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WKUSB

with WinKeyer3

User Manual

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Page 1: ...WKUSB with WinKeyer3 User Manual www k1el com...

Page 2: ...Iambic CW Paddle Interface Adjustable Speed 5 99 WPM Iambic A B Ultimatic Bug paddle modes Adjustable Weighting and dit dah ratio Two separate keying outputs Adjustable Keying Compensation Two separa...

Page 3: ...enabled or disabled the same way These outputs are isolated from WKUSB ground and all other WKUSB signals by optically coupled solid state relays The outputs can switch voltages up to 350 V at up to 1...

Page 4: ...on list is shown Only the currently active USB com ports are shown Select a WK com port identified by WKscan You can click on in the upper right for a very brief help menu Click on Open to connect to...

Page 5: ...s next to the WPM readout on the main dialog box can adjust the speed or you can directly enter a speed in the WPM edit box In other words speed is controlled solely by the host application This is ho...

Page 6: ...first time all settings are loaded with defaults To view these connect WK to your PC set the ComPort and click on ReadWK After a couple of seconds the dialog box will be updated to show you the curren...

Page 7: ...s to WK settings by using paddle commands A detailed description of standalone paddle commands can be found in Appendix D Restoring Factory Settings This control is provided to restore original defaul...

Page 8: ...PC by the application and are loaded when you connect to WKUSB In Standalone Mode the settings reside in EEPROM inside WKUSB If you disconnect from an application WKUSB will automatically go into Stan...

Page 9: ...nd unconnected Now set up your transceiver for transmit and then short the keyer cable end tip to sleeve with a clip lead If this doesn t work then either the cable is not made correctly or the radio...

Page 10: ...is is done in the Output Config control in the WKdemo setup dialog box Also check to make sure the connector is fully plugged into the WKUSB jack The tune function is useful for signal tracing A cheap...

Page 11: ...lder flux organic core has not been cleaned off and this causes various shorts on the board Give the board good leaning with a water based flux remover if you used organic core solder 5 When I try to...

Page 12: ...derway First In First Out bytes are taken out in the order they were put in Data and Command Flow inside WKUSB Since there are times when you don t want commands to take effect immediately WKUSB allow...

Page 13: ...plication when it opens WKUSB for use Reset WK3 Restore Factory Defaults There are cases when a host app misbehaves and can corrupt WKUSB s basic setup parameters We know of no app that does this but...

Page 14: ...ial on page 4 Now start up N1MM and click on the Config Tab and then select the entry as shown This brings up the Configurer dialog box This is where devices attached to N1MM are set up For this examp...

Page 15: ...e need to do here is click the WinKey checkbox leave all the other settings as is Now click OK to close the Com2 configuration dialog box which brings us back the Configurer dialog box Here we select...

Page 16: ...2 Use Speed Pot which tells the host that the speed pot will set sending speed 3 Paddle Keyboard where the host controls only the message speed Lead and tail settings apply to PTT delay Keying compens...

Page 17: ...12 20 2017 Rev 1 0 Page 17 Now on the PC s keyboard enter CTL T to put WKUSB into tune mode Cancel tune mode by entering CTL T a second time With tune enabled you should hear sidetone coming from WKUS...

Page 18: ...the main N1MM dialog box is disabled For a final test turn the speed pot and you should see the CW Speed display in the main N1MM dialog box change This assumes that the speed pot has been enabled in...

Page 19: ...it follow the WKscan Tutorial on page 4 Be sure to close WKscan and keep WKUSB plugged in Start HRD and click on the DM780 icon in the upper left corner of the application If it s not visible you may...

Page 20: ...displays a choice of paddle input options Iambic B is the most often used so that is the default If you select Ultimatic three different variants for this mode are enabled Autospace applies to paddle...

Page 21: ...Port 1 If you want two separate output ports don t click any of these options A range of sidetone frequencies are available Note that sidetone enable can be unchecked if you would rather disable it a...

Page 22: ...er These settings are discussed in detail in Appendix D of this document Also listed are settings for PTT timing PTT turns on before sending starts and shuts off after sending is complete Lead specifi...

Page 23: ...P AC Log Interface Guide Start AC Log From the main application page select the Settings Transmit CW Setup tab That will bring up the CW Setup Form shown below A list of the active com ports are shown...

Page 24: ...tions should be familiar any that aren t can be looked up in Appendix D Sidetone can be turned off by unchecking Sidetone Enable if you would rather use your radio s sidetone Click Done and you will r...

Page 25: ...r text window and Morse will be sent by WKUSB I recommend setting TxSpeed RxSpeed in TX Settings that way if you copy someone you want to work your transmit speed will be set to match theirs automatic...

Page 26: ...te Support and Warranty WKUSB is fully warranted to the original purchaser against defects in materials and workmanship for one year after purchase This warranty does not cover damage caused by accide...

