Looks like a terrific program, and would really like to use it.
Sr. Citizen now, take pity, very, and eyesight not too great anymore.
Not too sharp with this “stuff” anymore, but enjoy sw listening still.
Have a Icom R8600.
Have tried most everything that the msgs have suggested, installed Drivers correctly (I think), but program will not talk to radio.
Trying to use over “Connect over USB Device”
Is there “something” that is perhaps not too obvious that I may be missing ? What is the most likely thing I am doing incorrectly ?
I selected a COM Port from dropdown menu that I am pretty sure is not
being used by anything else.
**Is there (also) something in the radio to tell it to use this Port ?
What Baud rate should I select ?
Must the radio also select this rate ? How ?
If the choices don’t agree (aren’t the same options for), then what ?
Is it possible to send you a log file ?
If so, would that be helpful ?
Must be something in the radio just not configured properly, but am out of ideas as to what it might be, or what I should verify ?
In any case, you must select the radio’s comm port from the wfview drop down menu. I do not know what it will be called, you can either try each one or dig around in the windows device manager to try and find it. The radio is the comm port, this port is inside the radio and is created in windows when you plug the radio into the PC, so all you have to do is make sure you haven’t picked some other comm port that might for whatever reason also be on the same PC. Maybe there’s only one, I don’t know, every PC is different.
Baud rate should be 115200, and you should verify that the radio has this same baud rate set in the menu. I don’t have that particular radio, so I do not know the exact procedure. Perhaps someone can chime in here.
Yes, there is a log file, but please try the above steps first, and see how far you get. I don’t know what is or isn’t working, but my guess is that you have not established communication to the radio yet.
Thanks for previous help, but still no luck.
That old age problem again, I guess.
I did read your excellent Manual, and have verified the basic required settings for my new Icom R8600.
Still confused over COM Port setup and required extra Drivers, if any ?
Are any Drivers from Icom required ?
If so, Exactly which ones, please ?
Where should I place them.
Here is a copy of my Device Manager with radio on.
Anything not there that should be ?
Yes that is exactly the problem, the exclamation mark means that those devices are not working (most likely due to missing drivers).
As I mentioned in my message to your original thread, you must download and install the Icom driver from https://www.icomjapan.com/support/firmware_driver/1974/ there is also a full installation guide available on that page.
When I downloaded the driver from the ICOM site and extracted the files from the .zip file, I found two installation executables: CP210xVCPInstaller_x86.exe and CP210xVCPInstaller_x64.exe. I think you need to run the CP210xVCPInstaller_x64.exe if your system is 64 bit.
IMPORTANT: Make sure that the USB cable from your radio is DISCONNECTED from your computer until after you install the driver.
Is there only one Driver File to download from the IcomJapan site,
or possibly more than this one to download ?
I am really stumped.
Everyone has been so nice and offered suggestions, but can’t get the radio to talk to the program. Probably something very simple.
a. Only one file to download ?
b. Just for me to be sure, what is the File name/No. you downloaded ?
c. **Radio Settings ?
If you download the file https://www.icomjapan.com/support/firmware_driver/1974/ (scroll down to the bottom of the page, click that you understand the licence terms and click Download) this will download a file called CD-301501-004.zip
Unzip this using either the built-in unzip function of Windows or your preferred unzip program. Then in the Driver directory, select the folder matching your operating system (Win10) and run CP210xVCPInstaller_x64.exe (CP210xVCPInstaller_x86.exe is for 32 bit windows ONLY)
Once complete check Device manager to make sure that the exclamation marks are no longer there (you may need to reboot your PC). You then select the first COMx port within wfview.
the ICR8600 creates two serial Devices (so does the 9700 and 7610)
Yes I was going to suggest deleting the devices and let them install again. Sometimes Windows doesn’t like installing drivers for devices that already exist so I would recommend trying your process.
First, a most sincere thanks for all the time and help you’ve been giving me. Really nice of you, and most appreciated.
Took a lot of math courses in college days, but should have taken
more computer courses !
Yes, I tried all the suggestions; most several times.
The problem is, I think, that my W10/pc is just not allowing the install
of the Driver (correctly). No idea why not.
Will take a look at the security setting and permissions this am, but
have never run into this before. Actually, that’s not 100% true, as I also can’t get the software I purchased from RTSystems to work either.
Some “commonality” here ?
Please do keep the suggestions coming.
Probably something very simple.
Sorry that this didn’t help, Bob. I am currently out of ideas, but will let you know if I come up with something else. Maybe someone else has a suggestion?
Did you try updating the driver from within Device Manager ?
Go to the devices with the exclamation points, right click, and select “Update Driver”. In the next dialog box, pick “Browse my computer for drivers”. Go to the location where you have the Icom driver downloaded and select it.
Bob, if you are interested, and we can time it well, I would be willing to try a team viewer or go2meeting session with you, to see if we can sort it out together.
Greg, KC8HXO
