V Router Computer baud rate 38400 CI V baud rate 9600 Transceive msg to other radios True Transceive msg to USB True 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
18. 64 hex 13 Reset all to default values Which parameter to change For more information about the configuration options see the section on configuration options later in this user guide Page 12 Remember to remove the jumper from Pin 53 and to reseat the CI V shield on the Arduino The two pins just below pin 52 and 53 on the Arduino board are ground This is a handy place to store the jumper when not configuring the router STEP FOUR Configure your ICOM Radios Consult your ICOM radio manual to discover how to configure the CI V settings Most ICOM radios have three setting for the CI V bus 1 Baud Rate 2 Address 3 Transceive 4 CI V with IC 731 Make sure the baud rate matches the baud rate as configured for the CI V router Recommend 9600 baud Note the address If there is more than one radio make sure the addresses are different The address will be required when configuring PC client software Lastly Transceive should be ON Note DO NOT SET THE RADIO BAUD RATE TO AUTO Note The K9JM Router does not support the IC 731 CI V frequency syntax Many Icom radios provide the option to operate transceive with the IC 731 This radio uses 4 bytes of frequency data as compared to the standard 5 bytes of frequency data If your radio has a setting that is anything like CI V with IC 731 make sure this feature is turned off If you had to change any of these setting you may need to re sync your PW 1 with the rad
19. 9600 and the computer 38400 with Transceive on Read the CI V router configuration for details The device will be ready to wire and operate Many hams have well stocked junk boxes Some of these items may already be found For the everything CI V Router includes the following items assembled and tested Item 1 Arduino Mega 2560 board http arduino cc en Main ArduinoBoardMega2560 Distributors for the Arduino board are listed http arduino cc en Main Buy Prices and available vary http www nkcelectronics com arduino mega 2560 html Item 2 Arduino case A plastic case that can be easily modified to house the stack of the Arduino Mega board and the CI V Router shield board http www mouser com ProductDetail Arduino A000009 qs sGAEpiMZZMsOPWRNvpRpODTFs 2fiaewZY http www amazon com Arduino Box for dp B003ZKJNV Y ref sr_1_4 ie UTF8 amp gid 1328474339 amp sr 8 4 ITEM 3 USB A male to B male cable These cables are everywhere They are available at about any store that carries electronics in the world If you re like me there are a dozen of them in your cable box http www amazon com AmazonBasics Male B Male Cable Meters dp B001TH7GUA ref sr_1_ 5 ie UTF8 amp qid 1328474923 amp sr 8 5 I would avoid the very cheap cables but these have been know to work http www amazon com Black Hi Speed Printer Scanner Lexmark dp BO030FP44Y ref sr_1_16 ie UTF8 amp qid 1328474923 amp sr 8 16 ITEM 4 Wall power supp
20. CI V router This is done by hitting the reset button or turning the router off by removing all power sources including the USB Page 3 Getting started There are six steps that are necessary to get the CI V Router up and running Installing Arduino USB Drivers Windows only Downloading CI V software to the Arduino board Configure the CI V Router Configure your ICOM Radios Configure the PC Host Software Configure sync the PW 1 Amplifier required if use with PW 1 Dye DS STEP ONE Installing Arduino USB Driver and COM Port determination Note When in doubt re boot Whenever changing USB serial ports it is my experience that a Windows reboot is almost always required if anything is changed Installed a driver change COM port number When in doubt re boot Obtain and install the Arduino USB Drivers and all the Arduino software On the internet go to the Arduino software download site http www arduino cc en Main Software http www arduino cc en Guide Windows A faster way is to go to http www k9jm com CIV_Router ArduinoDrivers zip Download this zip file and open the compressed folder It contains a folder called drivers Uncompress this folder The easy way to do this is to drag and drop the folder to your Desktop When driver installation asks where the drivers are located point it to the uncompressed folder drivers Note If you installed into your Desktop this is typically located in
21. Hz 0 68 28600KHz gt 28750KHz 0 69 28750KHz gt 28900KHz 0 70 28900KHz gt 29050KHz 0 71 29050KHz gt 29200KHz 0 72 29200KHz gt 29350KHz 0 73 29350KHz gt 29500KHz 0 74 29500KHz gt 29650KHz 0 75 29650KHz gt 29700KHz 0 76 50000KHz gt 50500KHz 0 77 50500KHz gt 51000KHz O 78 51000KHz gt 51500KHz 0 79 51500KHz gt 52000KHz 0 80 52000KHz gt 52500KHz O 81 52500KHz gt 53000KHz 0 82 53000KHz gt 53500KHz O 83 53500KHz gt 54000KHz O Select band 1 83 0 or Enter t 79 51500KHz gt 52000KHz O 80 52000KHz gt 52500KHz O 81 52500KHz gt 53000KHz O 82 53000KHz gt 53500KHz 0 83 53500KHz gt 54000KHz O Select band 1 83 0 or Enter to OO 00 00 00 O 0 O S O40 O O OO 001000 00 E raras AP AP AP AP AP AP cP OP ale AP AP AP AP AP AP WP oP O SO O O OOO O OS Dio O O O O O O oo oo Return and Save 0 0 0 0 0 Return and Save Most likely you have noticed there lots of bands THIRD Establishing the Driver Power Table The driver power table is a table of RF Power settings for each band segment that is stored within the EEPROM within the K9JM CI V Router There are two methods for establishing the table the hard way and the easy way Knowing the hard way will better ones understanding of the easy way It also provides the means for checking and tweaking values NOTE On ma
22. Hz False 8 Enable driver power level Fals 9 Enable driver power level learn Fals 10 Small power table False 11 Driver power table 12 Icom radio CI V address 0x64 hex 13 Reset all to default values Which parameter to change 1 1 Select baud rate 1 300 2 1200 3 2400 4 4800 5 9600 6 14400 7 19200 8 28800 9 38400 10 57600 11 115200 Which baud rate 1 11 10 Page 11 Config CI V Router 1 Computer baud rate 57600 2 CI V baud rate 9600 3 Transceive msg to other radios True 4 Transceive msg to USB True 5 USB Echo True 6 Subswitch True 7 Split OFF when OSY gt 1MHz False 8 Enable driver power level Fals 9 Enable driver power level learn Fals 10 Small power table False 11 Driver power table 12 Icom radio CI V address 0x64 hex 13 Reset all to default values Which parameter to change 2 2 Select baud rate 1 300 2 1200 3 2400 4 4800 5 9600 6 14400 7 19200 8 28800 9 38400 10 57600 Ti 115200 Which baud rate 1 11 7 Config CI V Router 1 Computer baud rate 57600 2 CI V baud rate 19200 3 Transceive msg to other radios True 4 Transceive msg to USB True 5 USB Echo True 6 Subswitch True 7 Split OFF when QSY gt 1MHz False 8 Enable driver power level Fals 9 Enable driver power level learn Fals 10 Small power table False 11 Driver power table 12 Icom radio CI V address 0x
