User manual YAESU FT DX 9000 - CAT OPERATION REFERENCE BOOK

CAT (COMPUTER AIDED TRANSCEIVER) OPERATION FT DX 9000 SERIES CAT OPERATION REFERENCE BOOK FT DX 9000 SERIES CAT OPERATION REFERENCE CAT (COMPUTER AIDED TRANSCEIVER) OPERATION OVERVIEW The CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) System in the FT DX 9000 series provides control of frequency, VFO, memory, and other settings such as dual-channel memories and diversity reception using an external personal computer. This allows multiple control operations to be fully automated as single mouse clicks or keystroke operations on the computer keyboard. The FT DX 9000 series has a built-in level converter, allowing direct connection from the rear-panel CAT jack to the serial port of your computer without the need of any external boxes. You will need a serial cable for connection to the RS-232C (serial or COM port) connector on your computer. Purchase a standard serial cable (not the so-called "null modem" type), ensuring it has the correct gender and number of pins (some serial COM port connectors use a 9-pin rather than 25-pin configuration). If your computer uses a custom connector, you may have to construct the cable. In this case, refer to the technical documentation supplied with your computer for correct data connection. Vertex Standard does not produce CAT System operating software due to the wide variety of personal computers and operating systems in use today. However, the information provided in this chapter explains the serial data structure and opcodes used by the CAT system. This information, along with the short programming examples, is intended to help you start writing programs on your own. As you become more familiar with CAT operation, you can customize programs later on for your operating needs and discover the true operating potential of this system. CAT JACK PIN NO. PIN NAME N/A SERIAL OUT SERIAL IN N/A GND N/A RTS I/O --Output Input ------Input CTS Output N/A --- FUNCTION --Outputs the Serial Data from the transceiver to the computer. Inputs the Serial Data from the computer to the transceiver. --Signal Ground --When the computer is not ready to receive data, this port goes to "L" for inhibit the transmit data from the transceiver. When the transceiver is not ready to receive data, this port goes to "L" for inhibit the transmit data from the computer. --- COM 1 CAT RS-232C "Straght" Cable Page 1 FT DX 9000 SERIES CAT OPERATION REFERENCE CAT (COMPUTER AIDED TRANSCEIVER) OPERATION CONTROL COMMAND A computer control command is composed of an alphabetical command, various parameters, and the terminator that signals the end of the control command. Example: Set the main band (VFO-A) frequency to 14.250000 MHz. FA Command 14250000 Parameter ; Terminator Parameters Parameters are used to specify information necessary to implement the desired command. The parameters to be used for each command are predetermined. The number of digits assigned to each parameter is also predetermined. Refer to the "Control Command List" and the "Control Command Tables" to configure the appropriate parameters. When configuring parameters, be careful not to make the following mistakes. For example, when correct parameter is "IS0+1000" (IF SHIFT): IS01000; Not enough parameters specified (No direction (+) given for the IF shift) IS0+100; Not enough digits (Only three frequency digits given) IS0_+_1000; Unnecessary characters between parameters IS0+10000; Too many digits (Five frequency