Creating And Using Virtual Ports - microHAM DIGI KEYER Manual

microHAM Router provides
a set of virtual serial ports
which allow Windows
applications (loggers and
digital software) to work
with DIGI KEYER just as
they would work with "real"
(hardware) serial ports.
In order to use these virtual
Ports, you must first define
the virtual ports and then
assign each function
(radio control, PTT, CW,
FSK, etc.) to a virtual port.
You may create and assign
the ports manually, load
the default template, or
load an application specific
template if one is availble
for your particular program.
To load the default template, select Device | Load Template and select "dk_default.tpl" from the available
templates. The default template will create virtual ports at COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7 and assign radio
control (CAT) to COM4, PTT for RTS on COM4, CW to DTR on COM5, and FSK to COM6. The default is
compatible with many logging programs and digital mode packages.
Once you have defined your initial confirguration, you may want to save it both as the "Power Up settings"
(Device | Store as Power up Settings) and as a Preset (Preset | Save As) in case you ever need to reset
DIGI KEYER.
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Creating and Using Virtual Serial Ports
If you alredy have ports defined at COM4, COM5, COM6 or COM7 or want to
define other virtual ports, you may do so by selecting Virtual Port | Create and
selecting the ports you need for your particular set of applications.
DO NOT define a port that is already in use (for example, COM1 or COM2
which are hardware ports on many motherboards) or a virtual port that is used
by another USB device.
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