Page 27: ...of If you don t want to wait or are not connected to the Internet preloading the FTDI driver is recommended Preloading the FTDI USB Driver Follow this link to navigate to the FTDI Driver webpage http...

Page 28: ...an arise in some cases Despite pre installing the driver the install fails and Windows will assign it as an unknown device Use device manager to look at the device list Look for a device with a yellow...

Page 29: ...ir website http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm The table shown is located on the lower part of the page Pick the appropriate version for your OS 32 or 64 bit and download the driver zip file Now mak...

Page 30: ...and it may be divided into two separate processes one for the USB Serial Converter and one for the USB Serial Port Hopefully the install will finish without errors and the drivers will be ready to use...

Page 31: ...B cable and see which device entry is removed Now you know WKUSB s com port assignment In this example it s 33 which may not work with all WK apps To change it double click WKUSB s USB Serial port ent...

Page 32: ...he port is not assigned to any other serial com device click Yes and then continue on to close all remaining dialog boxes WinXP Com Port Viewing and Reassignment To start move cursor to lower left cor...

Page 33: ...port is unplugged Instead of deleing unused ports it just keeps assigning higher and higher port values Some applications don t allow com ports higher than 10 so you might want to change the port assi...

Page 34: ...t or dah is then subtracted from the spacing between them so the overall speed is not changed The difference between weighting and compensation is that compensation is independent of speed so if 10 ms...

Page 35: ...il Delay PTT Key The letter A PTT Lead in and Tail Example The first of these is Lead In delay which initiates a keying event When transmit starts PTT will be asserted first and then after the Lead In...

Page 36: ...o stay exactly in sync with Morse letters as they are sent Each letter is sent to the host after it has been sent in Morse This permits the host to track WKUSB s progress in real time Note that buffer...

Page 37: ...d by the transceiver they are using This is the case in the majority of setups That s why WKUSB does not have a built in sidetone speaker The enable control is used instead to enable or disable the de...

Page 38: ...the paddles after the command A letter displayed in BOLD is something you enter BOLD ITALIC is what WK responds with A pb means that WK will wait for you to press one of the message pushbuttons A Sid...

Page 39: ...somewhat less than default is more pleasing If the paddle sensitivity is set to zero both dit and dah paddle memories are disabled The delay is calculated with this formula DELAY_TIME nn DIT_TIME 50 w...

Page 40: ...nce of letters Normally the seed for the generator is a random number but sometimes it is useful to generate the same sequence over and over during training sessions Use the P command with an S to set...

Page 41: ...between modes responding with an A for autospace enabled an N for autospace disabled Here is how autospace works If you pause for more than one dit time between a dit or dah WK will interpret this as...

Page 42: ...ntered the sidetone oscillator will be keyed at a steady rate with transmit muted Pressing the paddles will raise or lower the frequency The range varies nearly continuously from 300 Hz at the low end...

Page 43: ...enabled an N response means it is disabled U Swap Users WK provides two complete user configurations each with a unique callsign Both message banks are available to both users This allows a universal...

Page 44: ...a T and end up with a N you are not allowing enough space between letters It s a fine line though because if you allow too much space WK will interpret that as a word space Temporarily lowering the co...

Page 45: ...ent times 2 Knn Key transmitter for nn seconds nn 00 to 99 M Play user callsign N Play Serial Number with auto post increment On Select key output port 1 for port 1 or 2 for port 2 P Pause and wait fo...

Page 46: ...un a beacon from WK in standalone mode The first way is to load a message followed by a delay and jump This would look like this loaded into slot one K1EL BCON W12 J1 K1EL BCON will be sent followed b...

Page 47: ...ommand is not required to preserve messages Restore User Defaults Warm Restart It s possible that a paddle command could be entered incorrectly which puts WK into an undesired state Rather than try to...

Page 48: ...K has been powered up pressing the paddle keys will generate dits and dahs both in sidetone and keyed output Let s enter a simple command to change the sidetone frequency Press and hold the command pu...

Page 49: ...This message will play at two different speeds Note that after playing this message the operating speed will be returned to the original speed in other words the speed change is not permanent If you...

Page 50: ...K1EL 1 Callsign in slot 1 is repeated at 3000 lpm WKUSB Standalone Command Cheatsheet A Select sidetone on or off B Start Easy Beacon C Set command speed in WPM D Decrement serial number E Swap activ...

Page 51: ...for nn seconds nn 00 to 99 X Cancel S H or Q command Yn Relative WPM Change Up n 0 to 9 current WPM changed to WPM n Zn Relative WPM Change Down n 0 to 9 current WPM changed to WPM n 1 Jump to messag...

Page 52: ...________________________________________________________ 13 Serial Baud Rate ____________________________________________________________ 13 Reset WK3 Restore Factory Defaults ________________________...

Page 53: ...andalone Command Mode 38 Standalone Command List 38 Extended Command List 42 Standalone Message Functionality 43 Standalone Two Press Message Button Functionality 44 Standalone Quick Tune Command 44 S...

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