Yaesu FTDX101MP User Manual

101MP

101D

CAT Operation Reference Manual

YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.

CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) Operation

Overview

The CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) System in the FTDX101MP/FTDX101D transceiver 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 with single mouse clicks, or keystroke operations on the computer keyboard.

Using the USB Cable

The FTDX101MP/FTDX101D transceiver has a built-in USB to Dual UART Bridge, allowing direct connection from the rear-panel USB jack to the USB jack of a computer without the need for an interface device, simply use a USB cable to connect to the USB jack on the computer.

To connect to a PC using a USB cable, a Virtual COM port driver must be installed on the PC.

Visit the Yaesu website http://www.yaesu.com/ to download the Virtual COM port driver and Installation Manual.

YAESU MUSEN 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 for your operating needs and utilize the full operating potential of this system.

Personal Computer

USB Cable

USB

USB

FTDX101D
ANT 1	EXT SPKR		KEY	REM	METER EXT	RS-232C
	ANT 2
	A	B
		LINEAR		ACC	PTT +13.8V TUNER
GND

How to Confirm the Installation, and the COM Port Number

After the FTDX101MP/FTDX101D and computer are connected, confirm that the virtual COM driver has been installed successfully:

1.Press and hold the ON/OFF switch to turn the transceiver ON.

2.Connect the transceiver and PC with a commercially available USB cable (A-B).

3.Open the “Device Manager” screen in Windows.

4.On the Device Manager screen, double-click “Port (COM & LPT)”.

“Silicon Labs Dual CP210x USB to UART Bridge : Enhanced COM Port (COM**)” “Silicon Labs Dual CP210x USB to UART Bridge : Standard COM Port (COM**)”

*(The number in the “(COM**)” portion may vary from computer to computer.) The FTDX101MP/FTDX101D contains two virtual COM ports, an Enhanced COM Port and a Standard COM Port.

These ports offer the following functions:

Enhanced COM Port: CAT Communications (Frequency and Communication Mode Settings)Standard COM Port: TX Controls (PTT control, CW Keying, Digital Mode Operation)

The above example indicates that COM5 can be used for CAT communications and firmware updating, while

COM6 can be used for TX control (PTT, CW Keying, Digital Mode Operation).

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When performing software port configuration, select the COM port numbers that were confirmed using the procedure above, use the two confirmed COM port numbers for each software function. The frequency and communication mode and PTT control can be set from the software, and CW keying, digital communication, etc. can be performed simultaneously.

When performing software port configuration, select the COM port numbers that were confirmed using the procedure above.

If a “!” or “X” is displayed for the port on the Device Manager, uninstall and reinstall the virtual COM driver.

If atransceiver withadifferent serial number isconnected and turned on,different COM portnumbers will be assigned to it, making it possible to perform individual COM port configurations for separate

transceivers.

When using the USB cable for TX control, the transceiver may switch to the transmit mode when the computer is started.

Always close the application on the computer before disconnecting the USB cable.

Using the RS-232C Cable

When using an RS-232C cable, the “PS” command (POWER SWITCH) is not available. Therefore, the transceiver cannot be turned ON with the CAT command.

The FTDX101MP/FTDX101D transceiver has a built-in level converter, allowing direct connection from the rearpanel RS-232C jack to the serial port of your computer without the need of any external boxes.

When using the RS-232C cable, set Menu item [OPERATION SETTING] → [GENERAL] → [TUNER/232C

SELECT] to “RS232C”.

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.

	Pin No.	Pin Name	I/O	Function
		N/A	---	---
		SERIAL OUT	Output	Outputs the Serial Data from the
				transceiver to the computer.
				Inputs the Serial Data from the
		SERIAL IN	Input
				computer to the transceiver.
		N/A	---	---
		GND	---	Signal Ground
		N/A	---	---
		RTS	---	---
		CTS	---	---
		N/A	---	---

Personal Computer

RS-232C “Straight” Cable

COM

FTDX101D					RS-232C
ANT 1	EXT SPKR		KEY	REM	METER EXT ALC
	ANT 2
	A	B
		LINEAR		ACC	PTT +13.8V TUNER
GND

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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 frequency to 14.250000 MHz.

FA	014250000	;
		
Command	Parameter	Terminator

There are three commands for the FTDX101MP/FTDX101D as shown below:

Set command: Set a particular condition	(to the FTDX101MP/FTDX101D)
Read command: Reads an answer	(from the FTDX101MP/FTDX101D)
Answer command: Transmits a condition	(from the FTDX101MP/FTDX101D)

For example, note the following case of the FA command (Set the MAIN Band frequency):

To set the MAIN Band frequency to 14.250000 MHz, the following command is sent from the computer to the transceiver:

“FA014250000;” (Set command)

To read the MAIN Band 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: “FA014250000;” (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.

