[amsat-bb] Error accessing FunCube Pro from FoxTelem

Paul Stoetzer n8hm at arrl.net
Wed Jan 29 17:11:49 UTC 2020


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73,

Paul, N8HM

On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 12:09 Joseph Armbruster via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Stephen,
>
> If someone shoots me a link to the foxtelem code, I'll gladly help debug
> it.  I have a Funcube dongle Pro here I can use.
>
> Joseph Armbruster
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 7:30 AM Stephen E. Belter <seb at wintek.com> wrote:
>
> > Joe,
> >
> > I believe the FUNcube dongle uses *two* virtual USB interfaces over the
> > single physical USB port.  The IQ stream looks like a standard sound card
> > and is one of the virtual USB interfaces.
> >
> > The control functions like frequency, preamp gain, etc., use the standard
> > HID (Human Interface Device) interface, USB-HID.
> >
> > Jim's problem is unusual, but I have the same problem with FoxTelem on my
> > Windows 10 machines.  I haven't discovered a solution, yet.
> >
> > 73, Steve N9IP
> > --
> > Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com
> >
> >
> > On 1/28/20, 10:00 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Joseph Armbruster via
> > AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org on behalf of amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >     Lib USB!? I thought Howard told me at the symposium (circa 2008) that
> > they
> >     were using usb-hid ?!?!?
> >
> >     Howard...?  Or was that on the hardware-side?
> >
> >     Joseph Armbruster
> >     KJ4JIO
> >
> >     On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 9:27 PM James Jipping via AMSAT-BB <
> >     amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> >     > Good Evening!
> >     > While attempting to use my FunCube Pro directly from FoxTelem I get
> > an
> >     > error:
> >     > LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND.   An internet search has found mentions of
> > the
> >     > error but no solutions for my situation.  I am using Windows 10 for
> > the
> >     > OS on my comupter.   Any thoughts or suggestions ??
> >     >
> >     > By the way, I use SDRConsole and feed the audio via VB_Audio
> Virtual
> >     > Cable with GREAT results.  I even have RSDConsole with WispDDE
> > running
> >     > the antenna rotor controller.  I thought I would try the direct
> feed
> >     > FoxTelem- to-FunCube before I set up My Raspberry Pi for
> > "Fox-in-a-Box"
> >     >
> >     > One last question, while I'm here:  Is there any way FoxTelem
> without
> >     > SDRConsol, with a DDE program , could run the rotor controller?
> >     >
> >     > Thank you for you help.
> >     >
> >     > Jim Jipping, W8MRR
> >     > AMSAT # 5512
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