digits given) Note: If a particular parameter is not applicable to the FT DX 9000, the parameter digits should be filled using any character except the ASCII control codes (00 to 1Fh) and the terminator (;). There is three for the FT DX 9000 Command as shown below: Set command: Set a particular condition (to the FT DX 9000) Read command: Reads an answer (from the FT DX 9000) Answer command: Transmits a condition (from the FT DX 9000) For example, note the following in the case of the FA command (Set the main band (VFO-A) frequency): To set the main band (VFO-A) frequency to 14.250000 MHz, the following command is sent from the computer to the transceiver: "FA14250000;" (Set command) To read the main band (VFO-A) frequency, the following command is sent from the computer to the transceiver: "FA;" (Read command) When the Read command above has been sent, the following command is returned to the computer: "FA14250000;" (Answer command) Terminator To signal the end of a command, it is necessary to use a semicolon (;). The digit where this special character must appear differs depending on the command used. Alphabetical Commands A command consists of 2 alphabetical characters. You may use either lower or upper case characters. The commands available for this transceiver are listed in the "PC Control Command Tables" on the following pages. FT DX 9000 SERIES CAT OPERATION REFERENCE Page 2 CAT (COMPUTER AIDED TRANSCEIVER) OPERATION CONTROL COMMAND LIST COMMAND AB AC AG AI AL AM AN BA BC BD BI BP BS BU BY CA CH CM CN CO CS CT DA DN DP DS ED EK EU EX FA FB FK FR FS FT GT ID IF IS KC KM KP KR KS KY LK LM MA MC MD MG FUNCTION VFO-A TO VFO-B ANTENNA TUNER CONTROL AF GAIN AUTO INFORMATION AF LIMITER VFO-A TO MEMORY CHANNEL ANTENNA NUMBER VFO-B TO VFO-A AUTO NOTCH BAND DOWN BREAK-IN MANUAL NOTCH BAND SELECT BAND UP BUSY CLASS-A CHANNEL UP/DOWN ACM CTCSS NUMBER CONTOUR CW SPOT CTCSS DIMMER DOWN DISPLAY DIMMER SWITCH ENCORDER DOWN ENT KEY ENCORDER UP MENU FREQUENCY VFO-A FREQUENCY VFO-B FUNCTION KEY FUNCTION RX FAST STEP FUNCTION TX AGC FUNCTION IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION IF-SHIFT KEY COMMAND KEYER MEMORY KEY PITCH KEYER KEY SPEED CW KEYING LOCK LOAD MESSEGE MEMORY CHANNEL TO VFO-A MEMORY CHANNEL MODE MIC GAIN SET READ ANS. O O O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O X X O O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O X O X O X O O X X O O X O O O O O O X O O X X X O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O X O O O X O O O O X O X O X O O X X O O X O O O O O O X O O X X X O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O X O O O AI X O O X O X O X O X O O X X O O X O O O O O X X O O X X X O O O X O O O O X O O O X O O O X O X X X O O COMMAND MK ML MR MS M W MX NA NB NL NR OI OS PA PB PC PL PR PS QI QR QS RA RC RD RF RG RI RL RM RO RS RT RU SC SD SF SH SM SQ SV TS TX UL UP VD VF VG VM VS VX XT FUNCTION MODE KEY MONITOR LEVEL MEMORY READ METER SW MEMORY WRITE MOX SET NARROW NOISE BLANKER NOISE BLANKER LEVEL NOISE REDUCTION OPPOSITE BAND INFORMATION OFFSET (REPEATER SHIFT) PRE-AMP (IPO) PLAY BACK POWER CONTROL SPEECH PROCESSOR LEVEL SPEECH PROCESSOR POWER SWITH QMB STORE QMB RECALL QUICK SPLIT RF ATTENUATOR CLAR CLEAR CLAR DOWN ROOFING FILTER RF GAIN RADIO INFORMATION NOISE REDUCTION LEVEL READ METER ROTATOR RADIO STATUS CLAR CLAR UP SCAN SEMI BREAK-IN DELAY TIME SUB-DIAL FUNCTION WIDTH S METER SQUELCH LEVEL SWAP VFO TXW TX SET UNLOCK UP VOX DELAY TIME VRF FILTER VOX GAIN [V/M] KEY