23. K9JM CI V Router User Guide for software version 1 11 June 2015 What can be supplied The K9JM CI V Router is sold in two forms 1 The CI V interface board for the Arduino Mega 2560 assembled and tested 2 Full K9JM CI V router Assembled and tested Includes CLV interface board Arduino Mega 2560 Board Modified Arduino Case Power Supply 9volt 1Amp USB male A to USB male B 6 feet Note International customers The US Government requires an special export license to ship internationally Advanced Microprocessors The paper work and cost to acquire this license prohibits me from exporting full systems The K9JM CI V Router Od RZ BO j c10 55 y Q3 E e N c A Michener Eng c gt 2011 CS yj odRia Ye 2 Made in the USA L POWER ag RS IMAG N Ganon eo on 4Bric Illustration 1 CI V Router Shield for the Arduino Mega 2560 The K9JM CI V router is an Arduino stand alone computer an Icom CI V interface shield and software The CI V Arduino shield board is the board shown above The software both source code and prebuilt ready to load binary code is available on the K9JM com website Page 1 To make a complete CI V router the following elements are suggested Many people may wish to build this into their own enclosure and provide additional functionality Below is the shopping list that comes with the everything option The everything option comes programmed tested and configured for CI V at
24. Rig C Frequency C Don t Use Pemet conami t He as of 9 4 2012 have had good reports on all the rigs currently listed F Return LSB USB If your rig is listed please select it from the list and give it a try If you Command to Read Frequency Command to Read Mode if required have a rig that isn t listed and would FE FE 64 E0 03 FD FE FE 64 E0 04 FD like to do some testing you can click Other from the rig list send Test command field commands detailed Polling Rig End Test in your radio s manual and view the incest EEN TI Copy Data to Clipboard Converted rom hex Pe E EE ED 03 FD FE FEED 64 090050570300FD ESE To test the change frequency command enter a frequency in MHz and click Send The mode should change to SSB or CW as well depending on the frequency you enter Test changing modes by Frequency 21 446 _ sena clicking on the mode buttons cw uss iss am Fm erty For more information on rig interface cables please click here Done Again select the COM port and baud rate for the computer port of the CI V router Select the Page 18 proper baud rate 8 bits no parity 2 stop bits connection power NONE and any polling rate Hit the Test button to see if it works Test mode change and frequency change with the lower buttons Once you see things working hit the Done button and you re good to go DX4WIN To use DX4Win you must use CI V router software ver
25. STATUS 168 88 46 38 28 17 Callsign Database CD or Internet GoWin GOLIST Station 1 Data Controller 312 17 59 112 E 1 QSL Mgr Database MY1CALL ble BS Os ROTOR CW KEYER ANT SWITCH RIG ROTOR CW KEYER VOICE KEYER ANT SWITCH TNC x lt 09 59 gt PULL DOWN MENU Phone cu Telnet Other LAST 6 QSOs 16 64 11 26 66 LA1YKA 15 11 11 22 31 LAGUJA 15 11 11 22 34 WLAW Internet gt Options b 14 266 USB 55 5 MOSS NORWAY HAAKON P 10 107 Cu 559 599 MOSS NORWAY TORKEL X 14 195 USB 5 5 NEWINGTON CT U S A KAY X MY1CALL OPERATOR LOGBOOK DEMO QS0s 3 OmniRig OmniRig is not a program it is an interface that programs can use to interface to a radio This is more complicated than the average program so there is a special OmniRig users manual available at the K9JM web site http www k9jm com CIV_Router OmniRig pdf Ham Radio Deluxe VERY IMPORTANT For versions of Ham Radio Deluxe less than version 6 2 the max baud rate is 19200 If you plan to use this program the computer port on the CI V Router configuration must be set to 19200 or below and all other PC programs must be set to this baud rate In the router configuration USB Echo must be set true Also for HRD gt Version 6 2 Transceive msg to USB should be set to False else the program will be slow to update when the radio is tuned Again uncheck DTR and RTS Page 20 S Connect Unregist
26. band segments Each line shows for each power band segment the current setting The values represents the Icom Radio RF Power pot position given as a value from 0 to 255 and as a percentage Neither of these number represents the RF Power as measured in watts The actual driver power in watts is a function of the radio These values are relative numbers The default value is zero meaning the power level will be set to a minimum value or 0 If the value is 255 or 100 the driver exciter will be at maximum power Config CI V Router 1 Computer baud rate 38400 2 CI V baud rate 9600 3 Transceive msg to other radios True 4 Transceive msg to USB True 5 USB Echo True 6 Subswitch True 7 Split OFF when QSY gt 1MHz False 8 Enable driver power level Fals 9 Enable driver power level learn Fals 10 Small power table True 11 Driver power table 12 Icom radio CI V address 0x64 hex 13 Reset all to default values Which parameter to change 11 11 Setting CI V Baud rate to 9600 IMPORTANT WILL CHANGE POWER ON THE RADIO RADIO MUST BE CONNECTED AND ON Page 35 OANA BWNHE o 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1800 1900 3500 3079 43 8 0 533 0 7000 7150 N NANNAN NANANA 10100KHz 14000 14200 18068 21000 1421290 24890 28000 28500 29000 29500 50000 51000 52000 5300
27. both parameters off and this feature is disabled The map will remain in the router s memory Warning DO NOT disconnect ALC With the PW 1 make sure ALC is adjusted properly ALC plays a vital role at turning back the driver power to the amplifier during a fault condition Operating the PW 1 without the ALC properly adjusted can damage to the PW 1 This feature makes it so that ALC will not be used often during normal operation CI V Interface board test Page 40 In order to test the combination CI V interface board and the Arduino Mega2560 start the CI V router with Pin 52 on the Arduino board connected to ground This can be done by placing the jumper to the adjacent ground pin as shown above When the router is started with Pin 52 grounded a simple program runs that tries to send a message from each CI V port to the other CI V ports every 100ms To see the results one must use PuTTy or your favorite communications program to connect to the router at 115200 baud rate through the USB port For this program the ports are numbered 1 2 and 3 Where port one is the CI V port closest to the USB connector Port 2 is in the middle and Port 3 is the port closest to the coaxial DC power connector Using a CI V cable connect it from one port to another port on the router If during each 100 ms test period if a message was properly sent from port to port 2 the message 1 gt 2 will appear on computer terminal Likewise if a message i
