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1. windows Driver Package US Interface CDM Driver Package 01 24 2007 2 00 00 Access and i Defaults i9 Windows Installer 3 1 KB893803 e Windows Internet Explorer 7 E Windows Media Connect Size 8 49MB Windows Software Updates Windows XP Hotfix KB885835 o Windows Media Player 10 Windows Hotfix 890175 BP Windows XP Hotfix KB888310 6 4 Application Software Installation See NavInst3 MixW and NavInst4 MixW Setup for procedures to install and setup the MixW program with Navigator These procedures serve as an example of application software setup for use with the Navigator These procedures deal with configuration issues involving the CAT control COM port PTT CW and Squelch COM port WinKeyer COM port FSK COM port USB Audio Codec setup 27 6 5 Rig Hookup Connection to your rig involves installing a cable between the Navigator Transceiver connector and your rig See the www USInterface com website for a full list of cable drawings for use with the Navigator An example below shows the connection of the Navigator to an Icom 756 transceiver Mates with Navigator J4 DB25P Rx Aud Ch2 CAT In ttl CIV in nc CIV out CIV pu CAT Out 232 CAT In 232 CAT Out ttl CAT In ttl DGND DGND Rx Aud Ch1 Tx Aud AGND 1C 275 1C 725 1C 726 1C 732 IC 735 1C 736 IC 737 1C 738 IC 761 IC 765 IC 775 IC 781 1 756 ALL IC 970 IC 7800 Also IC 718 wit2. RF Atten Attenuation of Audio FSK PTT generated by FSK Output controller Normal No attenuation On On 20 dB 20 dB attenuation Off Off This is the Audio Out to the rig The level controls the RF output by the transceiver WinKeyer PTT FSK Baud On PTT from WinKeyer On 45 45 Normal baud for HAM use Off PTT from WinKeyer Off 75 100 LED FSK Stop FSK Stop Bits Normal Full LED brightness 1 Dim Reduced LED 1 5 brightness 2 CAT LED If you change an option and want to keep it click Polling LED Blinks with 19 Steady polling LED on Steady Save to Default This will now be your new default settings which are stored in EEPROM in Navigator 20 6 Installation Detailed installation procedures are found on the Navigator Distribution CD in the DOCS folder This section covers a summary of Installation Planning Driver Installation Application Software Installation and Setup and Rig Hookup 6 1 Installation Planning The table below shows the parts of the installation procedure and the recommended sequence of installation Installation instructions are illustrated with screen shots taken from a PC during installation It is recommended that you follow the sequence of this procedure since some steps must be performed before others can be done The procedures are in pdf format under the names shown below Follow this sequence when setting up your Navigator File Name Proced
3. and Settings All Users Documents Navigator_Install Vista C Users Public Public Documents Navigator_Install Nav_Contents Navigator_Install Docs Navigator Manual Users Manual NavInst 1 Intro Installation Manual Introduction NavInst 2 Driver Installation Manual Driver Install NavInst 3 NavOpts Installation Manual NavOpts Install NavInst 4 MixW Install Installation Manual MixW Install NavInst 5 MixW Setup Installation Manual MixW Setup NavInst 6 WinKeyer Test Installation Manual WinKeyer Setup NavInst 7 MMTTY Setup Installation Manual MMTTY Setup NavInst 8 DM780 Setup Installation Manual HRD DM780 setup Nav_Contents Navigator_Install Docs HRD HRD Ham Radio Deluxe HRD and DM780 Installation Nav_Contents Navigator_Install Docs WinKeyer Docs WinKeyer USB Manual WinKeyerer2 Manual WK2 SW Guide WinKeyerer2 Software Guide Nav_Contents Navigator_Install Olivia MixW ModeOlivia dll Olivia mode dll Olivia_readme txt Olivia mode readme file Nav_Contents Navigator_Install Utilities FTClean FTClean FTDI Clean utility 36 FTDIUNIN FTDI Uninstaller USBView USBView Microsoft USB Viewer Nav_Contents Navigator_Install WinKeyer MixW WinKeyer Correction for WinKeyer V2 1 37 Appendix C CD ROM Contents continued Nav_Contents Navigator_Install Docs HRD oo 39
4. audio frequencies within a 400 Hz to 5 kHz bandwidth although typical amateur transceivers will limit the useful bandwidth to about 400 to 2700 Hz Any modulation method that is contained within this bandwidth can be used with the interface Typical modes using this technique are BPSK31 BPSK63 QPSK31 FSK31 RTTY AFSK SSTV Packet AMTOR MFSK16 THROB MT63 Helleschreiber Olivia WSJT CW audio generated and other new modes using the sound card architecture 11 2 5 2 CW mode CW using direct keying of the rig is provided in two ways Direct CW using the DTR line of a COM port or by using the built in WinKeyer V22 keyer by KIEL Software which generates the key closures using a COM port DTR line is supported by the PTT CW COM Port This mode does not allow use of the paddle CW output is only generated from the keyboard and an application program A more robust CW control which supports both paddle and keyboard input is provided by the control chip from the popular WinKeyer by KIEL The Navigator Interface uses version 23 of the WinKeyer This version eliminates the key bounce issue seen with some key paddles of earlier versions Setup and test of the WinKeyer is done via WK2MGR software provided by KIEL A COM port is dedicated to operation of the keyer You can plug your paddle into the Navigator and provide keyed output either from the keyboard or from the paddle Side tone generated by the WinKeyer is played via the audio monitor f
