I'm still working on it.? The key was making sure I don't corrupt the read of the initial data.? I'm adding more display info.

I took out the Gate since the LP100A handles clearing the display nicely.

I'm reading every 100ms to try to catch a nice Peak value, but I am checking with Telepost to see if I actually need to do that or if the LP100A actually holds peak from the last x-milliseconds.??

Still a play in progress!? :)

Mike

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On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 7:09 AM David De Coons <RocketNJ@...> wrote:

Interesting.?

I have to Look at the WaveNode manual. This might be a good starting point for Bret and his meter. I’ll check it today.

Mike, can you post the code?

I have seen the internal meter info from the radio jump to incorrect values on the dashboard (internal voltage and PA temp). I fixed it by rounding off to one decimal place.

Dave wo2x

On Jul 9, 2020, at 4:42 PM, Michael Walker <va3mw@...> wrote:

?

I'm not sure if it is being simple or lazy.

Mike

On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 4:36 PM Alan Blind <a.alan.blind@...> wrote:

Mike; Nice.

I like your simplicity.....not one of my skill sets.

Alan

WA9WUD

On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 4:22 PM Michael Walker <va3mw@...> wrote:

I blows me away when I have to add new code for a new device.

Here is the flow for the LP100A and I even found the STRING node that made this so simple

The GATE opens when the radio is in transmit.? I added that on the Elecraft W2 as I was getting some weird readings while in receive.

Mike va3mw

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Hi All,

hoping the collective brainpower of the group may have a solution.
Sometimes I get stuck on the simple things.

I need to work on displaying TX power setting for current band and looking for a way to parse specific characters after a particular part of a string.

Let’s say the string coming in is afgfadaefdvdvsdsscdwqout23fdhhgfgsjdgfsdfiop

I want to parse the 23 after out. So need to look at the string for out then parse the next two characters after out. Any ideas? Sometimes I get stuck on the easiest things.

This will help with the ability to reliably parse all meter data out of the Flex radio.?

73
Dave wo2x

Interesting.?

I have to Look at the WaveNode manual. This might be a good starting point for Bret and his meter. I’ll check it today.

Mike, can you post the code?

I have seen the internal meter info from the radio jump to incorrect values on the dashboard (internal voltage and PA temp). I fixed it by rounding off to one decimal place.

Dave wo2x

On Jul 9, 2020, at 4:42 PM, Michael Walker <va3mw@...> wrote:

?

I'm not sure if it is being simple or lazy.

Mike

On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 4:36 PM Alan Blind <a.alan.blind@...> wrote:

Mike; Nice.

I like your simplicity.....not one of my skill sets.

Alan

WA9WUD

On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 4:22 PM Michael Walker <va3mw@...> wrote:

I blows me away when I have to add new code for a new device.

Here is the flow for the LP100A and I even found the STRING node that made this so simple

The GATE opens when the radio is in transmit.? I added that on the Elecraft W2 as I was getting some weird readings while in receive.

Mike va3mw

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Mike; Nice.

I like your simplicity.....not one of my skill sets.

Alan

WA9WUD

On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 4:22 PM Michael Walker <va3mw@...> wrote:

I blows me away when I have to add new code for a new device.

Here is the flow for the LP100A and I even found the STRING node that made this so simple

The GATE opens when the radio is in transmit.? I added that on the Elecraft W2 as I was getting some weird readings while in receive.

Mike va3mw

I blows me away when I have to add new code for a new device.

Here is the flow for the LP100A and I even found the STRING node that made this so simple

The GATE opens when the radio is in transmit.? I added that on the Elecraft W2 as I was getting some weird readings while in receive.

Mike va3mw