Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
CAT (COMPUTER AIDED TRANSCEIVER) OPERATION
FT-450
CAT OPERATION
REFERENCE BOOK
FT-450 CAT OPERATION REFERENCE BOOK
CAT (COMPUTER AIDED TRANSCEIVER) OPERATION
OVERVIEW
The CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) System in the FT-450 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-450 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 "L" to inhibit transmit data from the transceiver. When the transceiver is not ready to receive data, this port goes "L" to inhibit the transmit data from the computer. ---
COM
INPUT DC 13. 8V 22A
ANT
DATA
TUNER
LINEAR
CAT
EXT GND SPKR
CAT
RS-232C "Straight" Cable
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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 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 FT450, the parameter digits should be filled using any character except the ASCII control codes (00 to 1Fh) and the terminator (;).
There are three types of commands for the FT-450 as shown below: Set command: Set a particular condition (to the FT-450) Read command: Reads an answer (from the FT-450) Answer command: Transmits a condition (from the FT-450) For example, note the following in the case of the FA command (Set the VFO-A frequency): To set the VFO-A frequency to 14.250000 MHz, the following command is sent from the computer to the transceiver: "FA14250000;" (Set command) To read the 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)
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.
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.
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CONTROL COMMAND LIST
COMMAND AC AG AI BD BI BP BS BU BY CH CN CO CS CT DA DN DS ED EU EX FA FB FS FT GT ID IF IS KM KP KR KS KY LK LM MC MD MG MK ML MR MS FUNCTION ANTENNA TUNER CONTROL AF GAIN AUTO INFORMATION BAND DOWN BREAK-IN MANUAL NOTCH BAND SELECT BAND UP BUSY CHANNEL UP/DOWN CTCSS NUMBER CONTOUR CW SPOT CTCSS DIMMER MIC DOWN DIMMER SWITCH ENCODER DOWN ENCODER UP MENU FREQUENCY VFO-A FREQUENCY VFO-B FAST STEP FUNCTION TX AGC FUNCTION IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION IF-SHIFT KEYER MEMORY KEY PITCH KEYER KEY SPEED CW KEYING LOCK LOAD MESSEGE MEMORY CHANNEL MODE MIC GAIN MODE KEY MONITOR LEVEL MEMORY READ METER SW SET READ ANS. 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 X X O O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O X O O X X O X O O O O O X O X X O O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O X O O O O O O X O O X X O X O O O O O X O X X O O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O X O O O AI O O X X O O X X O X O O O O X X O X X O O O O O O X O O X O O O X O X X O O X O X O COMMAND M W NA NB NR OI OS PA PB PC PS QI QR QS RA RC RD RG RI RL RM RP RS RT RU SC SD SH SM SQ ST SV TS TX UL UP VD VG VM VR VS VV VX FUNCTION MEMORY WRITE NARROW NOISE BLANKER NOISE REDUCTION OPPOSITE BAND INFORMATION OFFSET (REPEATER SHIFT) PRE-AMP (IPO) PLAY BACK POWER CONTROL POWER SWITH QMB STORE QMB RECALL QUICK SPLIT RF ATTENUATOR CLAR CLEAR CLAR DOWN RF GAIN RADIO INFORMATION NOISE REDUCTION LEVEL READ METER RESET POWER ON RADIO STATUS CLAR CLAR UP SCAN SEMI BREAK-IN DELAY TIME WIDTH S METER SQUELCH LEVEL STEP SWAP VFO TXW TX SET UNLOCK MIC UP VOX DELAY TIME VOX GAIN [V/M] KEY FUNCTION VOICE VFO SELECT VFO TO VFO VOX SET READ ANS. O O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O X O X O X O O O O O X O O O O O X O O O O O O O O X O O O O O O O O O X X X O X X O O O O X O O X O O O O O O X O O O X O O X O O O O X O O O O O O O O O X X X O X X O O O O X O O X O O O O O O X O O O X O O X O O O O AI X O O O X O O X O X X X X O X X O O O O X O O X O O O O O O X O O O X O O X X O O O
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CAT (COMPUTER AIDED TRANSCEIVER) OPERATION
CONTROL COMMAND TABLES
AC Set Read Answer AG Set Read Answer AI Set Read Answer BD Set Read Answer BI Set Read Answer BP Set Read Answer BS Set Read Answer BU Set Read Answer BY Set Read Answer 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: Fixed 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
;
4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
BAND DOWN B
1 1
D
2 2
P1
3 3
