Remote Control; Remote Control (Ci-V) Information; Dci-V Connection; Dpreparing - Icom IC-705 Reference Manual

REMOTE CONTROL

Remote control (CI-V) information

DCI-V connection

The transceiver's operating frequency, mode, VFO and memory selection, can be remotely controlled
using a PC�
The Icom Communications Interface V (CI-V) controls the transceiver�
Connect the transceiver to a PC with a USB cable (User supplied)�
LMake the connection as short as possible� The transceiver may not be recognized by the controller, depending
on the USB cable length�
LWhen connecting to a USB port on your PC with the USB driver installed, USB (A) and USB (B) are named as
"IC-705 Serial Port A (CI-V)" and "IC-705 Serial Port B�"
USB cable
(User supplied)
PC
To a USB port

DPreparing

The Icom Communications Interface V (CI-V) is used for remote control�
To control the transceiver, first set its address, data communication speed, and transceive function�
These settings are set in the Set mode (Refer to the IC-705 instruction manual)�

DAbout the data format

The CI-V system can be written using the following data formats� Data formats differ according to
command numbers� A data area or sub command is added for some commands�
Controller to IC-705
q w e r
FE FE A4 E0 Cn
FE FE E0 A4 Cn
q w e r
IC-705 to controller
Right side panel
To the [microUSB] port
t y u
Sc Data area FD
Sc Data area FD
t y u
The required USB driver and driver installation guide
can be downloaded from the Icom web site�
Go to "https://www�icomjapan�com/support/," and
then click "Firmware / Software�"
L The download procedure on the web page may be
changed without notice�
OK message to controller
FE FE E0 A4 FB
FE FE E0 A4 FA
NG message to controller
2
FD
FD