28. configured before using either the Split OFF when QSY gt 1MHz feature or any driver power level features Config CI V Router 1 Computer baud rate 38400 2 CI V baud rate 9600 3 Transceive msg to other radios True 4 Transceive msg to USB True 5 USB Echo True 6 Subswitch True 7 Split OFF when OSY gt 1MHz False 8 Enable driver power level Fals 9 Enable driver power level learn Fals 10 Small power table True 11 Driver power table 12 Icom radio CI V address UNCONFIGUR 13 Reset all to default values Which parameter to change 7 7 gt gt ERROR MUST SET ICOM RADIO CI V ADDRESS lt eal oO Config CI V Router 1 Computer baud rate 38400 2 CI V baud rate 9600 3 Transceive msg to other radios True 4 Transceive msg to USB True 5 USB Echo True 6 Subswitch True 7 Split OFF when OSY gt 1MHz False 8 Enable driver power level Fals 9 Enable driver power level learn Fals 10 Small power table True 11 Driver power table 12 Icom radio CI V address UNCONFIGUR 13 Reset all to default values Which parameter to change 12 12 Enter radio CI V address to enter hex place 0x before value eg 0xa3 0x64 Config CI V Router 1 Computer baud rate 38400 2 CI V baud rate 9600 3 Transceive msg to other radios True 4 Transceive msg to USB True 5 USB Echo True 6 7 8 eal oO Subswitch True Split OFF
29. dware serial ports It is capable of listening to and send to four serial ports at the same time without missing a byte One of these ports is connected to the USB interface that is used for communications to a host processor The other three ports have an interface to the Icom CI V bus The CI V router is a store and forward message router On the Icom CI V bus Icom messages are sent These messages are typically ten bytes in length and contains a source and destination ID that is a byte long The Icom messages also has a start two byte sequence and an end byte but it does contain any CRC or check sum that can be used to check the content The router looks for an icom message at each port If one is identified it does a sanity check that is rule based driven from the message type The router keeps track of which IDs are on each port in a table The destination address is read off of each incoming message If the ID is in the destination table the router will direct the message to that port If the destination ID is not in the table the message is forwarded to all ports other than the one that it arrived on Note If an Icom device is moved from one port to another resetting the router is required If a device reports a frequency or mode bandwidth message it assumed to be a radio If the USB port or the computer does an inquiry of a devices frequency or mode bandwidth and the device ID matches a known radio the processor will report t
30. e ICOM USB Driver software Suggestion by Ken Goodwin K5RG Common Error The PW 1 has two remote or CI V that are internally are wired together Do NOT wire each of these to a separate port of the router WARRANTY Unconditional 30 day warranty If the unit doesn t perform for any reason send it back and get your money back One year warranty for manufacturing defects free repair or replacement Liability is limited to repair and or replacement of the CI V router The device is not intended for medical applications Arduino warranty applies to the Arduino board Page 44
31. er the radio dial is moved or a memory is recalled or a band change occurs the radio sends out a transceive broadcast frequency update message If there is only one transceiver connected to a PW 1 there are no problems If there are two transceivers this is when things get difficult If two radios are connected to the bus and are operating at the same baud rate then both transceivers are running in transceive mode In this configuration both transceivers will tune in unison To get around this when running with the PW 1 each radio is typically set to a different baud rate The PW 1 when doing it s synchronization will auto discover the baud rate of each transceiver and when that transceiver is selected through the front panel of the PW 1 the PW 1 will respond only to the transceive broadcast frequency update message The CI V router could direct only the transceive broadcast frequency update messages from the correct transceiver to the PW 1 at the correct baud rate only if it knew the status of the input switch selector on the PW 1 Unfortunately CI V router can not determine nor set the input selector in the PW 1 Since the CI V router doesn t know the state of input selector it can not change the baud rate of messages sent to the PW 1 based upon which is the active transceiver The CI V router can not change baud rate on a packet by packet basis What it can do is send broadcast messages from both transceivers to the PW 1 and l
32. ered Registration is Free Select a Preset or New definition and press Connect New Preset seralPoris Hel Company icom y Status Radio C 75EP rol Radio IC 756ProII 1o oll Port COM6 Speed 19200 CTS Off coms y COM Port DTR Off Speed 19200 y RTS Off CI Add ea Device control block 19200 n 8 1 Read interval timeout 500 Read Total Timeout Multiplier 500 Flow control Interface power Read Total Timeout Constant 500 E crs DTR TO ar Write Total Timeout Multiplier 500 a Always connect to this radio when starting HRD Start JT Digital Master 780 Start HRD in Full Screen mode I Logbook J Rotator Connect Satellite Tracking Above is the older version of HRD set up window This does not support baud rates for Icom greater than 19200 If you are using this version of HRD you will need to change the router configuration Computer baud rate to 19200 and use that for all PC based software Ham Radio Deluxe Version 6 2 and greater S Connect K9JM in United States New Preset Serial Ports Help Company z Status Radio IC 756Proll z COM Port come y Speed 38400 y Cl Add 64 Flow control Interface ES M cis M DIRT RTS IV Always connect to this radio when Connect starting HAD Rig Control Auto Start Auto Exit I HRD Digital Master r ESA HRD Pa one in 7 HAD Di