5. can also be printed out on your printer if you need hard copy 22 611 DO s and DON T s of Operating with USB Connected Interfaces Computers of the 21 century provide few if any serial ports built in to the computer At the same time most ham radio software for rig control sound card driven modes RTTY and CW modes is dependent upon the use of serial ports to interface to radio transceivers Use of off the shelf USB Serial converter devices for use with transceiver interfaces has met with mixed success some converters work fine others don t especially in the area of FSK interfacing for RTTY operations The need for a stable solution to these conflicts between hardware and software has led to the architecture and design of the Navigator Interface This device provides a built in 4 channel USB hub a USB Audio Codec Serial Port converters and microCPU controllers for FSK and CW These are integrated into a single design to maintain compatibility with both the modern PC and existing software while providing a stable hardware firmware platform The use of USB connected devices does require some management on the part of the user USB connections and device assignments are handled by the operating system by assigning virtual COM port numbers to the serial devices and drivers for the audio codecs There are a few things to keep in mind when configuring your system that will make your life much easier These apply to all interface
6. signals are available on a DB25S connector on the back of the interface Output control signals include PTT CW and FSK These are all open collector transistor outputs Input signals include the SQUELCH input to the PTT CW UART which is connected to the DCD DSR and CTS pins for use with applications such as that need to know when the rig Squelch has been activated Different programs expect this signal on one of these input pins RFI Filtering all input signals and bi directional input output signals to the interface are filtered with capacitors mounted at the interface connector to reduce stray RF from entering the unit No power from the transceiver is needed to power the interface The pin assignments for the rig interface are shown in the drawing below See Appendix A for full specs of the interface o N a a Be gt o a c Ben ke Rx Aud Ch2 CAT In ttl CAT Out ttl CAT In ttl Rx Aud Ch1 CAT In 232 DGND DGND CIV pu CAT Out 232 Note CWPTT and CWPTTRet are supplied with Navigators shipped after May 1 2007 Prior versions were NC on these two pins CWPPT amp CWPTTRet are Opto Isolated from digital ground These signals are intended for use with external RF amplifier control in CW mode 2 5 Operating Modes 2 5 1 Audio codec generated modes Operating modes are dependent upon the software used with the interface The unit is designed to accommodate sound card generated modes with
7. Deluxe WinWarbler COM8 WinPSKse COMS8 COM4 8 available WriteLog COM8 4 ports required Default is COM1 4 these can be reassigned using writelog ini to change to other port numbers Recommend moving these to COM5 8 NavOptions COM255 Navigator Configuration Software Navigator RS232 COM255 Navigator general purpose RS232 port WK2MGR COM12 WinKeyer2 Manager program assign same COM port number as used by main program If your favorite software isn t listed above check the PORT assignments in the SETUP section of your program to determine the COM ports required 25 6 1 3 Recommended COM Port Assignments While the COM ports of Navigator can be assigned a COM port up to 255 software restrictions often dictate that they should stay in the first 8 ports Stay away from using COMI through 3 since they may be taken up by real ports instead of USB assigned ones The table below shows the assignments to cover as many ham control programs as possible Recommended COM Port Assignments Navigator Function COM Comments PTT CW Squelch COMS PTT control CW if done by software Squelch input WinKeyer Controller COM6 CW Using the WinKeyer Controller FSK Controller COM7 RTTY using native FSK instead of AFSK CAT Control COM8 Rig Control Gen Purpose RS232 Port COM4 Rotor control and TNC generally in first 8 COM ports NavOptions COM 12 OK to move elsewhere that doesn t conflict with above assignments See NavInstl_
8. Intro on the CD ROM for full procedures for setup and change of COM port assignments 6 2 Driver Installation See NavInst2 Driver on the CD ROM for USB driver installation procedures for your PC Also see the Quick Start Guides on the CD ROM for both XP and Vista 26 6 3 Uninstalling Drivers Go to the Windows Control Panel and click on the Add or Remove Programs Icon Scroll down to Windows Driver Package US Interface CDM Driver Package You will find two entries Highlight the first and click Change Remove You will see a message All devices using this driver will be removed Do you wish to continue Click Yes This removes of the driver package Highlight the second entry as above and repeat the process The driver package is completely removed Add or Remove Programs BEE i Currently installed programs and updates Show updates Sort by Nam Wl Change or m Remove TurboTax Premier 2005 Size 121 00MB Programs KS viewMate 9 4 73 uod B viewpoint Media Player Size 7 30MB we ELPro i E Add New Ei P Size 0 76MB Programs al Web 6 0 73 02MB B WexTech AnswerWorks Size 0 87MB windows Defender Size 9 72MB Add Remove Windows Windows Driver Package US Interface CDM Driver Package 01 24 2006 2 00 00 Components Click here For support information To change this program or remove it From your computer click Change Remove Change Remove Set Program
