TS440 Remote Controller User manual
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1. Personal Computer Pentium II 64 Mbyte RAM figure 1 Development and testing conditions Personal Computer a Processor Pentium II Operative System Microsoft Windows 98 RAM Memory 64Mbyte 1 Serial Port COM 1 9 pin connector Screen 1024x768 Doo vo Home made interface converter IF in picture a IF converter based on MC1488 MC1489 a External dual power 12V GND 12V RTX Kenwood TS 440S AT a Equipped with uwPD8251AFC e TC4040BP a Parameters of ACCI serial port Full Duplex 4800bps Start Stop Asynchronous 1 Start bit 8 Character bits 2 Stop bits parity None 1 GND Signal Ground 2 TXD Transmit Data logically denied 3 RXD Receive Data logically denied 4 CTS Transmit Enable 5 RTS Receive Enable ee ee 6 N C Not connected figure 2 ACC1 pin layout In the above mentioned environment I experienced no problems when the transceiver was in RX on the other hand I found very heavy RF feedbacks when the transceiver was in TX mode It is therefore mandatory to use a good quality interface converter The program has been developed for the Kenwood model TS 440 However is not excluded that it may work even partially with other transceivers receivers of the same brand TS 440 remote Controller 4 User Manual release 1 0 e The program is based on the Kenwood proprietary2. serial protocol whose parameters are described in the Kenwood IC 10 kit instruction manual e The Personal Computer used in program development and testing was equipped with a single serial port named COM1 The program allows the user to select the desired communication port among COM 2 3 4 However such features have not been tested TS 440 remote Controller 5 User Manual release 1 0 2 The program graphic interface and features The graphic user interface GUI is shown below For a world wide use menus and commands are in English language Two user manual versions have been prepared the present one in English and a further version in author s mother tongue Italian w 15440 Remote controller iof ea File About VFO C 1 MHz step C 1 kHz step UP 100 Hz step DN C 10Hz step 14 201 14 Hain YFO B 7 200 000 4 5 A B Function FO WFO Monitor Monitor window ToRT MOT From ATs FAOOOO 200000 Memory bh UF 23 27 255 00 Goto RIT g On 0 94kHz DM LIP Reset RIT TORT MROO23 To RTs RTI From AT IF00014201140 094010 2301100 To RT IF oub YF A Others ID VOICE RT I0 Lock Split IT l Lock ON OFF Split ON OFF M SIT ON OFF M Lock Tx figure 3 Graphic User Interface The figure 3 shows the main panel It is the only window of the program 2 1 Working criteria Once launched the program the working logic 1s e PC TS440
3. 9 MHz o The program will complete figures starting with 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 in the range 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MHz e Push the ENT key to load the frequency onto the TS 440 TS 440 remote Controller 13 User Manual release 1 0
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5. TS440 Remote Controller User manual TS 440 remote Controller User Manual release 1 0 Table of Contents Uh EP OCU CTO scence cates ta naa taxetateadinte cuctetat cates ausdeteet oie ddarnscectefaceetas uns A EA 3 1 1 Scope of the program and working criteria sssssseooeeessssssseeeeeeresssssseeeerressssssseerressssssssees 3 Zam E E a E E EE A A I A E E A E E E T E T 3 1 3 Hardy are Tegu e Ne MIS e E r E E 3 1 4 Working and development environment s seeesssssssssseetersssssssseeerssssssssceerssssssseeeerrsssss 4 2 The program graphic interface and Teatures ss cccccccaedics ssssvaeia e a 6 2 1 NY OF IS CLUS aos 2tsaah siienesitna cinco a lnsacaauamsandast a 6 2 2 Menus Controls and Groups of Controls eesssssseoeeesssssssseerrssssssssseersssssssseeeersssssssseereeo 7 22 1 INTC TMUIS 3 5 caeaa noae a teres tte geen a a ese tenes 7 222 Fie UMC LOIN osceann O E taniniansaae vecnetansoerts 7 22 3 erate Vib Osc ica aaaataiiahaeasranerecerca sana sands ian caeeanerean canarmcerscs Minataeeesaceenaeaernemeetses 8 2 2 4 Frame Mode setsxscesctlavalcaraxence cede E T texi bord Uaealaaranensededa tne nde 9 225 Frame MEMO serosa ciatvazeesterd vetsacsdteste R 9 2 2 6 Poe RT rene ere ey ernment E ny reg erin re oe eer are tre ener 10 2 gb eH ak 1 01 Hs gene ne Ts Cone mvgmne ot atten nS TN Cen ah Sel ae RST eC ene er tT Crna ee et 10 2 2 8 g e218 0 eval B06 EE nop E T P A errr T oe eae ere ene ee 10 229 Fraime
