NanoIO Version 1.3.1

Authors:
David Freese, W1HKJ
Ervin Hegedüs, HA2OS

An FSK / CW interface based on the Arduino nano. Sketch includes an FSK modulator, a CW computer interface, and a CW iambic-A/B keyer.

FSK Specifications

CW Specifications:

PTT signal generated by Arduino

Both

Hardware requirement

Default pin assignments defined in Arduino Sketch for the above circuit.

Default startup configuration

Computer Interface Command Set

USB serial command strings all begin with the tilde, ~, character

Cmd ~...

In line special characters:

Both:

CW:

* - the ^| wpm modifiers do not effect the paddle CW, just the computer CW.

for example, a CW string might contain:

  1. Mode is changed to CW
  2. Computer WPM is set to 24
  3. PTT is set ON
  4. The string “tu “ is sent
  5. Computer WPM is increased by 2 increment factors
  6. The string “5nn” is sent
  7. Computer WPM is decreased by 2 increment factors
  8. The string “ k” is sent
  9. PTT is set OFF

PTT will enable before starting the CW transmission. PTT will disable after the last CW character (k) is completed.


nanoIO is a merger of code written by W1HKJ and:

tinyFSK, by Andrew T. Flowers K0SM
Iambic Keyer, by Steven T. Elliott

It expands the tinyFSK to include 100 WPM Baudot TTY. It shares a common set of control strings. The default wake up mode is FSK.

The keyer implementation is less robust than Steven's Iambic Keyer. It only provides Straight key, Iambic-A, and Iambic-B modes. It does add weighting to the key output. The key weighting and the computer CW weighting are the same. The current implementation does not have a tone output.

CW is generated from USB serial input strings and/or the paddle inputs. Paddle input overrides the serial string, but does not currently clear the string buffer. That could be changed, but the USB serial interface provides a very easy escape character to do just that.

Configuring the sketch for target hardware.

The nanoIO sketch can be used with one of four hardware designs

MORTTY Version 2 shares a common output pin for both CW and FSK keyline. The user will have to swap FSK / CW line connectors when changing mode.

MORTTY Version 3 has separate output pins for CW, FSK and PTT keylines.

The W1HKJ and HA2OS designs also have separate CW, FSK and PTT keylines.

To select the h/w configuration when building the nanoIO sketch. Open the file config.h and uncomment the desired h/w design. The default is for MORTTY Version 3. A line is a comment if it begins with ‘//’.

  //#define MORTTY-V2
  #define MORTTY-V3
  //#define HA2OS
  //#define W1HKJ

  #ifdef MORTTY-V2
  // Configuration for MORTTY Version 2 circuit board0
  # define FSK_PIN 11
  # define CW_PIN  11
  # define PTT_PIN 13
  # define ST_Pin   4 // Sidetone Output Pin on Pin 4
  // paddle input pins compatible with MORTTY board
  # define LP_in    2 // Left Paddle Input on Pin 2
  # define RP_in    5 // Right Paddle Input on Pin 5
  # define DEFAULT_MODE CW_MODE
  #endif

  #ifdef MORTTY-V3
  // Configuration for MORTTY Version 3 circuit board
  # define FSK_PIN 11
  # define CW_PIN  12
  # define PTT_PIN 13
  # define ST_Pin   4 // Sidetone Output Pin on Pin 4
  // paddle input pins compatible with MORTTY board
  # define LP_in    2 // Left Paddle Input on Pin 2
  # define RP_in    5 // Right Paddle Input on Pin 5
  # define DEFAULT_MODE CW_MODE
  #endif

  #ifdef HA2OS
  // Configuration for HA2OS quad opto-isolator circuit board design
  # define FSK_PIN 12
  # define CW_PIN  10
  # define PTT_PIN 11
  # define ST_Pin   4 // Sidetone Output Pin on Pin 4
  // paddle input pins
  # define LP_in    5 // Left Paddle Input on Pin 2
  # define RP_in    2 // Right Paddle Input on Pin 5
  # define DEFAULT_MODE CW_MODE
  #endif

  #ifdef W1HKJ
  // Configuration for W1HKJ quad opto-isolator circuit board design
  # define FSK_PIN 12
  # define CW_PIN  11
  # define PTT_PIN 10
  # define ST_Pin   4 // Sidetone Output Pin on Pin 4
  // paddle input pins
  # define LP_in    2 // Left Paddle Input on Pin 2
  # define RP_in    5 // Right Paddle Input on Pin 5
  # define DEFAULT_MODE FSK_MODE
  #endif
  

Speed potentiometer

Install a 10K potentiometer with ends connected to +5 and ground; wiper to analog input pin A0.

Configure the sketch to support the speed pot:

// Configure for target h/w by removing the comment if your Morrty has a
// speed pot:

#define WITH_SPEED_POT