9. M TIME AM ERU TECHNOLOGY Navigator TIMEWAVE Navigator Operating Manual 21 March 2014 Operating Manual Timewave Navigator Revision A 12 15 2006 Revision B 1 20 2007 Revision C 7 30 2007 Revision D 2 26 2008 Revision E 4 22 2009 Revision F 12 16 2013 Copyright O 2006 2007 2008 2009 2013 Timewave Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Product Sales and Service Timewave Technology Inc 23 Empire Drive St Paul MN 55103 USA www timewave com sales timewave com Tech Support 651 489 5080 Mon Fri 0800 1700 Central time UTC 6 Closed Saturday Sunday amp most US Federal holidays Section Subject 1 2 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 5 3 1 3 2 Introduction Architecture Description USB Serial Numbers Multiple Interfaces on One Computer USB Hub Audio Functions USB Audio Codec Interface 2 Channel Audio Input Interface 2 Channel Audio Output Audio Monitor Digital Interface Functions CAT and Rig Control CAT Interface Combinations Supported Rig Interface Control Signals Operating Modes Audio Codec Generated Modes CW Mode FSK General Purpose RS232 Interface Front Panel Controls and Displays Potentiometers LED Rear Panel Connectors Navigator Option Control Table of Contents Page 4 5 10 10 11 12 12 12 13 14 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 NavOptions Software Installation NavOptions Functions Installation Installation Planni
10. P and Vista operating systems Navigator is an FCC class B certified USB computer peripheral device It is also RoHS European CE and Industry Canada compliant 2 1 1 USB Device Serial Numbers Each Navigator is assigned the same serial number set for the COM ports attached to the Hub This allows easy installation of Navigators if replaced under warranty or if several Navigators are purchased for a collection of different computer systems 2 1 2 Multiple Interfaces on One Computer If multiple Navigators are installed on a single computer Windows uses the USB channel as part of the address to identify each Navigator uniquely This allows multiple copies of the operating software to be running simultaneously each talking to it s own Navigator This requires that each software instance belongs to its own directory folder within the computer Each instance can be operating the same type or different types of transceivers If you plan on multiple Navigators operating on one computer ask us to change the USB serial numbers of the additional interfaces Note that if a dual receiver transceiver such as the Icom 7800 or the Yaesu 1000D is connected only one instance of the operating software is required since the interface has two input channels one for each receiver 22 USB Hub Bus Powered Total current for Hub and all Interface devices is less than 160 ma Current draw during Hub enumeration less than 30 ma Soft power control o
11. al speaker 800 Hz to 2500 Hz Monitors All modes generated via the Audio Codec such as PSK MFSK Olivia MT63 Throb AFSK RTTY SSTV etc CW side tone from WinKeyer controller Software controlled enable disable from WinKeyer WK2MGR Setup Manager FSK side tone generated by FSK controller gives audio representation of signal sent to digital FSK Software controlled disable of FSK Side Tone 2 4 Digital Interface Functions 2 4 1 CAT and Rig Control Serial COM channel dedicated to CAT functions Data rate settable up to 115 200 baud 2 4 2 CAT Interface combinations supported are Half duplex TTL level high true two wire open collector transistor drive TTL receive Icom C IV compatible A 3 5 mm 1 8 inch connector is provided at the rear of the Navigator as an auxiliary output for C IV applications The C IV signal provided for the transceiver under control of the Navigator is provided on the DB25S connector The AUX CI V connector is used for other ICOM devices which may be under control of the software operating the Navigator Full duplex TTL level high true three wire open collector transistor output drive TTL receive Full duplex TTL level high true three wire TTL output drive TTL receive Full duplex TTL level low true three wire inverted TTL output and input Full duplex RS232 level three wire RS232 bipolar levels for input and output 10 2 4 3 Rig Interface Control Signals All rig interface
12. devices using USB as well as Navigator Here they are DO Know the assignments of devices in your computer before you start installation DO Know the COM port assignment limitations of the software that you want to use Some have limitations built in regarding the maximum port number that can be used DO Re assign COM port addresses for Navigator if necessary to maintain compatibility with your software 23 DON T Assign more than one device to a COM port DO Check that the operating system has not tried to do this to you The operating system will actually allow you to do this In particular it will assign the same com port number to real COM ports and USB com ports Knowing what your configuration is helps keep this from happening DON T Move the USB cable around to different physical ports on your computer once you have configured the system The operating system may try to move your port assignments when you do The physical bus location is part of the internal COM port assignment maintained your computer s registry DON T UNPLUG your USB cable while application software is running Most software does not handle this very well and the system will run very slowly until you stop the operating program Often requires a reboot or turning off of power Spoken from practical experience DON T Assign USB ports to COM3 for some reason COMG can be grabbed by other programs and even though it looks like it is free when you go to u
