IC-705 ~ GPS Serial Port "B"

Feature Requests
1

Hi,

When IC-705 is connected to Windows PC/Laptop via USB shows “2” Serial Ports, “A” and “B”
in Device Manager…

“A” is used for CAT/Control
“B” I use to get “GPS” data to use with Bkt Time Sync

Is there anyway to get to Serial Port “B” when using Wfview over WiFi…??

Thanks… Dave

2

No that isn’t possible.

Phil

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3

Just to clarify, the Icom network protocol has no provision for USB ‘B’ data, so it would need Icom to modify their protocol (which is extremely unlikely)

4

Hi Phil,
Thanks for that… It’s a pity…
Dave

5

Hi Dave,

No, not directly.

What information would you get from port B? Maybe there is a way to get it over the CI-V interface. There are hundreds of GPS-related commands on the 705 which we aren’t using at this time (you can send them via the virtual serial port of wfview).

—E
de W6EL

6

Ahh ok, “Bkt Time Sync”. That might be difficult but take a look at the 705 CI-V commands and see what you think.

7

It works fine over usb, just select COM Port in BKT Time Sync, and it works…
Time Syncs, and you get your Grid Square