Remote Control; Remote Control (Ci-V) Information; D Ci-V Connection; D Preparing - Icom IC-905 Reference Manual

REMOTE CONTROL

Remote control (CI-V) information

D CI-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)�
L Make the connection as short as possible� The transceiver may not be recognized by the PC, depending on the
USB cable length�
L When connecting to a USB port on your PC with the USB driver installed, USB (A) and USB (B) are named as
"IC-905 Serial Port A (CI-V)" and "IC-905 Serial Port B�"
L The values that can be set with each command differ, depending on the transceiver version.
See the transceiver's instruction manual for details�
USB cable
(User supplied)
PC
To a USB port

D Preparing

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-905 Basic manual)�

D About 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 (PC) to IC-905
1 2 3 4
FE FE AC E0 Cn
FE FE E0 AC Cn
1 2 3 4
IC-905 to controller (PC)
Right side panel
To the [USB] port
5 6 7
Sc Data area FD
Sc Data area FD
5 6 7
To use the USB cable between the transceiver and a
PC, you must first install a USB driver�
The latest USB driver and installation guide can be
downloaded from the Icom website�
Carefully read the guide, before installing the driver�
https://www�icomjapan�com/support/
OK message to controller (PC)
FE FE E0 AC FB
FE FE E0 AC FA
NG message to controller (PC)
2
FD
FD