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My DDE problems with SDR Console
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 2:24 pm
by Alex. pe1rxu
Hello, I'm a bit lost and strugling with the combination of SDR Console - MyDDE v1.05 and a SPID rotor which uses spidmd01dde-soft-120.exe for driving a MD-01.
When I'm using orbitron, the whole chain works like a charm, the MyDDE client gets the string and the rotor is working.
If I use SDR Console, the MyDDE client does'nt receive any string data at all. I'm a bit lost at what is going on. (yes, selected the orbitron in the tracking menu)
Even more strange, when I use " DDEOrbitronToSerial" I can see the string coming from SDR Console, but the SPID software does not get any input from that.
Please advice
73'
Alex.
Re: My DDE problems with SDR Console
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 9:03 pm
by Alex. pe1rxu
Just a thought, do I need to make some changes in the "main.dfm"file of MyDDE ? because it's not Orbitron but SDR Console which is generating the string?
object Tracking: TDdeClientConv
ServiceApplication = 'orbitron'
DdeService = 'Orbitron'
DdeTopic = 'Tracking'
ConnectMode = ddeManual
OnClose = TrackingClose
OnOpen = TrackingOpen
Left = 324
Top = 7
LinkInfo = (
'Service Orbitron'
'Topic Tracking')
end
Any help is very appreciated
73'
Alex.
Re: My DDE problems with SDR Console
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 8:02 am
by Simon G4ELI
Hi,
Have you enabled DDE in the satellite options? It's been a long time since I used it.
Re: My DDE problems with SDR Console
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 2:23 pm
by Alex. pe1rxu
Hi Simon,
Yes, it's enabled en sending a string. If I start the "DDEOrbitronToSerial" program, that one is getting the string from SDR Console, only the SPID software isn't getting anny of that data.
I'm not sure if its possible to make changes in the MyDDE files, or that I have to compile those changes. I'm not a software guy but keen on learning.
At this moment I'm trying to figure out how MyDDE is working, It's runned by orbitron, if it can be used as an "always on" program it would work I guess.
Re: My DDE problems with SDR Console
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2021 12:22 pm
by Simon G4ELI
Ah,
OK - my side is good so check the serial cabling?
Re: My DDE problems with SDR Console
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2021 5:50 pm
by Alex. pe1rxu
Hi Simon,
There is no serial cable used, the SPID software should get the right info from the DDE client and pass that through to the SPID MD01 rotordriver via an ethernet connection.
I'm not sure how the original MyDDE v1.05 from stoff is passing the string. ( via an virtual printerport or so?)
All the communication between the 3 applications is done in the computer itself.
How difficult something like this could be