[hpsdr] PowerSDR CAT seems to go to sleep

[Neal Campbell]

Roger

Go to your Device Manager (Start->Settings->Control
Panel->System->Hardware->Device Manager.

Double-click on all of the USB hubs in the list and make sure that under the
Policies tab you turn off "Windows can power down this device" checkbox. I
bet thats what happening.


Neal Campbell
Abroham Neal Software
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On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 6:03 PM, w3sz <73w3sz at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi,
>
> I have an annoying and weird problem with my HPSDR installations
> [Atlas/Mercury/Ozy/Penelope].
> I am using PowerSDR v 1.10.4 Base SVN2025, but I have noticed this with
> earlier versions, too.
>
> It seems like when I let the radio sit for 'awhile' [not sure how long;
> somewhere between 5 and 30 minutes, I think] the CAT control through
> PowerSDR seems to turn itself off, and I need to disable and re-enable it by
> clicking 'enable' in the PowerSDR CAT Control menu [to remove the checkmark
> and disable it], hit 'apply', and then re-enable it by clicking  'enable'
> again, and everything works.
>
> As long as I keep using the radio in question, things work fine.  But if I
> go to another radio and leave a unit quiet for awhile, when I return I have
> the problem.
>
> I have several setups running, and am using various 'brands' of  Virtual
> Comports; one system uses com0com, others use Advanced Virtual Com Port, and
> all display similar behavior.
>
> All systems are Core 2 Duo Windows XP Pro.
>
> Has anyone else noticed this?
>
> Does anyone have an idea of where my troubleshooting should begin?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> 73,
>
> Roger Rehr
> W3SZ
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