33. es are sent Only one radio can use these features Disclaimer By setting the Icom radio CI V address you are knowingly asking the router to change the state of your radio without your permission Many users have expressed that in doing so violates the prime directive where the router now operate independently of either the control software or the user This maybe a hazard when a station has guest operators that are unfamiliar with yet another control feature On the other hand these tweaks have been known to save amplifiers Think through the advantages and risks and make an informed choice Test the operation with your software It is your decision Split OFF when QSY gt 1MHz The default is false When true whenever a frequency change of greater than 1MHz occurs a router generated message from controlled Icom Device ID of OxE7 is sent to the configured Icom radio CI V address telling the radio to turn Split OFF which is a command Ox0F Then a Select Main readout command 0x07 subcommand OxDO is sent so that if the sub readout was selected it will be reset Then a sent frequency command 0x05 containing the new frequency data such that if the sub readout was selected the new frequency will now be selected The net result is an unwinding of both split and sub receiver Note The PC control program is not notified of the change of state and will only discover the change of state if it polls it Note Not all Icom radios support these
34. et it choose which to respond assuming the two transceivers have different ID s Both transceivers will need to be at the same baud rate To keep the two transceivers from tracking one another transceive messages can be suppressed being sent to another radio port but this only works when the CI V router is in operation When the CI V router is in bypass both transceivers will track one another Page 27 Sync proceedure For synchronization the CI V router does NOT have to be operational It should be cabled up but power on the computer and CI V router should be off Make sure all radios are configured to the same baud rate 9600 and CI V Transceive is set to ON It is wise to ALWAYS reset the PW 1 microprocessor before beginning the synchronization operation This will put the PW 1 into a known state waiting for for synchronization This proceedure is on page 11 of the PW 1 manual Turn off everything There should be NO LEDs or lights on within the PW 1 While holding down the UP and DOWN buttons at the same time turn on the power to the PW 1 The microprocessor is now reset Turn off the power to the PW 1 One radio proceedure Turn off everything There should be NO LEDs or lights on within the PW 1 On the back of the PW 1 make sure the EXCITER switch is in the 1 position While holding down the INPUT buttons turn on the power to the PW 1 The Input 1 light will now be blinking Turn on the transceiver and wait
35. for it to boot Turn the frequency knob until the INPUT 1 lamp on the PW 1 stops flashing Turn off the PW 1 Turn off the radio Synchronization is complete Turn on the PW 1 Turn on the radio The AUTO light should be on if not hit the DOWN button until the AUTO light is on You are now in sync Two Icom radio proceedure Turn off everything There should be NO LEDs or lights on within the PW 1 On the back of the PW 1 make sure the EXCITER switch is in the 1 amp 2 position While holding down the INPUT buttons turn on the power to the PW 1 The Input 1 light will now be blinking Push the DOWN button on the PW1 The band indicators 1 8 through 50 should light continuously Turn on the transceiver 1 and wait for it to boot Turn the frequency knob until the INPUT 1 lamp on the PW 1 stops flashing Turn off the transceiver 1 Push the INPUT button and INPUT 2 lamp blinks Turn on the transceiver 2 and wait for it to boot Turn the frequency knob until the INPUT 2 lamp on the PW 1 stops flashing Turn off the transceiver 2 Turn off the PW 1 Synchronization is complete Page 28 How does it work CI V USB Radio CPU cas Router Tuner Stepper IR PW 1 The heart of the CI V router is an Atmel microprocessor on a Arduino Mega 2560 board It is a stand alone 16 MIP computer that runs a program that is located in it s internal 256K of flash memory The key feature of this processor is that it has four har
36. g software switches to the sub VFO to check what frequency it is on then everything else PW 1 antenna switches etc will follow If Subswitch is off the reported frequency will remain with the main VFO when the PC software commands a switch to the sub VFO This eliminates many unnecessary jumps and it further supports SO2V operation however it does not support cross band split operation This is an attempt to fix a short coming in the Icom control interface Try turning it off and see if you like the result Note Free memory number shows the amount of unused RAM in bytes in the Atmel processor This number will vary with different releases of software There is 8 1024 bytes of RAM available The computer baud rate is the baud rate at which the CI V Router communicates with the host computer via the USB The value should be the highest baud rate supported by all of your PC logging and contest programs The default is 38400 which is supported by many programs The baud rate for the CI V bus is the baud rate for each of the three CI V ports If using a Icom PW 1 amplifier Icom recommends a baud rate of 9600 If your radio support auto baud rate do not run operate the radio in the auto mode specify the baud rate Config CI V Router 1 Computer baud rate 38400 2 CI V baud rate 9600 3 Transceive msg to other radios True 4 Transceive msg to USB True 5 USB Echo True 6 Subswitch True 7 Split OFF when OSY gt 1M
37. gital Master I HRD Logbook EUT S creen Toe 7 HRD Logbook I HRD Rotator J Entire HRD Suite I HRD Satelite Track Page 21 S Connect K9JM in United States New Preset serilPorts Help Company Radio Speed ClVAddress CTS DTR ICOM IC 756Proll COM6 38 400 64 JV Always connect to this radio when starting HAD Rig Control Auto Exit TF HAD Digital Master F HAD Logbook I Entire HRD Suite Connect Auto Start J HRD Digital Master J HRD Logbook Tl HRD Rotator TF HRD Satellite Track B Start HAD Rig Control in Full Screen mode Make sure there is only one radio on a COM port See Above This is how the Arduino appears in the serial port window as COM6 See Below S Connect K9JM in United States Location Standard porttypes Intel R 82801GH ICH7DH LPC Interface Controller ES Connect r Start HAD Rig Controlin Full Screen mode MosChip Semiconductor Technology Ltd MosChip Semiconductor Technology Ltd MosChip Semiconductor Technology Ltd MosChip Semiconductor Technology Ltd IM Always connect to this radio when starting HRD Rig Control Auto Exit F HAD Digital Master F HRD Logbook 7 Entire HAD Suite Auto Start F HRD Digital Master F HRD Logbook F HRD Rotator F HAD Satellite Track PCle to Multifunction Peripheral Controller PCle to Multifunction Peripheral Controller PCle to Multifunction Peripheral Controller PCle to Multifunction