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 the correct parameter is “IS00+1000” (IF SHIFT):

IS001000;

Not enough parameters specified (No direction (+) given for the IF shift)

IS00+100;

Not enough digits (Only three frequency digits given)

IS00_+_1000;

Unnecessary characters between parameters

IS00+10000;

Too many digits (Five frequency digits given)

Note: If a particular parameter is not applicable to the FTDX101MP/FTDX101D, the parameter digits should be filled using any character except the ASCII control codes (00 to 1Fh) and the terminator (;).

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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	Command	Function	Set	Read	Ans.	AI
	AB	MAIN BAND TO SUB	O	X	X	X
		Band
	AC	ANTENNA TUNER	O	O	O	O
		CONTROL
	AG	AF GAIN	O	O	O	O
	AI	AUTO INFORMATION	O	O	O	X
	AM	MAIN BAND TO	O	X	X	X
		MEMORY CHANNEL
	AN	ANTENNA NUMBER	O	O	O	O
	AO	AMC OUTPUT LEVEL	O	O	O	O
	BA	SUB BAND TO MAIN	O	X	X	X
		BAND
	BC	AUTO NOTCH	O	O	O	O
	BD	BAND DOWN	O	X	X	X
	BI	BREAK-IN	O	O	O	O
	BM	SUB BAND TO MEMORY	O	X	X	X
		CHANNEL
	BP	MANUAL NOTCH	O	O	O	O
	BS	BAND SELECT	O	X	X	X
	BU	BAND UP	O	X	X	X
	BY	BUSY	X	O	O	O
	CH	CHANNEL UP/DOWN	O	X	X	X
	CN	CTCSS/DCS NUMBER	O	O	O	O
	CO	CONTOUR	O	O	O	O
	CS	CW SPOT	O	O	O	O
	CT	CTCSS	O	O	O	O
	DA	DIMMER	O	O	O	X
	DN	DOWN	O	X	X	X
	DT	DATE AND TIME	O	O	O	X
	ED	ENCODER DOWN	O	X	X	X
	EM	ENCODE MEMORY	O	O	O	X
	EN	ENCODE	O	X	X	X
	EU	ENCODER UP	O	X	X	X
	EX	MENU	O	O	O	O
	FA	FREQUENCY MAIN	O	O	O	O
		BAND
	FB	FREQUENCY SUB	O	O	O	O
		BAND
	FN	FINE TUNING	O	O	O	O
	FR	FUNCTION RX	O	O	O	O
	FS	FAST STEP	O	O	O	O
	FT	FUNCTION TX	O	O	O	O
	GT	AGC FUNCTION	O	O	O	O
	ID	IDENTIFICATION	X	O	O	X
	IF	INFORMATION	X	O	O	O
	IS	IF-SHIFT	O	O	O	O
	KM	KEYER MEMORY	O	O	O	X
	KP	KEY PITCH	O	O	O	O
	KR	KEYER	O	O	O	O
	KS	KEY SPEED	O	O	O	O
	KY	CW KEYING	O	X	X	X
	LK	LOCK	O	O	O	O
	LM	LOAD MESSAGE	O	O	O	X
	MA	MEMORY CHANNEL TO	O	X	X	X
		MAIN BAND
	MB	MEMORY CHANNEL TO	O	X	X	X
		SUB BAND
	MC	MEMORY CHANNEL	O	O	O	X
	MD	MODE	O	O	O	O
	MG	MIC GAIN	O	O	O	O
	ML	MONITOR LEVEL	O	O	O	O
	MR	MEMORY READ	X	O	O	X
	MS	METER SW	O	O	O	O
	MT	MEMORY CHANNEL	O	O	O	X
		WRITE/TAG
	MW	MEMORY WRITE	O	X	X	X
	MX	MOX SET	O	O	O	O
	NA	NARROW	O	O	O	O