FUNCTION VFO SELECT VOX TX CLAR SET READ ANS. O O X O O O O O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O X O X O X O O O O O O X O O O O X O O O O O O O O X O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O O X X X O X X O O O O O O O O X O O O O O O X O O O X O O O X O O O X O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O O X X X O X X O O O O O O O O X O O O O O O X O O O X O O O X O O O AI X O X O X O O O O O X O O X O O O X X X X O X X O O O O O X O O X O O O O O O X O O O X O O O X O O O Page 3 FT DX 9000 SERIES CAT OPERATION REFERENCE CAT (COMPUTER AIDED TRANSCEIVER) OPERATION CONTROL COMMAND TABLES AB Set Read Answer AC Set Read Answer AG Set Read Answer AI Set Read Answer AL Set Read Answer AM Set Read Answer AN Set Read Answer BA Set Read Answer BC Set Read Answer VFO-A TO VFO-B 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 A 1 1 B 2 2 ; 3 3 ANTENNA TUNER CONTROL 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 A 1 C 2 P1 P2 P3 ; 3 ; 6 6 P1 0: Fixed P2 0: Fixed P3 0: Tuner "OFF" 1: Tuner "ON" 2: Tuning Start A 1 C 2 A 1 C 2 P1 P2 P3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 ; 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 AF GAIN A 1 G 2 P1 P2 P2 P2 P1 3 ; 7 7 P1 0: Main (VFO-A) Band Receiver 1: Sub (VFO-B) Band Receiver P2 000 - 255 A 1 G 2 ; 4 A 1 G 2 P1 P2 P2 P2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 ; 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 AUTO INFORMATION A 1 I 2 P1 3 ; 4 4 P1 0: Auto Information "OFF" 1: Auto Information "ON" This parameter is set to "0" (OFF) automatically when the transceiver is turned "OFF." A 1 I 2 ; 3 A 1 I 2 P1 3 3 ; 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 AF LIMITER A 1 L 2 P1 P2 P1 3 ; 5 5 P1 0: Main (VFO-A) Band Receiver 1: Sub (VFO-B) Band Receiver P2 0: AF Limiter "OFF" 1: AF Limiter "ON" A 1 L 2 ; 4 A 1 L 2 P1 P2 3 4 4 4 ; 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 VFO-A TO MEMORY CHANNEL A 1 1 M 2 2 ; 3 3 ANTENNA NUMBER 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 A 1 N 2 P1 P2 P1 3 ; 5 5 P1 0: Main (VFO-A) Band 1: Sub (VFO-B) Band A 1 N 2 ; 4 P2 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: ANT "1" P3 1: ANT "1" ANT "2" 2: ANT "2" ANT "3" 3: ANT "3" ANT "4" 4: ANT "4" ANT "RX" P4 0: ANT "RX" "OFF" 1: ANT "RX" "ON" A 1 N 2 P1 P3 P4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 ; 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 VFO-B TO VFO-A B 1 1 A 2 2 ; 3 3 AUTO NOTCH 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 B 1 C 2 P1 P2 P1 3 ; 5 5 P1 0: Main (VFO-A) Band Receiver 1: Sub (VFO-B) Band Receiver P2 0: Auto Notch "OFF" 1: Auto Notch "ON" B 1 C 2 ; 4 B C P1 P2 ; FT DX 9000 SERIES CAT OPERATION REFERENCE Page 4 CAT (COMPUTER AIDED TRANSCEIVER) OPERATION CONTROL COMMAND TABLES BD Set Read Answer BI Set Read Answer BP Set Read Answer BS Set Read Answer BU Set Read Answer BY Set Read Answer CA Set Read Answer CH Set Read Answer CM Set Read Answer BAND DOWN 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 B 1 1 D 2 2 P1 3 3 ; 4 4 P1 0: Main (VFO-A) Band 1: Sub (VFO-B) Band BREAK-IN 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 B 1 I 2 P1 3 ; 4 4 P1 0: Break-in "OFF" 1: Break-in "ON" B 1 I 2 ; 3 B 1 I 2 P1 3 3 3 ; 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 MANUAL NOTCH B 1 P 2 P1 P2 P3 P3 P3 P1 P2 ; 5 ; 8 8 P1 0: Main (VFO-A) Band Receiver 1: Sub (VFO-B) Band Receiver P2 0: Manual NOTCH "ON/OFF" 1: Manual NOTCH LEVEL B 1 P 2 P3 When P2=0 