6. derstanding of the proprietary serial communication protocol commands parameters 2 2 12 PTT key ON AIR F Lock Tx figure 15 PTT key The PTT key is used to put the transceiver in transmission The PTT software key has to be pushed with the left key of the mouse PUSHING the left key of the mouse e The user puts the TS 440 in transmission mode e The ON AIR label lights RELEASING the left key of the mouse e The user puts the TS 440 in receiving mode e The ON AIR turns off A Check Box Lock TX prevents from an accidental pressing of the PTT key The Check Box is set to ON at the program launch 2 2 13 Numeric keypad figure 16 Numeric keypad The Kenwood proprietary communication protocol requires that all commands strings ends with TS 440 remote Controller 12 User Manual release 1 0 The numeric keypad is used to set on the main VFO the desired frequency The keypad is enabled only when the TS 440 is in VFO mode please see 2 2 3 To use the keypad correctly e Push the SET key The main VFO panel empties e Insert the desired frequency by means of software O to 9 keys Please note that a Inserting 0 as first digit does not have any effect a It is possible to input few digits only letting the program to complete the frequency value adding the needed number of zeros Please note that o The program will complete figures starting with 1 or 2 in the range 10 19 e 20 2
7. g software button UP or DN the main VFO frequency will be incremented or decremented of 100Hz TS 440 remote Controller 8 User Manual release 1 0 2 2 4 Frame Mode figure 6 Frame Mode The frame Mode contains a set of option buttons to select the desired mode Please note that this frame may be affected by the use of other buttons commands of the program For instance switching from VFO A to VFO B please see A B button in section 2 2 3 shall change the current mode if VFO B the new main VFO has a different mode from VFO A 2 2 5 Frame Memory Memory Bie UF 23 27 255 00 Go ta figure 7 Frame Memory The frame Memory contains e lt A panel indicating the current memory channel on the TS 440 The panel is writing disabled e A panel indicating the frequency of the current channel on the TS 440 The panel is writing disabled e Two DN UP buttons to increment UP or decrement DN the memory channel e A Combo Box with a 00 99 list to have direct access to the desired channel memory avoiding the multiple use of UP DN buttons When the user asks for an empty memory by means of the DN UP keys or the Combo box tool a warning windows is proposed Empty memories cannot be accessed If the program is launched while the TS 440 is set in Memory Mode and the current memory channel is empty the relevant memory frequency panel is set to 0 00 The memory channel panel remain
8. link enabling first of all it is needed to enable the desired serial communication port Please refer to menu File After the port has been open the program asks the transceiver for all needed parameters to set up the panel In a second all needed parameters are loaded and the user may begin to use the program e Regular working Once linked it is possible to perform a large set of commands onto the transceiver without touch it Please refer to section 2 2 for a detailed view of possible features e Link closing After the regular use it is suggested to close the serial link with the TS 440 e Exit The menu File Exit exits the program Before exiting the software automatically closes the serial communication port if open TS 440 remote Controller 6 User Manual release 1 0 2 2 Menus Controls and Groups of Controls Please refer to the following sections for a detailed explanation of menus controls and groups of controls onto the main program panel 2 2 1 Menus The menu File allows the following actions e Open COM 1 Enables the serial port COM 1 to connect with the TS 440 and loads from the transceiver the needed parameters to set up the panel e Open COM 2 Enables the serial port COM 2 to connect with the TS 440 and loads from the transceiver the needed parameters to set up the panel e Open COM 3 Enables the serial port COM 3 to connect with the TS 440 and loads from the transceiver the needed parameters to set up the pa