38. hange increment Any key to exit Current Value 0 0 0 Current Value 1 0 3 Current Value 2 0 7 Current Value 3 1 1 Current increment 5 Current Value 3 1 158 Current Value 8 3 1 Current Value 13 5 0 Current Value 18 7 0 Current Value 23 9 0 Current Value 28 10 9 In the above example the user hit 5 and then the return key Between keyboard entries the operator can do test transmissions to check the power level or tuning The operator should not be touching the RF Power control as it is being controlled by the configuration program Normally power level would start low and be adjusted upwards hence the default value is the lowest possible driver power Doing this for each band segment is the hard way This is useful to review the driver power table It is also useful in that if there is a band segment that is never used for example if no 5MHz antenna exsists Then the power table can be set to zero or turning the RF Power level to minimum power This would reduce transmit power to a minimum if the radio goes into transmit while listening to a band that doesn t have an antenna The Easy Way to buld a Power Table let it learn by watching you There are two controls Page 39 8 Enable driver power level False 9 Enable driver power level learn False Note To enable either of these parameters the Icom radio CI V address m
39. he last known frequency to the computer without asking the radio It is therefore REQUIRED that the Icom radio to be operated in Transceive mode To keep the PW 1 from asking for status the processor will generate a transceive message giving the current frequency for each radio every five seconds to any port which does not have a radio Multiple Icom devices maybe put on each CI V port but collisions can occur on each port Do not Page 29 put a radio on the same port as a PW 1 There are a number of CI V listening only devices such as automatic antennas or antenna tuners or band decoders These devices can be placed on the same port as the PW 1 CI V Baudrate Computer Radi Baudrate aie CPU CI V Router Tuner Stepper IR PW 1 Because the CI V router is a store and forward message router each port can operate at a different baud rate All of the CI V ports operate at the same baud rate called the CI V baudrate This is so if the router is powered down the relays will wire all the ports together and communications can continue without the advantage of collision protection The USB port connected to the computer can run at any rate desired Since the router can automatically respond fast for frequency and mode updates All host CPU software such as NIMM or Ham Radio Deluxe MUST be configured to this baud rate and it must match the computer baudrate set in the Router Configuration When powered down the ro
40. io STEP FIVE Configure your PC Host Software Unfortunately there are nearly an infinite number of programs that run on the PC that can control the CI V bus Fundamentally the goal is to configure with the following parameters Page 13 Baud Rate Computer baud rate as configured on the CI V router RTS and DTR OFF Icom Address Radio Type Radio Configuration If required number of stop bits 2 No Parity No Flow Control SA The Arduino board will reset whenever DTR is brought high This is how the PC signals the Arduino for a sofware download If the DTR line can not be controlled this can be defeated by pulling up the Arduino RESET line with a 120 ohm resistor This can be done easily by putting a resistor between 5V and RESET on the POWER pin head If used the resistor MUST be removed if a software upgrade is to be performed N1MM Classic Configuration N1MM configuration is done much like normal except make sure the baud rate is set correctly and that RTS and DTR are set to Always OFF NIMM does not require the pull up resistor on the Arduino RESET line x Mode Control Hardware Dita Hades Y ome Port Radio Digital Packet Cw Dther Details SO1W C S0237 C SO2R Coml None y CI IL Com2 None y Com3 None y Com None y Com5 None Comb fic 7sepROn y Com None y Come None y LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 DTR Always On ATS Always mn o ai LELEL T 38400 N 8 2 D TR s lways
41. ith pin 53 connected to ground will run the configuration program This program changes the content of an EEPROM and it saves the changes after each entry has been made If you already have and know how to use your favorite serial terminal program use it If you do not have a favorite serial terminal program might I suggest PuTTY There is a version of PuTTY that runs on almost every operating system It is free and very useful and can be downloaded from http www chiark greenend org uk sgtatham putty download html There are many options here for windows it is best use the Windows installer for everything except PuTTYtel option You will want to configure the serial program for a baud rate of 115200 8 bits 2 stop no parity no flow control In PuTTY select the Serial radio button the COM port on Serial line and Speed is set to 115200 and hit Open Note The Saved Session are saved session on my computer once you have a configuration you like give it a name in the Save Session line and hit save NOTE This configuration program ALWAYS runs at 115200 baud rate regardless of the settings configured Page 9 XS PuTTY Configuration xl Connection type Raw Telnet Rlogin SSH Se al Pressing the reset button on the Arduino will bring up the following Note These settings do not represent the default setting as shipped The first line will tell you the version and date of
42. k on Properties and select the Port Settting tab Page 6 PCle to High Speed Serial Port COM4 Properties x General Port Settings Advanced Driver Details Resources Now select the Change Port Number button The rest of the parameters are the defaults and are always over written by the program Using this technique one can organize the COM port number on the computer to hopefully make sense and to work will all desired programs NOTE REMEMBER THE COM PORT NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THE ARDUINO MEGA 2560 BOARD There are many YouTube com videos that detail step by step how to install drivers for the Arduino that may be useful STEP TWO Uploading CI V Router software If you have a complete unit software was installed before shipping skip this step If you ever wish to install the latest software for any reason follow this proceedure To get the latest router software go and download http www k9 m com CIV_Router download html On this page you will find release notes and dates so you can see what new features or bugs were fixed since your software version Follow the instructions on this page or the instructions in the ReadMe txt file that is included in Page 7 the downloaded zip file Programming uses the Atmel program avrdude http www atmel com webdoc AVRLibcReferenceManual using_avrprog html Note When the software installs on a virgin Arduino board it will self configure to operate