13. e default MMTTY setup puts the stop bits at 1 5 MixW likes it set to 2 If you did not change the stop bit setting in NavOptions then MMTTY sent it s data faster to Navigator than the output rate There is a FIFO buffer in the FSK Controller so that all of the data was received by Navigator but it was still sending when MMTTY thought it was through Fortunately the FSK controller provides it s own PTT which is synchronized with the output data so all of the data got sent You could also have changed the stop bit rate in MMTTY to 2 bits if you prefer Also see NavInst7 MMTTY Setup on you CD ROM Docs for more information about setup with MMTTY Q I have a Kenwood transceiver so I set the FSK polarity in NavOptions to Reverse I set the invert bit in MixW as well The output data seems fine but reading RTTY signals is garbage A The polarity of the FSK signal does require reverse with a Kenwood but that has nothing to do with reading RTTY signals RTTY is usually set to a Lower Side Band mode LSB so the Normal settings are set for that If your transceiver operates in Upper Side Band USB then you should use the invert control in MixW In your case uncheck the invert control in MixW and you will be fine Q When operating in FSK the RF OUT control on Navigator has no effect on rig output power A FSK RTTY is not a sound device mode unless you are using AFSK The power level is determined only by the rig RF output power control Q I set m
14. eature of the Navigator The output of the Navigator plugs into the rig Key connector and mimics a straight key to the rig A special training mode is also featured with the when using WinKeyer A small amount of the sidetone is fed back to the audio codec input so that operating software that has CW copy functionality can decode the keying done by paddle This is an excellent training tool to help improve readability of your fist CW Options are set by the WK2MGR software In addition the Navigator Option software provides control over PTT On or Off during CW 2 5 3 FSK Direct FSK keying of transceivers is provided by the Navigator One of the shortcomings of USB connected UART devices is that they do not support the baud rate word length and stop bit configurations required by Amateur RTTY modes For this reason an on board FSK Controller is provided which effectively acts as a UART for this mode The FSK Com Port of the Navigator is configured with a FIFO first in first out buffer and data is passed to the FSK Controller to generate the serial data stream required for Ham RTTY Baud rate stop bits and FSK polarity are software configurable using the Navigator Option software provided Another feature of the FSK controller is that an audio FSK side tone is created and is routed to the Audio Monitor so that you can hear a representation of the FSK sent to the transceiver If your transceiver has a side tone function for RTTY you can d
15. f VBUS for downstream devices Removes VBUS when in suspend Power LED activated after Hub is enumerated and VBUS is applied CW and PTT controls are disabled for 10 seconds during device startup Power LED shows Orange during setup and Green after setup 2 3 Audio Functions 2 3 1 USB Audio Codec Standard Microsoft Audio Device AC 97 compatible 2 channel Output DAC 16 bit 2 channel Input ADC 16 bit Codec operates at sampling rates up to 48 000 Hz Normal application operating rate 12 000 Hz 2 3 2 Interface 2 Channel Analog Input Channels Two input channels Transformer Isolated analog ground isolated from digital ground 10 000 ohm audio transformer each channel Level controlled by front panel potentiometer each channel Software settable input attenuation 0 dB and 15 dB each channel Dual receiver transceivers are supported each receiver with its own input channel 2 3 3 Interface Analog interface Output Left channel used internally for audio monitor Right channel used for audio drive to the transceiver Transformer isolated analog ground isolated from digital grounds 10 000 ohm audio transformer uF Blocking capacitor on output Level of audio which drives the RF Output is controlled by front panel potentiometer RF OUT Software settable output attenuation 0 dB and 20 dB 2 3 4 Audio Monitor Monitor sound level controlled by front panel potentiometer Intern
16. h ACC conversion cable function for IC 718 IC 756 IC 761 IC 765 IC 775 IC 781 IC 7800 6 3mm 1 4 s R F 3 5mm 1 8 SIS CV ACC 1 1NC RTTY 2 GND 3 SEND 4 MOD 5 AF 6 SQLS 7 13 8v 8 ALC Note All Connectors Shown Viewed from Solder Side of Connector In this example CAT is done by using CI V half duplex protocol so DB25 pins 7 8 and 21 are tied together Pin 28 provides pullup to 5V for the signal line These connect to a mono or stereo 1 8 plug The CWoc pin 4 is connected to a 6 35 mm 1 4 stereo jack to plug into the rig KEY jack Note CW output mimics a straight key in this application The ACC jack provides the remaining signals to be controlled Shielded cables are used for all signals Overall length is 3 feet Navigator to Icom IC756 and others Navigator Pin Icom ACC Pin FSK amp FSKpu 1 14 RTTY 1 DGND 11 24 GND 2 PTToc 17 SEND 3 TxAud 25 MOD 4 RxAudCHI 12 AF 5 Squelch 5 SQLS 6 AGND 13 GND 2 28 Appendix A Navigator I O Specifications The Navigator transceiver interface connector is a DB25S female The mating connector for the cable is a DB25P male A layout of the connector is shown below The pin arrangement is the same as shown in the diagram This is the view looking at the connector on the back panel The descriptions of these signals is shown in the
17. indows Notepad editor to change this Save the file quit MixW and restart it again and the new values will take effect Q I want to change some of the weighting parameters for WinKeyer Is this done in the WinKeyer config file A You could do it in the WinKeyer config file but the easiest way is to use the WK2MGR utility program supplied on the CD ROM See section NavInst on the CD ROM Docs for information about this utility program Q I need to reverse the paddles on my iambic keyer Do I need to change my cable to do this Q No need to re wire your keyer Check the Swap box in WK2MGR and save the settings to reverse paddles Q My WinKeyer was working and I made some changes using WK2MGR Now it doesn t key the rig although I do get sidetone from Navigator A Check the WK2MGR setting of Output Config It should be set to Portl ST On You probably set it to Port2 Navigator is wired to the Portl output for CW control Also check that the WinKeyer config file is loaded into MixW directory Q My rig has a sidetone of 800 Hz but MixW shows the offset to be 600 Hz on the waterfall I set the sidetone in WKMGR to 800 but the waterfall doesn t change A In MixW the setting for CW offset is in the Configure TRCVR CAT PTT menu Set CW Pitch to match your rig The waterfall will now show an offset matching the sidetone Also check that the CW is LSB is checked if your rig has LSB CW FAQ About Power Levels Q I had my system al
18. isable the local monitor with the Navigator Option software to listen to RTTY from your rig The output from the audio codec is suppressed when FSK is generated by the FSK controller This is done to improve the quality of the side tone monitor since some software feeds the digital FSK signal into the audio channel FSK Options can be using Navigator Options to set Baud rate 45 45 75 100 Stop bits 1 1 5 2 Polarity Normal or Inverted PTT On or Off 2 5 4 General Purpose RS232 Interface 12 A general purpose RS232 Interface is provided on one COM channel of the Navigator This is implemented as DCE device just like the one on the back of a computer Signal levels are bipolar RS232 generated by MAX232 integrated circuits Signals supported are TxData RxData RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD Note RI Ring Indicator is not supported Connector a DB9P male pin connector is provide at the rear of the Navigator See Appendix A for wiring details All input signals are filtered at the connector to reduce any RF signals from entering the board 13 3 Front Panel Controls and Displays There are five potentiometer controls and five LED on the front panel 3 1 Potentiometers CH1 IN amp CH2 IN Controls the signal level of audio input for each of two receive channels from the transceiver These controls are used to set the level seen on the operating software waterfall A two level attenuation control is also provided on
19. k diagram of the Navigator is shown below 4 Channel USB Hub Controller USB Audio Dual USB UART Dual USB UART Dual USB UART Stereo Codec Port A Port B Port A Port B Port B Port A Audio Audio Filters i FSK amp Config Moni tor amp AMPS Controller JL Transformers Rig Interface Connector DB25S n L Navigator Block Diagram All USB devices are controlled through an internal 4 channel USB Hub controller Full two channel audio is provided by a USB audio codec Three dual USB UART devices provide 6 USB COM ports These COM ports are assigned to interface functions to provide compatibility with existing software applications The assignments are detailed in the table on the following page Navigator Hub Assignments Hub channel 1 USB Audio Codec Hub channel 2 COM port A Rig CAT Control COM port B PTT CW control amp DCD input Hub channel 3 COM port A WinKeyer V22 CW Controller COM port B RTTY FSK Controller Hub channel 4 COM port A Auxiliary RS232 DCE port COM port B Navigator Options Controller Interface Options are software selectable no jumpers are used on the interface board An audio monitor is provided within the interface so that you can hear the side tone of all audio generated modes such as PSK Side tone monitor of the WinKeyer CW controller and the FSK Controller are also provided Navigator is designed for use with Personal Computers using the Microsoft X
20. kes care of these differences since for voice the levels are boosted to attain a full sound anyway With digital modes you are operating in the linear range below the ALC level Use the RF OUT control on Navigator to bring the level to where you want it What about other modes than PSK A Sound device generated modes such as MFSK16 Olivia MT63 and AFSK are frequency shifting modes running at about 100 duty cycle The settings you use for PSK should be maintained for these modes as well mainly to protect your rig from overheating as well as distortion 34 Q What about FSK RTTY and CW How do I adjust the power level with those modes A These modes do not use the Audio Codec to generate the signal The power levels are determined within your rig Use the rig power level to control output power Q I want to run my rig at higher than 50 level how do I ensure that my signal is clean A If you do this you should use an external monitoring device such as the PSK meter www ssiserver com info pskmeter or an IMD meter www USInterface com Set your rig output level to whatever level you want as max and then monitor your quality using one of these meters Again be careful of the heat level of your rig if you follow this method 35 Appendix C CD ROM Contents Note The Navigator Install portion of the CD is copied to the Shared Document or Public Documents section of your hard drive For XP and Vista XP C Documents
21. l set up for TX Level then ran some other programs When I brought the system up again the power levels were way down What happened A Most likely the PC audio level sliders on the output volume control panel were changed by another application Use a free program like QuickMix http www ptpart co uk quickmix to automatically set your power levels when you start your application program Q I notice that when I move my cursor to 3000 Hz offset the power level really drops off A Your rig is an SSB rig with an audio band pass corner frequency of around 2300 Hz When you move the cursor on the waterfall above the corner frequency of the rig output filter most of the audio drive has been cut off Same thing happens on the lower end of the filter A good rule of thumb is to keep the cursor from about 500 Hz to 2200 Hz offset If the signal you want to contact is outside of that move the base frequency on your rig Q Even if I stay within the transmit passband I see a difference in output power with different settings A The transmit audio band pass filter on many rigs is any thing but flat topped Some rigs have a measured variation of 3dB across the pass band The advantage of having a physical control on the Navigator is that the power level is easily adjusted as opposed to using software level controls Q When I change bands the power output changes for the same cursor offset A This is typical of SSB transmitters Normally the ALC ta
22. mware Ver 1 00 NavOptions Version 1 04 The items shown can be selected and set by a mouse click on the item button Each time the option set is changed a new copy is sent to Navigator and the setting is immediately used If you don t like the changes you have made click the Restore Default button and it will be put back the way it was If you like the settings click Save to Default and the new copy will be saved in non volatile memory in the NavOption Controller of Navigator When Navigator is powered on the last option set saved to the non volatile memory is reloaded ready for use 17 Another feature of the Navigator Option software is the ability to scan connected ports to find a valid Configuration port If there are two or more Navigators installed port numbers of both interfaces are displayed so that you can select the one you want The Navigator Option software can be left running while the application software is operating or it can be clicked off Options are always saved within Navigator See the table Navigator Options Settings on the next page for descriptions of settings for each option 18 Navigator Options Settings CHI Atten Attenuation on CHI Input Normal No attenuation 15 dB 15 dB attenuation CH2 Atten Attenuation on CH2 Input Normal No attenuation 15 dB 15 dB attenuation FSK Polarity Normal Low true FSK Rev High true FSK FSK Side Tone On Interface ST On Off Interface ST Off
23. ng Do s and Don ts of Operating with USB COM Port Restriction of Popular Ham Software Recommended COM Port Assignments Driver Installation Uninstall Application Software Installation Rig Hookup Appendix A I O Specifications Appendix B Installation FAQ Appendix CD ROM Contents 23 23 24 24 25 27 30 34 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Navigator Sound Card Modem The Navigator is a full featured multi mode digital interface between your PC and your amateur radio transceiver In this manual you will find information about the features of Navigator the design architecture hardware and software installation and the technical specifications of the device The appendix of this document contains technical specifications of I O signals Frequently Asked Questions FAQ about installation amp operation and the Navigator Software Distribution CD ROM The Navigator CD ROM provided contains a section Docs which has detailed procedures for installing Navigator with your USB enabled PC Navigator 4 MONITOR LEVEL 2 Architecture 2 1 The Navigator is a general purpose sound card modem amp rig controller with precise CW and FSK operation that connects an Amateur Radio Transceiver to a Personal Computer Connection to the PC is by a single USB cable The Navigator provides all audio and control functions required for sound card modes with precise FSK CW and rig control A bloc
24. ng for your paddle for use with Navigator is shown below If your paddle is already wired and DIT and DAH are reversed you can correct for polarity with the SWAP option in the WK2MGR program 1 4 Stereo Plug Dit is left paddle Dah is right paddle For straight key wire key to Ring Ground to Shield Note The output of the Navigator connects to the key input of the transceiver The Navigator mimics a straight key so the rig should be set to accept this type of input USB connector Meets USB 1 1 and 2 0 specifications This connects to the USB hub built into your computer 5 Navigator Option Control Interface options are software settable there are no jumpers on the board A control program Navigator Options is provided to manage the options 5 1 NavOptions Software Installation See Docs NavIns2 NavOptions on the CD ROM for detailed installation procedures The installation program is found on NavOptions Setup on the CD ROM 16 5 2 NavOptions Functions A screen shot of the Navigator Option control program is shown below Settings shown are the as delivered defaults NavOptions TER Navigator Port Status CH1 Atten FSK Polarity Normal e 2 FSK Side Tone Nomal On RF Atten FSK PTT Normal n v WinKey PTT FSK Baud 4545 f LED FSK Stop Normal CAT LED Polling Save to Default Restore Default i ji i Navigator Fir
25. round Digital Ground 25 TX AUD Out TX Audio Audio Navigator General Purpose RS232 Connector DB9P Navigator RS232 Serial COM Port Pin Name yo Description Type 1 DCD In Carrier Detect RS232 2 RXD In Receive Data RS232 3 TXD Out Transmit Data RS232 4 DTR Out Data Terminal Ready RS232 5 GND Ground 6 DSR In Data Set Ready RS232 7 RTS Out Request To Send RS232 8 CTS In Clear To Send RS232 9 No connection 30 3l I O Signal Level Specifications TTL specs per 74AC series RS232 specs per MAX232 device Outputs Outputs High 4 5 V min High 5V min 7 typ source 24 ma Low 5V max 7V Low 0 45 V max typ sink 24 ma Input switching point Inputs Pos going Typ High 3 15 V Min 1 7V Max 2 4 V Low 1 35 V Max Neg going Typ 1 2V Min 0 8V Input level Max 30V Open Collector Drivers MM3904 Audio Outputs Output into 4 7 kOhm load Low 0 3V Q 20 410 mv rms Norm atten ma 24 mv rms 20 dB atten Sink 20 ma Input Signal level to produce full level signal into Audio Codec 60 mv rms Norm atten 500 mv rms 20 dB atten 32 Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions FAQ about FSK operation with Navigator Q I followed the procedure for setup with MixW and FSK worked fine Then I switched to MMTTY and now when I send a long FSK message the screen says I am through but some characters are still being sent at the end A The problem is that th
26. se it it will show up as in use by another program or is otherwise unavailable If the operating system assigns this port move it to another channel 6 1 2 COM Port Restrictions of Popular Ham Software Many of the software programs used by hams for sound card RTTY and CW modes have a built in limitation for the maximum COM port number which can be used A partial list of control programs is found in the table below In general if you use COM port 8 and less you can cover most if not all of the available programs To do this you must assign 4 of the 6 COM ports needed for Navigator to COMS or less to cover all of these programs The other two ports the general purpose RS232 port and the Configuration port can be above COMS although Rotor controllers and TNC controllers connected to the RS232 port usually require COM numbers at 8 or below See the table on the next page for an analysis of popular ham transceiver control and operating mode software 24 Com Port Restrictions of Popular Software Program COM max Comments Digipan COM9 Set PTT to BOTH RTS and DTR DX4WIN COMS Ham Radio Deluxe COM255 CAT control for use with DM780 and PSK Deluxe DM780 COM255 Multi mode software companion to HRD Log Windows 24 MixW COM19 CAT max COM255 other ports max COMI9 MMTTY COMS8 MMTTY engine is used in many programs for RTTY MMVARI COMS MultiPSK COM16 NIMM Logger COM8 PSK Deluxe COMS8 Part of Ham Radio
27. t of the board but output from the PTT and CW lines are disabled to allow the serial ports of the board time to be set up When this time out is complete the color changes to Green and the PTT and CW lines are ready for use LED Brightness control the brightness level of the LED can be controlled to adapt to the lighting environment of the ham shack The control is done by the Navigator Option program 14 4 Rear Panel Connector US INTERFACE Navigator 1 Te dt l ith Made in USA FC Standarde tor cides B USB Digital Device www timewave com Pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE e Bez LR OF JO RS 232 TRANSCEIVER CI V PADDLE AUX Navigator Rear Panel The rear panel layout is shown above See Appendix A for full description of the signals on these connectors General Purpose RS232 DB9P mates with DB9S on the cable Transceiver DB25S mates with DB25P on the cable Signals on this connector connect to the transceiver CI V Aux 3 5 mm 1 8 stereo jack Signal connection is made to Tip and Shield only so either mono or stereo cables can be used The Transceiver connector contains the CAT signal for CI V compatible transceivers It is a two wire half duplex control which can be daisy chained to other compatible rigs This connector is used to connect to other CI V devices Paddle 6 3mm 1 4 stereo jack Your CW paddle or straight key connects here 15 Recommended wiri