000: OFF 001: ON When P2=1 001 - 400 (NOTCH Frequency: x 10 Hz ) B 1 P 2 P1 P2 P3 P3 P3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 ; 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 BAND SELECT B 1 1 S 2 2 P1 P1 ; 5 5 P1 00: 1.8 MHz 01: 3.5 MHz 02: 5 MHz 03: 7 MHz 04: 10 MHz 05: 14 MHz 06: 18 MHz 07: 21 MHz 08: 24.5 MHz 09: 28 MHz 10: 50 MHz 11: GEN BAND UP 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 B 1 1 U 2 2 P1 3 3 ; 4 4 P1 0: Main (VFO-A) Band 1: Sub (VFO-B) Band BUSY 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 B 1 Y 2 ; 3 P1 0: Main (VFO-A) Band BUSY "OFF" 1: Main (VFO-A) Band BUSY "ON" P2 0: Sub (VFO-B) Band BUSY "OFF" 1: Sub (VFO-B) Band BUSY "ON" B 1 Y 2 P1 P2 3 3 4 4 ; 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 CLASS-A C 1 A 2 P1 P2 P2 P2 P1 3 ; 7 7 C 1 A 2 ; 4 C 1 A 2 P1 P2 P2 P2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 ; 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 P1 0: CLASS-A Operation "ON" and "OFF" 1: BIAS LEVEL P2 When P1=0 000: CLASS-A Operation "OFF" 001: CLASS-A Operation "ON" When P1=1 001 - 255 CHANNEL UP/DOWN C 1 1 H 2 2 P1 3 3 ; 4 4 P1 0: Memory Channel "UP" 1: Memory Channel "DOWN" ACM 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 C 1 M 2 P1 3 ; 4 4 P1 0: ACM "OFF" 1: ACM "ON" C 1 M 2 ; 3 C M P1 ; Page 5 FT DX 9000 SERIES CAT OPERATION REFERENCE CAT (COMPUTER AIDED TRANSCEIVER) OPERATION CONTROL COMMAND TABLES CN Set Read Answer CO Set Read Answer CS Set Read Answer CT Set Read Answer DA Set Read Answer DN Set Read Answer DP Set Read Answer DS Set Read Answer CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 C 1 N 2 P1 P2 P2 P1 3 ; 6 6 P1 0: Main (VFO-A) Band Receiver 1: Sub (VFO-B) Band Receiver P2 0 - 49: Tone Frequency Number (See "CTCSS Tone Chart" Below) C 1 N 2 ; 4 C 1 N 2 P1 P2 P2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 ; 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 CONTOUR/APF C 1 O 2 P1 P2 P3 P3 P1 P2 ; 5 ; 7 7 P1 0: Main (VFO-A) Band Receiver 1: Sub (VFO-B) Band Receiver P2 0: CONTOUR/APF "ON/OFF" 1: CONTOUR FREQUENCY C 1 O 2 P3 When P2=0, 00: CONTOUR/APF "OFF" 01: CONTOUR "ON" 02: APF "ON" When P2=1, 01 - 40 (CONTOUR Frequency) C 1 O 2 P1 P2 P3 P3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 ; 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 CW SPOT C 1 S 2 P1 3 ; 4 4 P1 0: OFF 1: ON C 1 S 2 ; 3 C 1 S 2 P1 3 3 ; 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 CTCSS C 1 T 2 P1 P2 P1 3 ; 5 5 C 1 T 2 ; 4 P1 0: Main (VFO-A) Band Receiver 1: Sub (VFO-B) Band Receiver P2 0: CTCSS "OFF" 1: CTCSS ENC/DEC "ON" 2: CTCSS ENC "ON" C 1 T 2 P1 P2 3 3 4 4 4 ; 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 DIMMER D 1 A 2 P1 P1 P2 P2 ; 3 ; 7 7 P1 00 - 15: VFD Backlight Brightness Level P2 00 - 15: Meter (except VFD) Brightness Level D 1 A 2 D 1 A 2 P1 P1 P2 P2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 ; 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 MIC DWN D 1 1 N 2 2 ; 3 3 DISPLAY 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 D 1 P 2 P1 3 ; 4 4 D 1 P 2 ; 3 D 1 P 2 P1 3 ; 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 P1 0: World Clock Display 1: Band Scope Display 2: AF Oscilloscope/Spectrum Analyzer Display 3: Log Book Display 4: Temperature/SWR Display 5: Rotator Display 6: Memory Channel List Display : This command does not activates when the optional Data Managemnt Unit is not attached. DIMMER SWITCH D 1 S 2 P1 3 ; 4 4 P1 0: DIMMER "OFF" 1: DIMMER "ON" D 1