	Command	Function	Set	Read	Ans.	AI
	NB	NOISE BLANKER	O	O	O	O
	NL	NOISE BLANKER LEVEL	O	O	O	O
	NR	NOISE REDUCTION	O	O	O	O
	OI	OPPOSITE BAND	X	O	O	O
		INFORMATION
	OS	OFFSET (Repeater Shift)	O	O	O	O
	PA	PRE-AMP (IPO)	O	O	O	O
	PB	PLAY BACK	O	O	O	X
	PC	POWER CONTROL	O	O	O	O
	PL	SPEECH PROCESSOR	O	O	O	O
		LEVEL
	PR	SPEECH PROCESSOR	O	O	O	O
	PS	POWER SWITCH	O	O	O	X
	QI	QMB STORE	O	X	X	X
	QR	QMB RECALL	O	X	X	X
	QS	QUICK SPLIT	O	X	X	X
	RA	RF ATTENUATOR	O	O	O	O
	RC	CLAR CLEAR	O	X	X	X
	RD	CLAR DOWN	O	X	X	X
	RF	ROOFING FILTER	O	O	O	O
	RG	RF GAIN	O	O	O	O
	RI	RADIO INFORMATION	X	O	O	O
	RL	NOISE REDUCTION	O	O	O	O
		LEVEL
	RM	READ METER	X	O	O	O
	RS	RADIO STATUS	X	O	O	X
	RT	CLAR	O	O	O	O
	RU	CLAR UP	O	X	X	X
	SC	SCAN	O	O	O	O
	SD	SEMI BREAK-IN DELAY	O	O	O	O
		TIME
	SF	SUB DIAL	O	O	O	O
	SH	WIDTH	O	O	O	O
	SM	S METER	X	O	O	X
	SQ	SQUELCH LEVEL	O	O	O	O
	ST	SPLIT	O	O	O	O
	SS	SPECTRUM SCOPE	O	O	O	O
	SV	SWAP VFO	O	X	X	X
	SY	SYNC	O	O	O	O
	TX	TX SET	O	O	O	O
	UL	UNLOCK	X	O	O	O
	UP	UP	O	X	X	X
	VD	VOX DELAY TIME	O	O	O	O
	VG	VOX GAIN	O	O	O	O
	VM	[V/M] KEY FUNCTION	O	X	X	X
	VS	VFO SELECT	O	O	O	O
	VT	VCT(VC TUNE)	O	O	O	O
	VX	VOX	O	O	O	O
	XT	TX CLAR	O	O	O	O
	ZI	ZERO IN	O	X	X	X

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AB	MAIN BAND TO SUB BAND
Set	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
	A	B	;
Read	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
Answer	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
AC	ANTENNA TUNER CONTROL
Set	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10	P1	0: Fixed	P3	0: Tuner “OFF”
	A	C	P1	P2	P3		;					P2	0: Fixed		1: Tuner “ON”
															2: Tuning Start / Tuning Stop
Read	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
	A	C	;
Answer	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
	A	C	P1	P2	P3		;
AG	AF GAIN
Set	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10	P1	0: MAIN BAND
	A	G	P1	P2	P2		P2	;					1: SUB BAND
												P2	000 - 255
Read	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
	A	G	P1	;
Answer	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
	A	G	P1	P2	P2		P2	;
AI	AUTO INFORMATION
Set	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10	P1	0: Auto Information “OFF”
	A	I	P1	;									1: Auto Information “ON”
Read	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10	This parameter is set to “0” (OFF) automatically when the transceiver is turned “OFF”.
	A	I	;
Answer	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
	A	I	P1	;
AM	MAIN BAND TO MEMORY CHANNEL
Set	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
	A	M	;
Read	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
Answer	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
AN	ANTENNA NUMBER
Set	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10	P1	0: MAIN BAND
	A	N	P1	P2	;								1: SUB BAND
												P2	1: ANT1
Read	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
													2: ANT2
	A	N	P1	;
													3: ANT3
	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
Answer												P4	0: Fixed
	A	N	P1	P2	P4		;
AO	AMC OUTPUT LEVEL
Set	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10	P1	001-100: AMC OUTPUT LEVEL
	A	O	P1	P1	P1		;
Read	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
	A	O	;
Answer	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
	A	O	P1	P1	P1		;
BA	SUB BAND TO MAIN BAND
Set	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
	B	A	;
Read	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10
Answer	1	2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9	10

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BC	AUTO NOTCH
Set	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10	P1	0: MAIN BAND
	B	C	P1	P2		;								1: SUB BAND
													P2	0: Auto Notch “OFF”
Read	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
														1: Auto Notch “ON”
	B	C	P1	;
Answer	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
	B	C	P1	P2		;
BD	BAND DOWN
Set	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10	P1	0: MAIN BAND
	B	D	P1	;										1: SUB BAND
Read	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
Answer	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
BI	BREAK-IN
Set	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10	P1	0: Break-in “OFF”
	B	I	P1	;										1: Break-in “ON”
Read	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
	B	I	;
Answer	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
	B	I	P1	;
BM	SUB BAND TO MEMORY CHANNEL
Set	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
	B	M	;
Read	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
Answer	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
BP	MANUAL NOTCH
Set	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10	P1	0: MAIN BAND		P3 P2=0
	B	P	P1	P2		P3	P3	P3	;					1: SUB BAND		000: “OFF”
													P2 0: Manual NOTCH “ON/OFF”			001: “ON”
Read	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
														1: Manual NOTCH LEVEL		P2=1
	B	P	P1	P2		;
																001 - 320
	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
Answer																(NOTCH Frequency : x 10 Hz )
	B	P	P1	P2		P3	P3	P3	;
BS	BAND SELECT
Set	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10	P1	00: 1.8 MHz	06: 18 MHz	12: MW
	B	S	P1	P1		;								01: 3.5 MHz	07: 21 MHz	13: -
														02: 5 MHz	08: 24.5 MHz	14: -
Read	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
														03: 7 MHz	09: 28 MHz	15: -
														04: 10 MHz	10: 50 MHz	16: -
	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
Answer														05: 14 MHz	11: GEN	17: 70 MHz
BU	BAND UP
Set	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10	P1	0: MAIN BAND
	B	U	P1	;										1: SUB BAND
Read	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
Answer	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
BY	BUSY
Set	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10	P1 0: MAIN BAND RX BUSY “OFF”
														1: MAIN BAND RX BUSY “ON”
													P2 0: SUB BAND RX BUSY “OFF”
Read	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
														1: SUB BAND RX BUSY “ON”
	B	Y	;
Answer	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8		9	10
	B	Y	P1	P2		;

