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[VE7GMX]

I have a Yaesu FTdx-3000 and right now run SDRUno ( with my SDRPlay panadapter ) .  What I want is to run the PCC-3000 Yaesu software and still have the Waterfall of Uno .  Will this work or will it be a clash of the comports ?  Just thinking out loud here and asking for some feedback , thanks .
In case anyone asks , I've already tried Yaesu Suite but hate the waterfall and am not a fan HRD either . 

Jeff VE7GMX

[K2AR]

There are several ways to do it.

1) The quick and dirty way is to use com0com to create a virtual serial port pair say COM3 to COM10 (assuming that is the COM port that is connected to the radio) . Have PCC-3000 connect to the radio on COM3 and SDRUno connect to COM10. May work but may have issues with both programs having polling contentions

2) Same as above except have SDRUno connect to Omnirig and Omnirig connect to COM10. If you have polling contention between programs, Omnirig's Poll timing is adjustable so varying the timing may reduce the polling contention.

3) Use Win4Yaesu Suite by connecting to whatever serial port is connected to the radio (for example COM3). Using com0com create a virtual com port pair (ie. COM10 to COM11). In the AUX/CAT port 1 window set the baud rate that you use to connect to the radio and set com port to COM10. On the SDRUno side connect to COM11. Win4Yaesu does a good job with managing polling contention between ports. If you want to use PCC-3000 at the same time as Win4Yaesu as well as SDRUno, add another com port pair in com0com (ie. COM12 to COM13), In the AUX/CAT port 2 window set the baud rate that you use to connect to the radio and set com port to COM12. On the PCC-3000 side connect to COM13. All connections should work.

I use Win4Yaesu Suite with my FTDX-101D and use Eterlogic VSPE software to create virtual ports and port splitters. I have HDSDR connected to Omnirig to one of the AUX/CAT ports as well as my AT-Auto tuner, SPE Expert 1.5K amplifier and Bandmaster V frequency sensing antenna switch to the other AUX/CAT ports and everything works well together.

[VE3WMB]

The simplist option is to use both the USB port and the DB-9 COM port (RS-232) on the back of the rig.

Most computers these days don't have DB9 RS-232 serial ports so you can use a USB to RS-232 adaptor. People don't realize that you can use both CAT ports on the rig at the same time and they will show up on your computer as two different COM port numbers. This works just fine.

If you also want to add on CAT control for logging program, then it starts to get more complicated. As stated by K2AR, SDRuno will use Omnirig as an intermediary when talking to the Comport. Omnirig can split the CAT stream to feed both SDRuno and another compatible program for logging etc.

Cheers

Michael VE3WMB

[VE7GMX]

Thanks to both of you for the help .  I wish Yaesu Suite offered a better waterfall then none of this would matter.  I tested PCC-3000 for half a day and seemed like I was back in 1995 .
I'd like a on screen setup like an Anana 5000 for the FTdx-3000 , then I would be happy lol .

73 for now

Jeff