9. me Lock Lack T Lock ON OFF figure 10 Frame Lock The frame Lock contains a Check Box to be used to enable or disable the frequency lock function This software button has the same function of the LOCK key on the front panel of the TS 440 This Check Box is automatically set up at the program launch on the basis of the current status on the TS 440 TS 440 remote Controller 10 User Manual release 1 0 2 2 9 Frame Split Split Split ON OFF figure 11 Frame Split The frame Split contains a Check Box to be used to enable or disable the Split function This software button has the same function of the SPLIT key on the front panel of the TS 440 This Check Box is automatically set up at the program launch on the basis of the current status on the TS 440 2 2 10 Frame XIT xT IT ON OFF figure 12 Frame XIT The frame XIT contains a Check Box to be used to enable or disable the XIT function This software button has the same function of the XIT key on the front panel of the TS 440 This Check Box is automatically set up at the program launch on the basis of the current status on the TS 440 2 2 11 Frame Monitor The frame Monitor contains a window reporting command strings coming from presented with the label From RTX and going to presented with the label To RTX the transceiver The scope of the windows is to put the user in the condition to keep an e
10. nel e Open COM 4 Enables the serial port COM 4 to connect with the TS 440 and loads from the transceiver the needed parameters to set up the panel e Close Serial Port Disables the currently used serial port e Exit Exits the program If the serial port currently used for the link to the transceiver is still open it closes it The menu About shows an info window If the users attempts to open a serial port already open a warning message is shown 2 2 2 Frame Function figure 4 Frame Function The frame Function contains a button VFO M to be used to switch the status of the transceiver from the mode VFO to the mode MEMORY and vice versa The label immediately above the button shows the current status of the TS 440 When the transceiver is in VFO mode the frame Memory is disabled see 2 2 5 On the other hand when the transceiver is in Memory Mode the frame VFO see 2 2 3 is disabled as well as further features e g the possibility to input a desired frequency by means of the numeric keypad see 2 2 13 TS 440 remote Controller 7 User Manual release 1 0 2 2 0 Frame VFO VFO C 1 MHz step C 1 kHz step UP 100 Hz step DN C 10 Hz step 14 201 14 Hain YFO B 7 200 000 A B A B oub YFO A figure 5 Frame VFO The Frame VFO includes e Four option buttons to select the desired frequency increment or decrement step by means of UP DN buttons see bullet below e Tw
11. o DN UP buttons to increment UP or decrement DN the current frequency shown on the main VFO panel VFO A or VFO B e A main VFO panel indicating the frequency of the VFO currently set up as main VFO on the Kenwood TS 440 The label immediately below the main panel shows which VFO is currently set as main VFO on the transceiver It is not possible to input digits in the panel the panel is writing disabled but the user may input the desired frequency by means of the numeric keypad 2 2 13 e A secondary panel indicating the frequency of the VFO currently set up as SUB VFO on the Kenwood TS 440 The label immediately below the secondary panel shows which VFO is currently set as SUB VFO on the transceiver Please note that the TS 440 does not indicate the SUB frequency on its embedded display It 1s not possible to input digits in the secondary panel the panel is writing disabled e An A B button to switch the status of the TS 440 relating to Main Sub VFO This software button has the same function of the A B key on the front panel of the TS 440 e An A B button to make the SUB VFO frequency equal to the main one This software button has the same function of the A B key on the front panel of the TS 440 The sample above figure 5 shows e On the TS 440 the main VFO is VFO B The transceiver s display indicates 14 201 14 MHz e On the TS 440 the SUB VFO is VFO A There are no indications on SUB VFO frequency on the TS 440 e Pushin
12. own risk The author cannot guarantee the correctness of the program and cannot be kept responsible for any kind of problem or loss or any kind of damages to user s devices 1 3 Hardware requirements The communication between Personal Computer and TS 440 needs e The installation of a Kenwood kit named IC 10 two integrated circuits uPD8251AFC and TC4040BP needed to enable the serial data transmission through the ACC1 port on the rear panel of the TS 440 It is possible to find those ICs on the market without buying the IC 10 kit and install them following directions included in the User Guide of the Kenwood TS 440 transceiver e The use of a RS232 TTL converter to be installed between the serial COM of the Personal Computer and the serial ACC1 on the TS 440 Such device translates RS232 logical levels used by the serial port of the personal Computer in TTL logical levels understood by the ACC port and vice versa Kenwood puts on the market a product called IF232C however it is possible to find a scheme to home made such device using for instance a MAX232 or a couple of MC1488 MC1489 Please note that it is suggested to use opto electronic devices TS 440 remote Controller 3 User Manual release 1 0 for the translation in order to physically separate the PC from the RTX with the aim of avoiding problems of RF feedbacks 1 4 Working and development environment Please refer to the following picture for working environment Notes
