Software installation
The first program that you must install is FDM-SW2. For this installation we suggest to refer to its
user manual.
The second necessary program is OmniRig (http://www.dxatlas.com/omnirig): this program allows
you to use the transceiver CAT interface. The OmniRig installation is covered by the appropriate
manuals; we don’t cover it here since you basically need to download an installer and then run it.
While not a program in itself, we point out the fact that normally the CAT cables require you to
download a driver (in many cases FTDIO) that allows the computer to communicate with the USB
circuit inside the cable. This is normally shown in the quick guides available with the CAT cable.
Software configuration - OmniRig
In the upper-left corner of the FDM-SW2 screen you see an icon appear with the word Omnirig;
when you click it, a configuration dialog is shown (see below).
In this setup only one device should be configured: it will be specified as Rig1.
By checking the
Show Dialog
box on the left, the OmniRig configuration window shown below
will appear.
In this windows there are three important settings that must be
correctly set:
•
Rig type
, which must match the transceiver to be controlled
(the drop-down list lets you choose from the many supported
devices);
•
Port
, which must match the port where the OS sees the CAT
cable;
•
Baud rate
, which must match the one used by the transceiver
(usually set up with the appropriate configuration menu on the
transceiver).
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