43. ly OPTIONAL The entire CI V router can be powered off the USB or it can be powered off an external power supply The external power supply is handy when the router is in use when the computer is off Note If the CI V router is powered down a relay connects all the CI V bus together so communications between units will still occur without the protection of the router Must be capable of DC voltage between 7 0 and 10 0 volts at 150ma http www amazon com Wall Adapter Power Supply 650mA dp B003XZSZWO ref sr_1_ 1 ie UTF8 amp qid 1328474449 amp sr 8 1 ITEM 5 Male jumper Used for putting the CI V router into configuration mode Any piece of bare wire will work Page 2 Wiring Wiring is straight forward There is no difference between the three CI V ports so run a shield cable to each item Connect the USB cable USB A male to the computer and the USB B male Arduino Board An optional wall mounted power supply can be connected to the CI V router IMPORTANT The router can be powered off the USB port however when the computer is off the router will bypass and connect all the ports together Things will still be functional but the router will be inactive This is recommended ONLY when there are just two devices connected to the CI V port IMPORTANT The router at first opportunity after reset builds a table of discovered equipment on each port IF you move anything from port to port of the CI V router it is advised to RESET the
44. nnections between the ICOM radio and a transceiver the accessory cable and the rmeote cable which provides the CI V bus First while there are two CI V connections on the back of the PW 1 there is only one CI V bus The two connectors on the back of the PW 1 are wired together The CI V connection to the radio can be made to either jack Second is the accessory connector that brings 12 volts transmit and ALC information from the exciter to the PW 1 There is a switch on the back of the PW 1 that selects between one or two transceivers In the one transceiver mode it wires the accessory connections of the two radios together On the PW 1 there is a front panel means of selecting which of the two transceivers is selected If the switch is in the two transceiver mode the amplifier will take the accessory information from the correct connector and will respond to the correct baud rate and radio ID with the transceiver that it is synced up The synchronization process is one whereby the PW 1 is driven into a state where it listens to the CI V bus and does an auto baud rate detection and radio ID identification Once the PW 1 has learned this data it should never have to re learn unless the PW 1 microprocessor is reset by holding down the up and down buttons while turning on the unit So that the PW 1 can quickly follow band changes of the transceiver the transceiver s must be run in transceive mode In this mode whenev
45. ny Icom Radios the RF Power is a pot When the radio receives a command to set the RF Power to a different position it cannot physically move the pot The radio will ignore the physical position of the pot and use the command value If the operator turns the pot usually by about a quarter of turn the pot will again be the boss of the actual RF Power level It is good to expand the window size for the serial communications program so as to view a longer view In the configuration menu make sure that the CI V baud rate is set correctly then select 10 10 Driver power table Page 38 82 53000KHz gt 53500KHz 0 0 0 83 53500KHz gt 54000KHz 0 0 0 Select band 1 83 0 or Enter to Return and Save Note Don t panic Please remember this is the hard way Select the band segment to which to establish an RF Power knob setting The program will now control the radio frequency the user MAY tune the radio to a frequency within the band The program will send a command to the control the RF Power initially and after each change of value A will increase the value by the increment value a will decrease the value by the increment value The increment value can be changed by hitting a number between 1 and 9 Any key will exit Essentially the program has control of the RF Power knob The user should not be moving the RF Power knob Example below Select band 1 83 0 to Return and Save 9 increase decrease 1 9 c
46. panel control If the router is in the learn mode once one QSYs to a new band segment it will read the current RF power level and remember what can be a wrong value Having given the warning I have operated several contests and never noticed a problem largely because I never touch anything on the radio except the frequency knob You have been warned CAUTION It is possible that a control program on the PC may control the power knob It is possible that the PC program remembers what value it last set the power level If the router issues a command to change the power level the PC program will not know about this change If you suspect or know that your PC controlling program holds on to the state of the RF Power knob it is advised not to use this feature Configuration Page 33 Start the router with Pin 53 grounded so that it is in the configuration mode as described earlier in this users guide FIRST Setting Icom radio CI V address The K9JM CI V Router can control more than one Icom radio The power level setting feature can ONLY be used with only ONE radio Since the router will be generating messages to be sent to the radio the router must know which radio the messages shall be addressed The CI V address must match the value set in your radio In the example below my radio s CI V address is 64 hex Icom IC 756ProID Note ICOM always uses hexadecimal for radio CI V addresses Note ICOM radio CI V address must be
47. s True 4 Transceive msg to USB True 5 USB Echo True 6 Subswitch True 7 Split OFF when OSY gt 1MHz False 8 Enable driver power level Fals 9 Enable driver power level learn Fals 10 Small power table True 11 Driver power table 12 Icom radio CI V address UNCONFIGURED 13 Reset all to default values Which parameter to change SUBSWITCH This feature corrects a problem whenever a PC logging program is set to acquire both the MAIN and SUB VFO transceiver frequencies The acquisitions of both VFO frequencies in past versions of the router code caused CI V to report the new sub frequency to PW 1 SUBSWITCH is user configurable When SUBSWITCH is enabled True the router passes both the Main VFO and SUB VFO frequency and band information to the PC logging software and to other equipment connected to the CI V bus This optional feature should be used with great care if your software does this to assure that the Linear amplifier e g PW 1 does not hot switch between bands while transmitting This is the default operation of previous versions of software The operator may want to use the SUBWITCH feature when operating SO2V on two different bands or for cross band split operation Again use great caution when doing this make sure the controlling software does not periodically check the sub VFO frequency When SUBSWITCH is disabled False the router only passes the main VFO frequency and mode information
