W-2 Wattmeter software
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Hello to All,
I'm having trouble with connecting to the W-2 wattmeter with the Elecraft W2 Interface software available on the website using an internet connection. The wattmeter is V1.00 software and the W-2 software is V1.12.1.18 The error is "Looking for a W2 on Network". I had this working in the past and now it has me stumped. Using Putty communication software I can connect to the remote W-2 and it responds with V1.00 when I invoke the "V" command so I know the connection is good. Using a direct connection to the W2 from the computer com port works fine. I'm using the factory cable that did work in the past. The W2 Interface software is set up with Network (TCP/IP) checked, Client, and the server IP and port that worked with Putty. This has me stumped. It has to be something simple that I am missing. 73, Joe, K1ike ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hi Joe,
I'd not realised until now that you can do this with the W2, but I'm looking to set mine up to test this now for you! I assume you have the same W2 software running at both ends? It looks to me that the network function simply bridges the software at both sides, based on the manual. When you say you are connecting to the remote W2, where are you doing this? From the 'client' machine? From the 'server' machine connected to the W2? If from the 'client', what exact settings are you using? You've not got anything like Windows Firewall running on either end, have you? Have any updates been done on either PC? What OSs are you working with? 73, and a firm left handshake, John (XLX) -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of JOE Sent: 28 August 2016 16:59 To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] W-2 Wattmeter software Hello to All, I'm having trouble with connecting to the W-2 wattmeter with the Elecraft W2 Interface software available on the website using an internet connection. The wattmeter is V1.00 software and the W-2 software is V1.12.1.18 The error is "Looking for a W2 on Network". I had this working in the past and now it has me stumped. Using Putty communication software I can connect to the remote W-2 and it responds with V1.00 when I invoke the "V" command so I know the connection is good. Using a direct connection to the W2 from the computer com port works fine. I'm using the factory cable that did work in the past. The W2 Interface software is set up with Network (TCP/IP) checked, Client, and the server IP and port that worked with Putty. This has me stumped. It has to be something simple that I am missing. 73, Joe, K1ike ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Try checking to be sure you have enabled an available comm port.
Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of JOE Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2016 10:59 AM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] W-2 Wattmeter software Hello to All, I'm having trouble with connecting to the W-2 wattmeter with the Elecraft W2 Interface software available on the website using an internet connection. The wattmeter is V1.00 software and the W-2 software is V1.12.1.18 The error is "Looking for a W2 on Network". I had this working in the past and now it has me stumped. Using Putty communication software I can connect to the remote W-2 and it responds with V1.00 when I invoke the "V" command so I know the connection is good. Using a direct connection to the W2 from the computer com port works fine. I'm using the factory cable that did work in the past. The W2 Interface software is set up with Network (TCP/IP) checked, Client, and the server IP and port that worked with Putty. This has me stumped. It has to be something simple that I am missing. 73, Joe, K1ike ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hello John,
We have a remote station that is 10 miles from my house. I use Remoterig to link a TS480SAT from my house to the remote site. There is also a 600 watt amplifier at the site, so I am using the W2 wattmeter to monitor the output and VSWR at the remote location. The Elecraft W2 Interface software is loaded on my computer at my house and is used as a client to talk to the remote site. No com port is involved on the local computer. At the site I have a device called an Avocent ESP-4 Serial Hub. This is connected to the LAN at the site and provides 4 com ports for various pieces of equipment. All was working well, except for the fact that I had to occasionally power cycle the W2 wattmeter to get it to connect. I built a small circuit that powers up the W2 wattmeter when the DTR goes high when the software connects. The OS in the computer and the W2 software has not changed. It's almost as if the Elecraft W2 Interface software has stopped functioning for some reason. Joe On 8/28/2016 12:45 PM, John wrote: > Hi Joe, > > I'd not realised until now that you can do this with the W2, but I'm looking > to set mine up to test this now for you! > > I assume you have the same W2 software running at both ends? It looks to me > that the network function simply bridges the software at both sides, based > on the manual. > > When you say you are connecting to the remote W2, where are you doing this? > >From the 'client' machine? From the 'server' machine connected to the W2? If > from the 'client', what exact settings are you using? > > You've not got anything like Windows Firewall running on either end, have > you? Have any updates been done on either PC? What OSs are you working with? > > 73, and a firm left handshake, > John (XLX) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of JOE > Sent: 28 August 2016 16:59 > To: [hidden email] > Subject: [Elecraft] W-2 Wattmeter software > > Hello to All, > > I'm having trouble with connecting to the W-2 wattmeter with the Elecraft W2 > Interface software available on the website using an internet connection. > The wattmeter is V1.00 software and the W-2 software is V1.12.1.18 The > error is "Looking for a W2 on Network". > > I had this working in the past and now it has me stumped. Using Putty > communication software I can connect to the remote W-2 and it responds with > V1.00 when I invoke the "V" command so I know the connection is good. Using > a direct connection to the W2 from the computer com port works fine. I'm > using the factory cable that did work in the past. > > The W2 Interface software is set up with Network (TCP/IP) checked, Client, > and the server IP and port that worked with Putty. > > This has me stumped. It has to be something simple that I am missing. > > 73, Joe, K1ike > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message > delivered to [hidden email] > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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No computer com ports are used in this application, as it is an IP
connection. Joe On 8/28/2016 2:04 PM, Bill wrote: > Try checking to be sure you have enabled an available comm port. > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Pardon me. It appeared to me the question, which was not not included in
your reply, was about making some setting changes to the watt meter, which is part of the Utility and connected to a PC comm port. Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: JOE [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2016 7:51 PM To: Bill <[hidden email]>; [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W-2 Wattmeter software No computer com ports are used in this application, as it is an IP connection. Joe On 8/28/2016 2:04 PM, Bill wrote: > Try checking to be sure you have enabled an available comm port. > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hi Bill,
The software has the capability of connecting to a com port as you described, but it also can be set up as a client. In the client configuration it does not use the com port. I'm using it in the client configuration. 73, Joe, k1ike On 8/28/2016 9:04 PM, Bill wrote: > Pardon me. It appeared to me the question, which was not not included in > your reply, was about making some setting changes to the watt meter, which > is part of the Utility and connected to a PC comm port. > > Bill > K9YEQ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Correct, but you do need the initial first com port to connect the W2 to the computer. Then you can do a client / server connection over IP.
