HQCT Module (new thread following HU RDS/RDBS)

[DeLorean Dave]

I am trying to use RR for the software but even when I enter 1010 as in an AM frequency, RR still displays "FM". Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?

[DeLorean Dave]

I still get iffy recection with the signal stregnth showing in the 20 - 40 range. Anyone know how I can test to see if I have a bad antenna?

[waltersaegir]

Diogenes: Funny that you say the SMB must be female. The Crutchfield site thinks the SMB is male. "Lets you connect an aftermarket antenna cable to the OEM factory radio; has a European mini-style male plug on one end and a Motorola female jack on the other. Item 12040EU10 is also needed if installing an FM CD changer with your factory radio."

These connectors are a little gender-wierd. I have a connector that works and the female outer hase a male innet part.

[Diogenes]

Diogenes: Funny that you say the SMB must be female. The Crutchfield site thinks the SMB is male. "Lets you connect an aftermarket antenna cable to the OEM factory radio; has a European mini-style male plug on one end and a Motorola female jack on the other. Item 12040EU10 is also needed if installing an FM CD changer with your factory radio."

These connectors are a little gender-wierd. I have a connector that works and the female outer hase a male innet part.

i do think i know what i am saying, after all i have controlled and tested some 100 of these things, the connector on the pcb is a male SMB jack...
if you look into the pcb connector you will see the pin.

Diogenes.

[waltersaegir]

Easy does it Diogenes.

I didn't intend to question your knowledge.

I simply quoted the verbage from the Crutchfield link that was provided here. Maybe that verbage contains a typo, but it *sounds* very confusing and opens the door for the likelyhood of people purchasing the wrong items.

This whole cable issue seems to be unnecerarily confusing.

[TheLlama]

I too can program in VB, but I too need the "basic" control functions available... Does anyone have some documentation on the software that comes with the HQCT, in reference to what all the displayed info and text boxes do?

No, just reinterpret the code, that is what everyone else has been doing.

I am trying to use RR for the software but even when I enter 1010 as in an AM frequency, RR still displays "FM". Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?

You should ask this in the RR forum.

I still get iffy recection with the signal stregnth showing in the 20 - 40 range. Anyone know how I can test to see if I have a bad antenna?

Yeah, try another antenna which is proven good. (scientific method)

BTW, this forum has an edit feature.

EDIT: I commented some of the tricky parts of the original HQCT code while writing my Linux solution in C. I will share this with you if you want. Also, you can check my source code in the Linux forum. This way, if you don't understand how it is done in one project, you can figure it out from the other. But honestly, all you really need to know is the addresses and the spec sheets (for the TEF and MicroTune). Don't expect to be fed this information, alot of us have worked very hard to accomplish these things. Honestly, it was fun to figure this out and get it working.

[aeroanderz]

But honestly, all you really need to know is the addresses and the spec sheets (for the TEF and MicroTune). Don't expect to be fed this information, alot of us have worked very hard to accomplish these things. Honestly, it was fun to figure this out and get it working.

Exactly!.. I have shared my RDS decoding code with people on the forum as well to give the community something more user friendly (install and run).

[TheLlama]

Exactly!.. I have shared my RDS decoding code with people on the forum as well to give the community something more user friendly (install and run).

Yes, between the original source, your RDS source, the RR source, and my Linux source - people should be able to figure this out.

[Blondie]

I don't know who is right but I did order the cable from my last post.
http://www.l-com.com/item.aspx?id=314
It arrived today and has the correct gender for the HQCT antenna jack.
By looking I would agree with diogenes. The jack on the HQCT appears male and the cable appears female. But now 2 sites advertise the SMB cables as male.
All I can say is be sure what you need before ordering.

[BLOWNZO6_pc]

i ordered and got mine from crutchfield.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-7u1Br5v...20&i=12040EU20

showed up in 2 days after ordering. i havent installed it yet, but i will be in the next week.

I plugged my XM plug into the connector on the radio and I don't think it will work without modification. It does not look like the plastic housing will let it go down far enough to engage. BUT.. I think you can trim it back and get it to work.