48. s but in general each node on the bus should pull up at least enough to provide it s own input current Deleting COM Ports in Windows There are many PC programs that limit the number of COM Ports one can have in your system When you install the drivers your computer will assign the COM port number which is next Page 43 available in your machine If you are like me over time the next available COM port will quickly become COM 223 Most of them are COM ports for things that I no longer have or use Here is how to delete unused COM ports from your computer Open the Command Prompt do all these steps from the same command prompt 1 Right click Command Prompt in Accessories and choose Run as Administrator if using Vista or Windows 7 2 Enter set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices 1 without the quotes obviously 3 Enter start devmgmt msc 4 In the box that opens select Show hidden devices in the view menu Now if you expand the section on COM ports all the COM ports that have ever been created will be displayed the non present ones being in grey You can uninstall away anything that you don t want right click select uninstall USB Port Management For USB port management I would highly recommend USBDeview available for free at www nirsoft net It tells you more about the current and past USB ports then you ll ever want to know and provided me with some insight into a problem associated with th
49. s sent properly from port 2 to 3 the message 2 gt 3 will appear on the computer terminal Below is an example output as seen on PuTTy Each line of output represents the result of the 100ms test period CIV Interface Test Program No connection No connection 1 gt 2 2 gt 1 gt 2 2 gt 1 gt 2 2 gt 1 gt 2 2 gt T gt 2 2 gt No connection No connection No connection No connection 1 gt 3 3 gt 1 1 gt 3 3 1 gt 3 3 1 gt 3 3 VV NV For about a half a second the cable was connected between ports one and two The fact that both 1 gt 2 and 2 gt 1 appears on a single line means that messages went in both direction properly The cable was quickly moved from port 2 to port 3 and messages were then successfully sent in both Page 41 direction The above example shows that all ports are working properly To double check connect port 2 to port 3 If there is always No connection regardless on cable position something is wrong Maybe the cable is bad Say is 1 gt 2 appears but 2 gt 1 does not appears that means that either port 2 isn t sending or port 1 isn t receiving Moving the cable around will quickly determine where the problem is Note This test is not effect by nor does it change ANY of the configuration of the router Note This program is also useful for checking CI V cables Hints and Kinks CI V Message Sniffer A useful tool for debugging and unders
50. sion 1 02 or higher These tests were done with version 8 05 of DX4WIN There is no need for a resistor to pull up the reset line In the main menu go to File and select Preferences Click on the Radio tab Setup Parameters j l File Radio Personal Type Address Baud Rate ICOM 756 Pro II 64 38408 Notes for radio Iv Default E Default Selects narrow filter for CW SSB COM Port Poll rate ms Max tries I DTR high cone 566 I RTS high Transverter 8 Band None Offset KHZ econd Radio Type Address Baud Rate None 98 a Notes for radio M Default IV Default COM Port Poll rate ms Maxtries IZ DTR high com 5800 I RTS high Transverter Offset KHz Be sure to uncheck the DTR high and RTS high lines The baud rate is not the default so uncheck the Default and enter the router computer baud rate Make sure the correct COM port is present Polling rate can be most anything reasonable I would like to thank Sam W4PK for his assistance with DX4WIN Page 19 Win EQF Again turn DTR and RTS off 8 bits no parity 2 stop bits 7 Win EQF v 2 24 by LAGVJA File Edit Operation View Contest Awards Setup Help CALLSIGN gt REPORT SENT 599 REPORT RCUD 599 NAME gt CITY gt STATE gt COUNTRY FREQUENCY 7 B3B 51 MODE CW POWER LEVEL 166 EQPT CODE THOMSON1B8kw INFO QSL SENT gt P QSL RCUD gt N MG LoTW SENT gt N LoT W RCUD gt N Dacc QSL
51. tanding is the Icom CI V message is the Sniffer Tool Available at http k9jm com CIV_Router CIVSniffer zip In the zip file is a detailed description of how to use the tool It permits one to use any CI V interface to make their PC into a CI V message monitor sniff out messages Transceive messages All Icom radios have a setting called Transceive on off When on the radio to sends a transcelve message on the CI V whenever the frequency or mode changes For example these messages are sent when the dial is turned or the band is changed These messages are used to quickly have a slave device eg PW 1 or SteppIR respond to a radio status change It also is used by Icom radios such that if Transceive is on another radio will follow to the same frequency thus multiple radios can be tuned in unison or in a Transeive like operation If you are using the CI V router you have other devices on the bus that need the Transceive to be on in the radio As a user you want Transceive to be enabled in the radio Physical It is possible for the center lead of J2 to short to the grounded body of the USB connector of the Arduino board It is suggested to place electrical tape on the top of the USB connector and bottom of the CI V router board near J2 The CI V Router board needs to be fully seated Friction and the plastic enclosure usually keeps them together For addition insurance a small tie wrap or string between the holes near J1