;
4 4
P1 0: VFO-A 1: VFO-B
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
B
1
P
2
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
P1 0: Fixed P3 When P2=0 P2 0: Manual NOTCH "ON/OFF" 000: OFF 1: Manual NOTCH Position 001: ON When P2=1 001 - 199: NOTCH position move to left 200: NOTCH position move to center 201 - 400: NOTCH position move to right
BAND SELECT B
1 1
S
2 2
P1 P1
;
5 5
P1 00: 1.8 MHz 01: 3.5 MHz 02: Invalid 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
P1 0: Fixed
B
1 1
U
2 2
P1
3 3
;
4 4
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
P1 0: BUSY "OFF" 1: BUSY "ON" P2 0: Fixed
B
1
Y
2
;
3
B
Y
P1 P2
;
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CONTROL COMMAND TABLES
CH Set Read Answer CN Set Read Answer CO Set Read Answer CS Set Read Answer CT Set Read Answer DA Set Read Answer DN Set Read Answer DS Set Read Answer CHANNEL UP/DOWN
1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
C
1 1
H
2 2
P1
3 3
;
4 4
P1 0: Memory Channel "UP" 1: Memory Channel "DOWN"
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: Fixed P2 00 - 49: Tone Frequency Number (See Table 1)
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 C
1
O
2
P1 P2 P3 P3 P1 P2 ;
5
;
7 7
P1 0: Fixed P2 0: CONTOUR "ON/OFF" 1: CONTOUR Frequency
C
1
O
2
P3 When P2=0, -2: CONTOUR "ON" -12 dB -1: CONTOUR "ON" -6 dB 00: CONTOUR "OFF" +1: CONTOUR "ON" +6 dB +2: CONTOUR "ON" +12 dB
When P2=1, 01 ~ 07: 250 Hz 08 ~ 13: 500 Hz 14 ~ 19: 1 kHz 20 ~ 25: 2 kHz 26 ~ 32: 4 kHz
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: Fixed 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 - 04 P2 00: Fixed
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
DIMMER SWITCH
1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
D
1
S
2
P1
3
;
4 4
P1 0: DIMMER "OFF" 1: DIMMER "ON"
D
1
S
2
;
3
D
S
P1
; TABLE 1 CTCSS TONE CHART
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
67.0 Hz 69.3 Hz 71.9 Hz 74.4 Hz 77.0 Hz 79.7 Hz 82.5 Hz 85.4 Hz 88.5 Hz
09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
91.5 Hz 94.8 Hz 97.4 Hz 100.0 Hz 103.5 Hz 107.2 Hz 110.9 Hz 114.8 Hz 118.8 Hz
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
123.0 Hz 127.3 Hz 131.8 Hz 136.5 Hz 141.3 Hz 146.2 Hz 151.4 Hz 156.7 Hz 159.8 Hz
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
162.2 Hz 165.5 Hz 167.9 Hz 171.3 Hz 173.8 Hz 177.3 Hz 179.9 Hz 183.5 Hz 186.2 Hz
36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
189.9 Hz 192.8 Hz 196.6 Hz 199.5 Hz 203.5 Hz 206.5 Hz 210.7 Hz 218.1 Hz 225.7 Hz
45 46 47 48 49 ---------
229.1 Hz 233.6 Hz 241.8 Hz 250.3 Hz 254.1 Hz ---------
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CONTROL COMMAND TABLES
ED Set Read Answer EU Set Read Answer ENCODER DOWN
1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
E
1 1
D
2 2
P1 P2 P2
;
6 6
P1 0:Fixed P2 01-99: Steps
ENCODER UP
1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
E
1 1
U
2 2
P1 P2 P2
;
6 6
P1 0:Fixed P2 01-99: Steps
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CONTROL COMMAND TABLES
EX Set Read Answer MENU
1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 nn
E
1
X
2
P1 P1 P1 P2 P2 P1 P1 P1 ;
6
~
8 8
P2
9 nn
**
;
10
P1 001-064 (MENU Number) P2 Parameter (See Table 2)
E
1
X
2
E
P1 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064
X
P1 P1 P1 P2 P2
~
P2
**
; TABLE 2
FUNCTION EXT MNU AM & FMDIAL APO TIME BEACON TIME BEACON TEXT BEEP TONE BEEPVOL CAT RTS CAT TIME OUT TIME CATRATE CLAR DIAL / SEL CLOCK SHIFT DISP CONTRAST CW AUTO MODE CW BFO CW DELAY CW KEY REVERSE CW QSK CW PADDLE CWPITCH CWSPEED CW SIDE TONE CW TRAINING CW WEIGHT DATA DISP DATA MODE Not Used Not Used DIAL STEP DIG VOX EMERGENCY KEY HOLD TIME LOCK MODE M-TUNE MEMORY GROUP MEMORY TAG MIC EQ MIC GAIN MIC AUTO SCAN MY BAND MY MODE MIC-DOWN PG MIC-FAST PG MIC-UP PG METER PEAK HOLD PANEL'S CUSTOM SWITCH QUICK SPLIT FREQ RF POWER SET REPEATER SHIFT DIRECTION REPEATER SHIFT OFFSET RTTY SHIFT RTTY TONE RTTY RX POLARITY RTTY TX POLARITY SCAN RESUME SEL DIAL MODE SQL TYPE SQL/RF GAIN STBY BEEP TONE FREQ TOT TIME TUNER/ATAS VOX DELAY VOXGAIN
P2 0: OFF 1: ON 0: DISABLE 1: ENABLE 00 (OFF) ~ 01 (hour) ~ 12 (hour) 000 (OFF) ~ 001 (sec) ~ 255 (sec) --0: 440 Hz 1: 880 Hz 2: 1760 Hz 000 (FIX 0) ...