Getting Started

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Hit a brick wall on Page 1, Step 1, as I always do! :fearful:

wfview Settings - I’m not seeing any auto discovery happening. No rig model number or CI-V address shown. I assume the rig has to be ON, but if wfview can’t find the rig how can it turn it ON…and if it’s not ON how can it find the rig?

Note: I am connected to my host computer in VE3 via Chrome Remote Desktop as I do the installation and setup.

BTW, no word on where to install the files; no Setup program. I copied everything from the unzipped folder into C;\wfview. Hope that’s OK.

73,

Ken

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Hi Ken,

Try manually entering the CI-V address in settings (default is 94 hex). You should then be able to use the Power On button.

73 Phil M0VSE

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Hi Phil,

Sorry. No, same result. I tried the Serial Device on Auto and on COM3 (where Win4Icom connects) with the same result.

73,

Ken

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Hi Ken,

Auto will ‘definitely’ not work on Windows as all it does is select COM1. This is something that we will improve in future releases as it is mainly geared towards Linux.

You are best to check the log file to see if the port is being opened correctly as it is possible that Win4icom is not closing the port?

73 Phil

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That’s definitely something worth noting on your Getting Started page. :wink:

There’s no logfile in C:\wfview. Or at least…nothing that looks to me like a logfile.

73,

Ken

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Hi Ken,

Yes will will do that!

There is a manual page dedicated to viewing the log file as the location is different depending on which platform you are on.

73 Phil

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Intuitively, I would have thought the folder the software is installed in would be a good place to find a logfile, but I’m not a programmer…

Here’s what I found:

PS C:\Users\ve3hl> Get-Content $env:TEMP\wfview.log -Wait -Tail 30
2021-05-20 08:26:53.597 INF system: Loading settings from “\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\wfview\wfview”
2021-05-20 08:26:53.637 INF gui: Got Audio Output: “Default Output Device”
2021-05-20 08:26:53.637 INF gui: Got Audio Input: “Default Input Device”
2021-05-20 08:26:53.637 INF default: Getting server config
2021-05-20 08:26:53.645 INF default: setState 1
2021-05-20 08:26:53.645 INF default: setState 0
2021-05-20 08:26:53.645 INF default: setState 1
2021-05-20 08:26:53.645 INF udp: Starting udpHandler user: “” rx latency: 150 tx latency: 150 rx sample rate: 48000 rx codec: 4 tx sample rate: 48000 tx codec: 4
2021-05-20 08:26:53.645 INF udp: Error obtaining IP Address for : “” : “No host name given”
2021-05-20 08:26:53.645 INF serial: Could not open pseudo terminal port, please restart.
2021-05-20 08:26:53.653 INF udp: UDP Stream bound to local port: 50302 remote port: 50001
2021-05-20 08:26:53.741 INF system: Received CommReady!!
2021-05-20 08:29:59.401 INF udp: Closing UDP stream : “” : 50001
2021-05-20 10:43:52.149 INF system: Starting wfview
2021-05-20 10:43:53.061 INF system: Loading settings from “\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\wfview\wfview”
2021-05-20 10:43:53.093 INF gui: Got Audio Output: “Default Output Device”
2021-05-20 10:43:53.093 INF gui: Got Audio Input: “Default Input Device”
2021-05-20 10:43:53.101 INF default: Getting server config
2021-05-20 10:43:53.109 INF default: setState 1
2021-05-20 10:43:53.109 INF default: setState 0
2021-05-20 10:43:53.109 INF default: setState 1
2021-05-20 10:43:53.109 INF udp: Starting udpHandler user: “” rx latency: 150 tx latency: 150 rx sample rate: 48000 rx codec: 4 tx sample rate: 48000 tx codec: 4
2021-05-20 10:43:53.109 INF udp: Error obtaining IP Address for : “” : “No host name given”
2021-05-20 10:43:53.109 INF serial: Could not open pseudo terminal port, please restart.
2021-05-20 10:43:53.117 INF udp: UDP Stream bound to local port: 65487 remote port: 50001
2021-05-20 10:43:53.189 INF system: Received CommReady!!
2021-05-20 10:46:20.504 INF system: Saving settings to “\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\wfview\wfview”
2021-05-20 10:46:22.629 INF system: Saving settings to “\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\wfview\wfview”
2021-05-20 10:48:55.709 INF system: Saving settings to “\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\wfview\wfview”
2021-05-20 10:54:55.949 INF udp: Closing UDP stream : “” : 50001

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Here’s my Settings screen, just in case it will help.

SettingsScreen
SettingsScreen950×630 80.6 KB

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Hi Ken.

It’s not considered good practice to create temporary files in the same location as the program which is why we put them in the default temporary directory.

It looks like you have ‘Connect over LAN’ selected which is designed for radios with Ethernet or WiFi. You need to select ‘Connect over USB’ to connect to a 7300.

73 Phil

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Also, if you change anything in Settings, you must click Save and restart wfview for the change to be reflected.

73 Phil

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Didn’t know I had to restart every time I saved settings. If it were me, I’d put a small note below the Save Settings button to that effect.

I’ve had USB connection set since I first opened the program. So what do I do with this logfile? Does more stuff keep getting added to it if I try again? Do I delete it and start again?

73,

Ken

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This. Was having problems figuring out the settings and wasn’t restarting each time. Restarting after changing makes it work.

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so will auto work Phil if its set on both radio and Imac?

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No at the moment auto will only work with Linux. For all other operating systems, the port must be selected manually from the dropdown list.

73 Phil

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It’s not considered good practice to create temporary files in the same location as the program which is why we put them in the default temporary directory.

Consider adding a View Logfile button on the Settings page. Never heard of Powershell; had to Google it first.

Help me help you…

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Ken,

A button to bring up the log is a nice idea. I’d click it constantly. We’ll look at doing this. Sure would make log file directions easier.

–E
de W6EL