MixW on Windows 7

MixW setup on Windows 7

I explain below the setting of 'MixW serial port bridge' on Windows 7 using some figures.
You need to install MixW software in advance. You first change Sound setup(1) of Windows7
and then run Wizard(2) or later.


(1) a. Control Panel - Hardware and Sound - Sound - Recording - Microphone
         - Right click - Select 'Show Disabled Devices'

    b. Check 'Show Disconnected Devices' and right click 'Stereo Mix'.
       When the item of "Monaural Mix" appears, it's desirable to choose it.

    c. Click 'Set as Default Device' in 'Stereo Mix'.
       But If you want to receive signals directly from the satellite, 
       return to enable 'Microphone' from 'Stereo Mix' and check the option
       'Listen to this device' in Listen tab in Recoding.

    d. Stereo Mix - Right click - Property - General - Enable




(2) Input 'hdwwiz' in 'Search programs and files' after click 'Start' button.




(3) Run 'Add Hardware Wizard' and click 'Next'.




(4) Check in 'Install a Hardware from a list'.




(5) Choose 'Multiport Serial Adapters' and click 'Next'.




(6) Click 'Have Disk' and click 'Next'.




(7) Click 'Browse' and select the folder after extracting ComEmulDrv3.zip.




(8) Open 'ComEmulDrv.inf'.




(9) Select 'MixW serial port bridge' and install.




(10) Start - Control Panel - System - Device Manager




(11) 'Multiport Serial Adapters' - 'MixW Serial port bridge' - Right click - Properties




(12) Pair#1: First emulated port:  COM10 (input)
             Second emulated port: COM11 (output)
     Pair#2: First emulated port:  COM7  (input)
             Second emulated port: COM8  (output)
     Reboot the computer.




(13) MixW - Mode - Packet




(14) MixW - Mode - Mode settings - General - Check 'Emulate KISS TNC on TNC emulation port'




(15) MixW - Mode - Mode settings - Modem - Choose 'VHF 1200 baud (Standard, 1200/2200 Hz)'




(16) MixW - Configure - TNC emulation port - Serial port - Setup COM10* (input)




(17) MixW - Configure - Sound Device Settings
      - Confirm 'Input Device' and setup Samplerate '11025'




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NOTE1: You can decode even the following method. Take a cursor to the bar of
       the waterfall of MixW and slide in the part of the red triangle bar
       while pressing the Ctrl_key. The window of "RX(1)-PACKET" appears then.
       The decode data are displayed there when you take a red triangle bar
       to the width of the reception signal.

NOTE2: When you receive a satellite signal with a sound card directly,
       Control Panel - Hardware and Sound - Sound - Recording - Microphone
        - Right click - 'Set as Default Device', not 'Stereo Mix'.
       Restart your PC.

       MixW on Windows8.1
       http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/mix3win8.htm

NOTE3: