From: "Larry Cochrane" <cochrane@..............> Subject: WinSDR Startup Information Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:19:09 -0800
All,
This is what I sent Karl so he could start testing WinSDR. You will find the
sdrservr.exe program in the root directory of WinSDR after you install the
program. If you are using the PSN-ADC-SERIAL board you do not have to deal
with the sdrservr.exe program nor do you need to use a null modem or
crossover cable. You should use standard straight through RS-232 cable.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Cochrane" <cochrane@..............>
To: "Karl Cunningham" <karlc@..........>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 10:36 PM
Subject: WinSDR
> Hi Karl,
>
> Do you have some time to try out my new WinSDR program? It's attached with
> this email address. What you will need to do is use two computers. Your DOS
> system, with the A/D card in it, will be running a new version of SDR that
> sends out the A/D data using a serial port. On your Windows system you will
> be running WinSDR. What I did is break up SDR into two parts. The DOS
> computer deals with the A/D card, timing and sending out the A/D data.
> There is no display, except for some status information, or user interface.
>WinSDR does the rest like displaying and saving the data, event checking etc...
>
> In the zip file you will find a program called sdrservr.exe. This is the exe
> that runs on the DOS system. When you start it up for the first time you
> will be asked for the port number, interrupt number and comm port number.
> Once you enter this information Sdr Server will wait for WinSDR to
> communicate with it and then it will start sending out A/D data as packets
> once a second. The baud rate is currently fixed at 38.4k. Once the program
> sees WinSDR you will see some status information like good/bad packets etc.
> The only keys that are active are the Q or X key to exit the program, the G
> key to force a GPS time test or the P key to force a port time server/client
> test. That's it for this program. I'm sure you know this but remember to use
> a NULL modem adapter or crossover cable when connecting up the two
> computers.
>
> Since having to run two computers in not very eloquent I have designed, and
> am now ready to sell, a A/D converter board that has a CPU on it that can
> send out the same packets as sdrservr.exe. It also has all of the time
> reference inputs like GPS, WWV and WWVB. Here's a picture of the board
> http://www.seismicnet.com/adserial_big.jpg.
>
> WinSDR is pretty much like SDR. Once you start it up you many need to change
> the comm port number. You do this in the System Settings dialog box. To open
> this dialog box use System/Settings menu items. Once you get things working
> you can use this dialog box to change the sample rate, number of channels to
> record etc.
>
> There are two windows in WinSDR. The main real-time display and the replay
> window. You can save event files from the main window by using the mouse and
> double clicking at the beginning of an event, this will bring up a Save
> Event dialog box. When you click again at the end of the event you can then
> save the event files. The start and end times must be already saved to disk
> or you wont be able to select the time. WinSDR saves data every minute so
> you wont be able to select a time near the end of the current trace. There
> are still no time markers on the screen, something I will be adding soon,
> but you can us the mouse and see the time of the trace on the statues bar.
> Both UTC and local time are displayed.
>
> To use the replay window go to the File/Replay menu items. This will open a
> Replay Control dialog box and new window. You start the replay process by
> either opening one of the daily record files (WinSDR only creates one record
> file per day no mater how many channels you are recording) or placing a
> start time in the control dialog box. One you get a trace on the screen you
> can use the arrows to move around in the record file. I will be adding a
> scroll bar in the window soon. You create event files using the same process
> as the main window.
>
> You should be able to figure out must of the dialog box fields. There's more
> or less a one for one correlation between WinSDR and SDR. Obviously let me
> know if you have any questions or run into any problems.....
>
> Thanks,
> -Larry
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