Ports: Winkey; Ports: Control - microHAM CW KEYER Manual

WinKey is a unique external CW processor developed by Steve Elliot, K1EL. This CW processor supports
paddle input like any other electronic keyer, offers many configuration options, and in addition converts ASCII
data from the computer to Morse characters. This unique property assures perfectly timed CW output from the
computer regardless of OS load. More detailed instruction for configuring WinKey is found in the description of
the CW tab.
When a COM port is assigned in Router but not
in the application program (or the application is
not running), Router shows the channel as closed.
TIP: If you see settings other than 1200 8N1 or 1200 8N2, the application is not configured correctly for
WinKey.
Data flow is indicated by two arrows. The green arrow indicates data flow from the application to WinKey and the
red arrow indicates data flow from WinKey to the host application.
To test WinKey, click the Test button with the channel unassigned or closed.
Mon: "WinKey Monitor" allows capturing communications between the application and WinKey. The WinKey
monitor operates the same way as the CAT port monitor.
WinKey Monitor should not be used under normal conditions. However, if there are problems with
WinKey and the controlling application, it may be useful to Start a capture and minimize the window.
When a problem is noticed, the window can be opened and the log Saved for analysis.
WinKey Monitor is circular – only the last 20 kilobytes or so will be saved in order to prevent creating very
large files.
WK Monitor will display a description of each command from Router or the application and "decoded"
response from WinKey. If a line ends in three dots (...) it means that the command or response has been
broken across two USB packets.
The Control Port allows an application program (logger) that implements the microHAM Control (SO2R) Protocol
to use the stored CW messages. This port should normally be set to "none."
The Mon button opens a logging window that permits capture of Protocol data between the application and
Router for later analysis. The buffer captures the last approximately 20K of data. Do not enable logging unless
necessary for debugging purposes as it imposes a minor performance penalty.
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WINKEY PORT
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