IC-7100 PC Set Up
USB Driver Installation
Download and install the ICOM USB
drivers for the IC-7100
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I
installed Ver.1.20.
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I was
able to use it in Windows 10, even though it was not specified as supported.
Notes:
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Do not
connect the radio to the PC until after the driver is installed.
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Note
the COM Port(s) created after the radio is connected.
o There were two ports created when I installed the driver.
o I believe one is for data and one is for voice.
o The voice channel is used in conjunction with a TNC to issue
commands to the radio.
o COM5 - Appears to be the "sound" / voice channel and is
what I used in CAT7200.
o COM6 - I haven't done anything with this port yet.
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Make
sure the "DATA MOD" setting on the IC-7100 is set to "USB"
and "DATA OFF MOD" is set to "MIC,ACC". To find the
IC-7100's settings
1.
Press
"SET"
2.
Scroll
to "CONNECTORS"; select
3.
Scroll
to see "DATA OFF MOD" and "DATA MOD" items; select to
change.
PTT - CAT7200
Install software to create a virtual
COM port for supporting the PTT.
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From
G8BPQ, download, install and set up CAT7200 (http://www.cantab.net/users/john.wiseman/Documents/CAT7200.html)
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To
install the 64 bit drivers in Windows 10, I had to reboot
with advanced options to disable driver signature enforcement.
o Restart Windows while holding the Shift key.
o At "start" screen, select "Troubleshoot"
o Then "Advance options"
o Then "Startup Settings"
o Click "Restart" once again
o At "Startup Settings" screen type the number for the
"Disable driver signature enforcement " option. (It was #7 for me)
o PC will reboot once more time and then you can proceed with drive
installation.
Notes:
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Note
the COM Port that is created for the PTT bridge.
o This will be the COM Port used by the TNC software.
o COM9 - Is the port I used in Direwolf
Setup:
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Set the
"Application Port" to the Virtual COM Port created by the CAT7200 driver;
COM9 (in my case).
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Set the
"CAT Port" to the CAT Port for the IC-7100; COM5 (in my case).
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Set the
baud rate to 19200.
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Set the
CI-V Port of the IC-7100 to the value specified by the radio; 88 (in my case).
To find the CI-V Port of the IC-7100
1.
Press "SET"
2.
Scroll
to "CONNECTORS"; select
3.
Scroll
to "CI-V"; select
4.
Note
the "CI-V Address" entry.
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Once
the values are set, click "Open" to enable the port(s).
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The
application using the radio should
have the COM Port set to the "Virtual COM Port" with RTS used for
PTT.
Direwolf TNC
Install Direwolf have a software
TNC that will be used to communicate with the radio.
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Install
and then modify direwolf.conf for my usage:
o Set ADVICE to "ADIVICE 0 0 "
o Set ACHANNELS to "ACHANNELS 2"
o Set CHANNEL to "CHANNEL 0"
o Set MYCALL to "MYCALL KD2FDX-10"
o Set MOEM to "MODEM 1200"
o Set PTT to "PTT COM9 RTS"
o Set CHANNE to "CHANNEL 1"
o Set MYCALL to "MYCALL KD2FDX-10"
o Set AWGPORT to "AWGPORT 8000"
o Set KISSPORT to "KISSPORT 8100"
o Set CHANNEL 1 MYCALL KD20FDX-100
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This
configuration allowed me to use APRSIS32 (using AWGPORT) and RMSExpress(using
KISSPORT) successfully.