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CH		CHANNEL UP/DOWN
Set	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10	P1 0: Memory Channel “UP”
		C		H	P1	;										1: Memory Channel “DOWN”
Read	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10
Answer	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10
CN		CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY
Set	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10	P1	0: MAIN BAND
		C		N	P1	P2		P3	P3	P3	;					1: SUB BAND
															P2	0: CTCSS
Read	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10
															P3 000 - 049: Tone Frequency Number (See Table 1)
		C		N	P1	P2	;
Answer	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10
		C		N	P1	P2		P3	P3	P3	;
														Table 1 (CTCSS Tone Chart)
			000		67.0 Hz			009		91.5 Hz			018		123.0 Hz			027		162.2 Hz	036		189.9 Hz		045		229.1 Hz
			001		69.3 Hz			010		94.8 Hz			019		127.3 Hz			028		165.5 Hz	037		192.8 Hz		046		233.6 Hz
			002		71.9 Hz			011		97.4 Hz			020		131.8 Hz			029		167.9 Hz	038		196.6 Hz		047		241.8 Hz
			003		74.4 Hz			012		100.0 Hz			021		136.5 Hz			030		171.3 Hz	039		199.5 Hz		048		250.3 Hz
			004		77.0 Hz			013		103.5 Hz			022		141.3 Hz			031		173.8 Hz	040		203.5 Hz		049		254.1 Hz
			005		79.7 Hz			014		107.2 Hz			023		146.2 Hz			032		177.3 Hz	041		206.5 Hz		-		-
			006		82.5 Hz			015		110.9 Hz			024		151.4 Hz			033		179.9 Hz	042		210.7 Hz		-		-
			007		85.4 Hz			016		114.8 Hz			025		156.7 Hz			034		183.5 Hz	043		218.1 Hz		-		-
			008		88.5 Hz			017		118.8 Hz			026		159.8 Hz			035		186.2 Hz	044		225.7 Hz		-		-
CO		CONTOUR
Set	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10	P1	0: MAIN BAND				P3	P2=0 0000: CONTOUR “OFF”
		C		O	P1	P2		P3	P3	P3	P3	;				1: SUB BAND						0001: CONTOUR “ON”
															P2	0: CONTOUR “ON/OFF”					P2=1 0010 - 3200
	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10
Read																1: CONTOUR FREQ						(CONTOUR Frequency:10 - 3200Hz)
		C		O	P1	P2	;									2: APF “ON/OFF”					P2=2 0000: APF “OFF”
Answer	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10		3: APF FREQ						0001: APF “ON”
																					P2=3 0000 - 0050 (APF Frequency: -250 - 250 Hz )
		C		O	P1	P2		P3	P3	P3	P3	;
CS		CW SPOT
Set	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10	P1	0: OFF
		C		S	P1	;										1: ON
Read	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10
		C		S	;
Answer	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10
		C		S	P1	;
CT		CTCSS
Set	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10	P1	0: MAIN BAND
		C		T	P1	P2	;									1: SUB BAND
															P2	0: CTCSS “OFF”
Read	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10
																1: CTCSS ENC/DEC
		C		T	P1	;
																2: CTCSS ENC
Answer	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10
		C		T	P1	P2	;
DA		DIMMER
Set	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10	11	P1	00: Fixed
		D		A	P1	P1		P2	P2	P3	P3	P4		P4	;	P2	00: Fixed
																P3	00 - 20: TFT Display Brightness Level
Read	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10	11
																P4 00 - 20: LED Indicators Brightness Level
		D		A	;
Answer	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10	11
		D		A	P1	P1		P2	P2	P3	P3	P4		P4	;
DN		MIC DOWN
Set	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10
		D		N	;
Read	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10
Answer	1			2	3	4	5		6	7	8	9		10

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