== Configuring the microHAM DXP for use with Commander and WinWarbler == ==== de Gary KC9GGV and Joe W4TV ==== === Configuring the DXP === * Connect your computer and transceiver to the DXP as described in in chapter 3 of the [[https://www.microham.com/Downloads/DXP_English_Manual.pdf|microHAM DXP Manual]] * Configure the DXP's '''Setup Menu''' ||'''Setup Menu Item'''||'''Recommended Setting'''|| ||1.1 CAT Type||''as appropriate for the transceiver being controlled''|| ||1.2 CAT DTR||''PTT''|| ||1.3 WINKEY DTR||''None''|| ||1.4 FSK DTR||''PTT''|| ||2.1 QCW||''No''|| ||2.2 PFSK||''No''|| ||3.1 FSK INVERT||as required by transceiver (typically ''No'' for Icom, ''Yes'' for Kenwood and Yaesu)|| ||3.2 FSK 45BAUD||''45.45''|| ||3.3 FSK DIDDLE||''as you prefer''|| ||3.4 FSK UOS||''as you prefer''|| ||3.5 FSK ECHO||''as you prefer''|| A description of each Setup Menu Item is available in chapter 6 of the [[https://www.microham.com/Downloads/DXP_English_Manual.pdf|microHAM DXP Manual]]: === Configuring Commander and WinWarbler === * Identify the three virtual COM ports created by the DXP, as described in the '''Serial Ports Finder''' section of Chapter 4 of the [[https://www.microham.com/Downloads/DXP_English_Manual.pdf|microHAM DXP Manual]] * CAT * FSK * !WinKey * Commander: on the Configuration window's '''Ports''' tab, configure the '''Primary CAT Serial Port''' panel, 1. set the '''Port''' selector to the virtual CAT port created by the DXP 1. set the '''Baud''', '''Parity''', '''Word''', and '''Stop''' selectors to be consistent with your transceiver's CAT port settings 1. set the '''DTR''' selector to ''always off'' 1. set the '''RTS''' selector to ''TX'' * !WinWarbler a. on the Configuration window's '''PTT''' tab, 1. set the '''Mode''' panel to ''Xcvr Ctrl App'' 1. set the '''Port''' panel's selector to ''None'' a. on the Configuration window's '''Soundcard''' tab, 1. set the '''PSK & RTTY Reception''' selector to ''DXP RX (DXP)'' 1. set the '''PSK & RTTY Transmission''' selector to ''Line(DXP)'' 1. set the '''Phone Transmission''' selector to ''Line(DXP)'' a. on the Configuration window's '''CW''' tab, 1. set the '''Xcvr mode''' selector to ''CW'' 1. set the '''Keying panel''' to ''!WinKey'', and set its ''port'' selector to the virtual '''!WinKey''' port created by the DXP 1. Configure the '''Keyboard mode''', '''PTT''', '''Weight''', and '''!WinKey''' panels to your preferences a. on the Configuration window's '''RTTY''' tab, configure !WinWarbler for FSK or AFSK operation as described [[https://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/ConfigureRTTY|here]] [[Operation|Getting Started with CW, Phone, PSK, and RTTY Operation]] [[GettingStarted|Getting Started with DXLab]]