13. s empty In the sample pictures above figure 3 and figure 7 the TS 440 is set on VFO mode For this reason the Memory panel is disabled However the current channel memory 23 and the relevant frequency 27 255 00 khz are shown However there is no indication about the channel memory mode TS 440 remote Controller 9 User Manual release 1 0 2 2 6 Frame RIT RIT g On 0 94kHz DM LIP Reset RIT figure 8 Frame RIT The frame RIT contains e A Check Box named ON by means of which the user may enable or disable the RIT function on the transceiver e A panel indicating the current RIT frequency in kHz on the TS 440 The panel is writing disabled e Two DN UP buttons to increment UP or decrement DN the RIT frequency The increment decrement step is fixed and set to 0 01 kHz e A RESET button to be used to cancel set to 0 the RIT frequency Others ID VOICE RTs IO figure 9 Frame Others 2 2 7 Frame Others The frame Others contains e An ID button to ask the radio for an ID code The string coming back from the connected device is interpreted and the relevant label immediately below the key is set to TS 440 or R 5000 depending on the device being asked No tests have been made with different Kenwood equipment e A VOICE button to ask for voice confirmation This software button has the same function of the VOICE key on the front panel of the TS 440 2 2 8 Fra
14. s of a Personal Computer This user manual explains working criteria of the program 1 1 Scope of the program and working criteria It is important to underline the philosophy behind the program The main scope was the implementation of a robust and reliable tool to manage the transceiver without the physical presence close to it A typical application could be the installation of the transceiver and a dedicated PC in a room immediately under the roof with the possibility to fully control it from a first floor room For this reason the program has been designed in order to make it as robust and reliable as possible after have sent any command to the transceiver the program typically asks the TS 440 in order to have confirmation about the real execution of the command just sent Moreover a monitor window has been included in order to keep an eye on strings coming from the transceiver and sent from the Personal Computer There are no advanced tool for memory channel management e g the possibility to keep stored on the HD a set of memory banks to be loaded onto the 100 memories bank in the TS 440 1 2 Disclaimer The TS440 Remote Controller program has been designed and implemented for amateur purposes only It is distributed for free with the inclusion of the source code The author thanks in advance any people suggesting or proposing any fix or any improvement in general It is understood that users will use this software at their
15. ye on the strings exchanged between the Personal Computer and the Transceiver Monitor Monitor Monitor Wingo Monitor window To RTs MOT To RTX RTI From AT EARE 094010 2301100 To RT IF figure 13 Frame Monitor figure 14 Example of exchanged strings The strings are intercepted on the serial port and are reported on the window starting from above Old strings scroll below Please refer to figure 14 for a typical program start up sequence In this picture highlighted commands beginning from below older commands to above newer commands are briefly explained below TS 440 remote Controller 11 User Manual release 1 0 1 The PC asks the TS 440 sending the IF Information command The TS 440 answers back with a complex string with a lot of information including the main VFO frequency in Hz 00014201140 the RIT frequency in Hz 0940 and several other info 2 The PC asks the TS 440 sending the MR Memory Read command attaching several parameters including the channel memori ID 23 The TS 440 answers back with a string containing the channel 23 frequency in Hz 00027255000 the current channel mode 5 stands for AM and other info 3 The PC asks the TS 440 sending the FA VFO A command In this case the VFO A is set as SUB The TS 440 answers back with a string containing the VFO A frequency in Hz 00007200000 Please refer to the Kenwood IC 10 Instruction Manual to have a deep un
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