28. table following Navigator Transceiver Connector DB25S o LO N m a o o c x Rx Aud Ch1 Tx Aud CAT Out ttl AGND CAT In ttl CAT In 232 DGND DGND CWPTTRet u CAT Out 232 Rx Aud Ch2 CAT In ttl CIV in ne CIV out FSK pu u CIV Navigator Transceiver Connector DB25S Pin Name IO Description Type Polarity 1 FSKOC Out FSK Out Open collector Low true 2 CWPTT Out CW PTT Opto Isolated Low True 3 NC No Connection 4 CWOC Out CW Out Open collector Low true 5 SQUELCH In SQUELCH ties to DCD TTL 6 RXAUD CH2 In Receive Audio Channel 2 Audio 7 IN In CAT CI V In TTL 8 CI V OUT Out CAT CI V Out Open collector 9 CATOUT 232 Out CAT Out RS232 RS232 Low true 10 CATOUT TTL Out CAT Out TTL TTL Low true 11 DGND Digital Ground 12 RX AUD CHI In Receive Audio Channel 1 Audio 13 AGND Analog Ground Audio 14 FSK PU Out 4 7 ohm resistor to 5v Pull up 15 CWPTTRet CW PTT Return Opto Isolated Return for CWPTT 16 PTT TTL Out PTT TTL TTL 17 PTT OC Out PTT Open Collector Open collector Low true 18 NC No connection 19 CATIN TTL In CAT In TTL TTL 20 NC No connection 21 CI V PU Out 4 7k ohm resistor to 5v Pull Up 22 CATIN 232 In CAT IN RS232 RS232 Low true 23 CATIN TTL In CAT IN TTL TTL Low true 24 DGND Digital g
29. the Navigator Option program for use with this control RF OUT Controls the audio drive level of signals sent to the transceiver It directly controls the RF output level of the transceiver when operating in LSB or USB modes A two level attenuation control is also provided with the Navigator Option program for use with audio output MONITOR LEVEL Controls the sound level of the Navigator audio monitor Additional controls for the Monitor are provided with the Navigator Option program CW WPM Controls the speed of the WinKeyer keyer Display of the speed is provided by the application software 3 2 LED Displays PTT Red LED ON whenever the rig PTT control is activated CAT Yellow LED ON whenever control data is transferred to from the transceiver The LED can be set to either blink when polling is done or remain steady when CAT is active The control of this option is done via the Navigator Option software FSK Yellow LED ON whenever FSK data is being sent to the transceiver from the Navigator CW Yellow LED ON whenever CW is being sent to the transceiver from the Navigator PWR Two Color LED to indicate the state of interface power When power is first applied to the Navigator the HUB is enumerated The PWR LED will be off Then after Hub Enumeration is done power is applied to the rest of the board For the first 10 seconds the PWR LED is set to Orange Green plus Red While the LED is Orange power is applied to the res
30. ure NavInst1 Intro Introduction and Planning your config Do s and Don ts of USB Connected Devices Software COM Port Restrictions Recommended Port Assignments Inventory of Configuration NavInst2 Driver Driver Installation Installing the drivers Checking COM Assignments Re assigning COM Ports if required Uninstalling Drivers NavInst3 NavOpts Navigator Options Installation Installing NavOpts Using NavOpts 21 NavInst4_MixWInst MixW Installation Installing MixW Loading Olivia DLL Installing WinKeyer Config file in MixW DIR NavInst5_MixWSetup Setup of MixW CAT port setup and test Sound Settings BPSK Test RTTY Setup and Test NavInst6_WinKeyerTest WinKeyer Setup and Test Using WKMGR to configure WinKeyer Using WinKeyer with MixW NavInst7 MMTTYSetup MMTTY Setup for Navigator NavInst8 DM780 Setup Setup screens for DM780 and HRD While these procedures may look daunting these steps are exactly what experienced users do as second nature Detailed procedures are provided for hams who have not been through setup of an interface system on USB interfaced devices Experienced hams will find the details they need to complete setup of not only MixW and MMTTY but other programs as well Most of these items require only a few minutes for configuration These detailed procedures are provided in individual files so that you can keep them on your screen while performing the procedure They
31. y sound device settings to Full Duplex so I could see what the audio input looks like while transmitting In both CW and RTTY modes I see very large signals with appreciable harmonics Is this going out over the air A No these strong signals are not going out over the air What you are seeing is the square wave side tone signal from the Navigator Monitor being fed back to the audio input channel In the case of both CW and RTTY only the digital control signals for CW and FSK are being sent to the rig FAQ about WinKeyer operation with Navigator Q When I send data from the macros or when I type on the keyboard the characters echoed in the Rx window have between the characters like C Q How do I fix this A You need to replace the standard WinKeyer config file in the MixW directory with the one on the Navigator Distribution disk MixW was written to support WinKeyerl the WinKeyer2 requires that the keyer be closed then opened again The new WinKeyer config file fixes this See NavInst4 MixW Install on your CD ROM for details Q The upper and lower limits of the WinKeyer speed control seem to be fixed at 5 wpm to 35 wpm How can I change this A The lower limit and range are set in the MixW WinKeyer config file The section is at the end of the file It looks like this Setup Speed Pot 33 MINWPM 5 WPMRANGE 30 POTRANGE 255 Change MINWPM and WPMRANGE to meet your needs Leave POTRANGE at 255 You can use the W
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