Re: computer control/programming vr120

On Tuesday 09 March 2004 08:32 pm, chuck11_1999 wrote:

> i have seen many mails on advice on interface cable, software etc. but
> is there one document that explains from start to finish what you have
> to do to program a vr120?

I haven't seen a single document, but this portion of the README
file furnished with my tk120 software might help you:

                           tk120
 [...]

USAGE NOTES

Obtain the proper TTL-to-RS232 adapter for mating the
computer to the receiver.  Do not use a direct connect
cable.  I use the adapter sold by RT Systems (http://rtsars.com).

In general, it's a good idea to connect the computer and radio
while the power to both is off.  It's inconvenient to turn the PC
off and on just to disconnect the radio so I use a serial port
switch box which connects my PC's serial port to one of four
devices and merely switch the radio in and out of the line.

If you are running Windows, you must reboot your PC
after downloading and installing the software on your computer,

When you first start the program, you will asked to identify
which serial port is connected to the radio. (If you ever
relocate the radio to a different serial port,
you should remove the tk120.ini file and restart tk120.
tk120 will recreate the tk120.ini file for you).

Once you've identified the proper serial port,
tk120 will open a couple of windows and display what
looks like a few forms.

Click on the Radio menu and select which model of radio
you have.

Important: Before trying to reprogram your radio, you should first
read the image from your radio using the
Radio --> Read from radio...
menus and save it in a file using the
File --> Save As...
menus.  You can name is something like "original.tk1".
Back up this file.


You can then export the memory channel information to
a .csv file, using the File --> Export memory channels menu.
Exit tk120.

You can use a text editor or spreadsheet
program to change or pretty-print the data in the .csv file.
Just be sure to write the data out in .csv format again.

You can restart tk120 and read the memory image file
(original.tk1 or whatever you named it) you created earlier,
using the File --> Open menus.

You can then view and change any of the settings.
If you have changed any of the memory channel data
in the .csv file, import it into tk120 using the
File --> Import memory channels menu.

You can check for errors in the data by using the
Data --> Validate menu.

If there are no errors, you should write the information
to a new image file (file name ends in .tk1) using the
File --> Save As menu.

You can now program your radio using the
Radio --> Write to radio menu.



IMPORTING A FREQUENCY LIST FROM A .CSV FILE

Start the program.

Read in an image file (.tk1 extension) using

File -> Open

Import the memory channel information from
your .csv file using:

File -->  Import Memory Channels


Save the updated image in a new .tk1 file using
File --> Save As ...

Write the new image to the radio using

Radio --> Write to radio


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Bob Parnass, AJ9S             GNU/Linux User           http://parnass.com



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