I've been doing it for years. Mike va3mw > On Aug 28, 2016, at 9:25 PM, JOE <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > The software has the capability of connecting to a com port as you described, but it also can be set up as a client. In the client configuration it does not use the com port. I'm using it in the client configuration. > > 73, Joe, k1ike > >> On 8/28/2016 9:04 PM, Bill wrote: >> Pardon me. It appeared to me the question, which was not not included in >> your reply, was about making some setting changes to the watt meter, which >> is part of the Utility and connected to a PC comm port. >> >> Bill >> K9YEQ > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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The W2 wattmeter is connected to an RS-232 port onan Avocent ESP-4
Serial Hub at the remote location. This eliminates the need for a computer at the remote site. 73, Joe, K1ike On 8/28/2016 9:33 PM, Mike va3mw wrote: > Correct, but you do need the initial first com port to connect the W2 to the computer. Then you can do a client / server connection over IP. > > I've been doing it for years. > > Mike va3mw ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hi Joe,
I threw together a quick test in my shack here, did some packet captures because I was curious about what it actually does, and also did some other testing. First things first... On your client machine, open a telnet (or raw, it doesn't matter which) connection to your server's IP address on port 2001 (or whatever the port you set on your 'server' pc is). You should see what looks like a lot of gibberish, repeating itself in 8 character blocks. If this is working then your remote end is successfully connected to the W2, you have communication through to your remote end, and the fault lies with your local copy of the W2 software. If your terminal connection does not receive the strings of gibberish, then the fault is with your remote copy of the W2 software, because, as you said, your Avocent device can see the W2 and give you version information. I've seen once that I had to power cycle the W2 after the software was running to get the software to see it again, but usually that side seems stable. For reference, I've pasted a small (half a second) output of the 'gibberish' I refer to. 73, and a firm left handshake, John (XLX) ========================= pasted content ========================= R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000; F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000 D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S 0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R 00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F 00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I2112 0120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0 000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R0 0000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F0 0000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000 D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S00 00;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00 000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D 3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D 3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S000 0;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I2 1120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3 ;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3 ;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3; ============================================================== -----Original Message----- From: JOE [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: 29 August 2016 01:50 To: John <[hidden email]>; [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W-2 Wattmeter software Hello John, We have a remote station that is 10 miles from my house. I use Remoterig to link a TS480SAT from my house to the remote site. There is also a 600 watt amplifier at the site, so I am using the W2 wattmeter to monitor the output and VSWR at the remote location. The Elecraft W2 Interface software is loaded on my computer at my house and is used as a client to talk to the remote site. No com port is involved on the local computer. At the site I have a device called an Avocent ESP-4 Serial Hub. This is connected to the LAN at the site and provides 4 com ports for various pieces of equipment. All was working well, except for the fact that I had to occasionally power cycle the W2 wattmeter to get it to connect. I built a small circuit that powers up the W2 wattmeter when the DTR goes high when the software connects. The OS in the computer and the W2 software has not changed. It's almost as if the Elecraft W2 Interface software has stopped functioning for some reason. Joe On 8/28/2016 12:45 PM, John wrote: > Hi Joe, > > I'd not realised until now that you can do this with the W2, but I'm > looking to set mine up to test this now for you! > > I assume you have the same W2 software running at both ends? It looks > to me that the network function simply bridges the software at both > sides, based on the manual. > > When you say you are connecting to the remote W2, where are you doing > >From the 'client' machine? From the 'server' machine connected to the > >W2? If > from the 'client', what exact settings are you using? > > You've not got anything like Windows Firewall running on either end, > have you? Have any updates been done on either PC? What OSs are you working with? > > 73, and a firm left handshake, > John (XLX) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of > JOE > Sent: 28 August 2016 16:59 > To: [hidden email] > Subject: [Elecraft] W-2 Wattmeter software > > Hello to All, > > I'm having trouble with connecting to the W-2 wattmeter with the > Elecraft W2 Interface software available on the website using an internet > The wattmeter is V1.00 software and the W-2 software is V1.12.1.18 > The error is "Looking for a W2 on Network". > > I had this working in the past and now it has me stumped. Using Putty > communication software I can connect to the remote W-2 and it responds > with > V1.00 when I invoke the "V" command so I know the connection is good. > Using a direct connection to the W2 from the computer com port works > fine. I'm using the factory cable that did work in the past. > > The W2 Interface software is set up with Network (TCP/IP) checked, > Client, and the server IP and port that worked with Putty. > > This has me stumped. It has to be something simple that I am missing. > > 73, Joe, K1ike > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > [hidden email] > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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