many changes/mods/updates/enhancements to rigctld
rigctld box added in the UI
build process changed: you can add the install prefix (derSuessmann)
added "do not ask again" for switching off rig and exiting wfview
added opus as audio transport
dual meter support
rigctl basic split support
rigctl prevents switching off civ transceive
added 25 kHz step
as a temporary measure sending multiple TX/FREQ change commands to the rig
when we use rigctld.
people should use "fake it" in wsjtx as the split code is not reliable.
tidied up udp server function for better reliability
added some IC736 stuff
added portaudio (you need t change wfview.pro to select
and that lowers the latency to maybe less than 50 ms
added PBT and IF-shift
several bugs fixed
RTS as PTT for several radios like the 706/718/736…
Thanks for the new release! I hope FT8 will work flawless now with my 7300, hi.
Do you need to uninstall the older version first before installing this one?
There is no instruction or remark in the manual, maybe it’s good to mention to avoid misunderstandings?
Just upgraded to 1.2d on the Raspberry (server) and Surface Pro (client), both working great. No rig control or frequency shifting issues so far.
Thank you!
Edit: I tried portaudio, but none of the options under “Audio Output” seem to work. I can decode just fine using any of the 3 available options under “Audio Input”.
That’s good to hear it’s working! With the portaudio option, sometimes there are issues with exclusive audio device access. It’s a new area for me. You may want to try a few times and also check the log file for useful audio messages.
Downloaded and installed, Windows version.
As with 1.2c (tried on another computer) I had to download and install 1.1 first before upgrading, due to installer not finding vc_redist.
Congratulations, once more your software is working fine here. 1.2D is quite stable on my config.
Wfview is absolutely necessary on my set : IC-705 (by WLAN to Wfview, then by virtual serial port to Wsjtx and Cqrlog thru Wsjtx) with Linux Mint.
That way I can get rid of the USB connection which is a good source of QRN on the 705’s receiver .
I have found that - following some topics here- the Wifi link must be strong enough to prevent a lot of packet losses after few minutes and thus WSJTX’s lost of link.
my experience is that the 705’s wifi works well (enogh) when you are next to it and connected directly; if it’s about 6m apart here stuff gets unstable.
If joined to the AP here it works fines long as it’s at most 8m from the AP here.
If I use a mesh-network, things become mess(h)y – and ICOM mentioned that the curent wifi stack does not support a mesh network.
I’m curious about your comment regarding the QRN from the IC-705 USB connection. What is this QRN? What bands do you hear on QRN? Does the NB remove the QRN? Was the USB cable installed with ferrite clamp-ons at both ends of the connection?
I would say it is more QRM rather than QRN… I have experienced the same thing, I suspect that the IC705 has little (or no) isolation on the USB port. By using a USB isolator and ferrites wrapped round both ends of the USB cable, I have been able to significantly reduce the level of USB borne noise but without them, the noise level from USB makes the rig unusable.
I suspect that it also depends on how much isolation the computer provides to its USB ports? I have found that the Raspberry Pi is particularly bad in this regard.
I experienced the same problem during the install as LB3FJ.
Downloaded and installed, Windows version on server pc…
As with 1.2c I had to download and install 1.1 first before upgrading, due to installer not finding VC_redist.x86.exe
Installing 1.2d on my Windows laptop (client), no error detected during installation.
Any idea why the Windows pc fails to install while the Windows laptop shows no install failure?
73, Fred
[Local]
TRX: IC-7300
PC : Raspberry PI Modell 3 (1.2 GHz), LAN
OS : Raspbian OS Bullseye
SW : wfview 1.2 compiled from source 7. Dec. 2021
Server enabled
[Remote]
PC : Lenovo E595, Ryzen 3700, WLAN
OS : Windows 11 Pro
SW :
wfview 1.2d installed 7. Dec. 2021
Rigctld enabled, wsjt-x 2.4.0 (wspr, FT8) via hamlib and vb audio cables connected.
Results:
Compiling at Raspi wfview from source => ok
Installation on Windows => ok, I ignored error of missing VC_redist.x86.exe. I don’t know if it is important or not, because I’ve so many times installed other developing SW like Visual Studio, Python and Qt etc., that I can’t tell.
On Raspi cpu usage is:
wfview 45-50%
pulseaudio 9-11%
Connection: (LAN and WLAN)
udp stream rx 168-176 kBit/s, tx 112-120 kBit/s with codec Opus 1ch
rx latency 80-92 ms / rtt: 4-15 ms / loss: 0/218000
Connection: (LAN and LAN)
udp stream rx 168-176 kBit/s, tx 112-120 kBit/s with codec Opus 1ch
rx latency 17-20 ms / rtt: 0-1 ms / loss: 0/220000
Thank you for these fine program and your time you spent to enable it.
Michael
Hi, this may be my craze, but I notice that the latest beta, compiled directly from the source code of the main branch, does something I hadn’t noticed before.
I have set up WFview as the front end of my computer, but if I’m in front of the radio, I use the radio buttons and not the WFview buttons.
I’ve noticed that if I turn on the transceiver via the power button, sometimes WFview doesn’t see it, and it’s still “sleeping”. Then I press the “power on” button of the program and the water fall and the frequency appear correctly. That doesn’t matter anymore, but I swear it didn’t happen before.
If I have a while, I will try to put an old version and watch it calmly.