52. the current CI V router software The second line tells the amount of free static RAM available for the program to use The board has 8K bytes Version 1 11 March 3 2015 Free memory 6486 Config CI V Router 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Computer baud rate 38400 CI V baud rate 9600 Transceive msg to other radios True Transceive msg to USB True USB Echo True Subswitch True Split OFF when QSY gt 1MHz False Enable driver power level Fals Enable driver power level learn False Small power table True Driver power table 12 Icom radio CI V address UNCONFIGURED 13 Reset all to default values Which parameter to change At this point the user can input either 1 through 13 followed by ENTER Selecting either 1 or 2 brings up a second baud rate setting menu where the user can select the desired baud rate Or if 3 through 6 is selected the boolean can be toggeled between True and Page 10 False by selecting the parameter Transceive default is true is discussed later It is best to leave at true for single radio operation USB Echo default is true and it causes any command sent from the computer to the USB port to be echoed back This is required for the program DX4WIN and perhaps others It does slightly slow down polling in other programs Subwitch default is true has the router running in a passive mode where everything is routed However when the PC controllin
53. uired Even with ALC the exciter will over drive the amplifier for a short duration which depending on load maybe enough to cause arching or damage to the amplifier It is a good operating practice Will this work with my radio This feature uses the Icom radio command 0x14 subcommand Ox0A that can read and write the position of the RF Power control on the radio Most modern Icom radios support this command but perhaps not all Icom IC756 Pro s 7600 7700 and 7800 definitely support this feature Check with your radio s manual if in doubt How does it work Within the K9JM CI V router is stored a table of relative power level for each of band segment The power level is a byte value 0 255 which corresponds to the relative position of the RF Power adjustment on the radio If the Enable driver power level router configuration value is set to true upon tuning to a new band segment the router will generate a command to the Icom radio that will set the RF Power control to the value established in the table WARNING Most if not all Icom radios will re read ALL resistive controls if any are touched This means that if while operating one turns up or down the audio level or RF gain or Mic Gain the radio will read all controls and use these values If the router gave a commands the radio to go to a given power level and someone touches for example the microphone gain the power level will revert to that level as set by the front
54. ust be set If Enable driver power level is true then the router will send an RF Power command to the radio every time the radio is tuned to a new band segment If Enable driver power level learn is true Then the program will read the RF Power level control whenever it leaves a band segment What does this mean If both are true and the operator does NOT adjust the RF Power control while in a band segment then when the router reads the value upon leaving a band segment it will get the value that was set when entering the band segment and thus the value will not be changed Note While this behavior is true for the Icom 756ProlIl it has not been confirmed on all radios Your mileage may vary If both are true and remember the router default value is O then the first time on each band segment the drive level will start low and the operator will need to adjust the drive level Eventually as one visits all the band segments the router will learn where the RF Power level should be set If you do not wish to have the router keep resetting the power level set Enable driver power level to false and visit all band segments while Enable driver power level learn is true and fill out the table by adjusting the RF Power knob for each segment If the table has been established and one does not want changes to the table set Enable driver power level learn to false If running a contest without an amplifier eg NAQP then set
55. uter connects all CI V port together If there are only two devices on the CI V side of the router there is lesser chance of a collision that will cause harm It is advised to keep the router powered whenever anything connected is on This relay bypass option provides functionality if the router is powered from the USB and the host computer is turned off ICOM Address Translation One problem with routing is what happens when there are two devices with the same ICOM address on the system Added in software version 1 11 and above the K9JM CI V router now does ICOM Address Translation So it keeps track of both the address and the CI V physical port in resolving where to send messages It does this by doing an internal ICOM address translation Why is this useful There are many devices that act as a controller Most all controllers and PC programs use the ICOM address OxEO When there are more than one controller on the CI V bus at a time confusion will result With the K9JM CI V router address translation as long as each controller is on a different physical port of the router each controller will be uniquely identified and messages will be routed properly This is an issue with several non ICOM amplifiers and Microham products Page 30 Configuration Settings Below are the main menu default values stored in the router s EEPROM Config CI V Router 1 Computer baud rate 38400 2 CI V baud rate 9600 3 Transceive msg to other radio
56. ystem shipped the configuration will be in the default state The baud rate for the CI V ports is 9600 i and 38400 for the USB computer To confirm or change these parameters the following proceedure can be followed Configuring the CI V Router is done by restarting or resetting the Arduino Mega Illustration 2 Jumper pin 53 to ground board with Pin 53 connected to ground At start time it checks to see if pin 53 is grounded If it is a small program is run within the router where the user interacts with a serial terminal program and it permits the user to configures the EEPROM that is internal to the Atlmel microprocessor Parameters can be changed at will at any time using this method What can be established is the baud rates for the CI V bus as well as the baud rate for the computer interface and the transceive function Described later To operate as a router the board must be restarted with pin 51 NOT grounded leaving it unconnected is fine The board may be restarted by removing all power from the unit including USB or by hitting the reset button on the back center of the Arduino Mega board Note The full unit ships with a jumper assembly that is plugged between the two ground pins To jumper pin 53 to ground simply unplug the jumper and rotate it 90 degrees so that it shorts pin 53 to ground When done be sure to store the jumper in the same location as it was shipped Resetting or starting the Arduino w
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