README_1ST

Two examples are provided to allow you to use serial communication with Turbo Explorer.  The examples
are in the catsimple and catcomplicated folders.  The "Omni-Rig files for Explorer TLB" folder contains files that may be useful if you compile the source code in the catcomplicated folder.


Explorer does 
not come with a control to provide serial communications and the examples show two ways that third-
party tools can be used with Explorer, without installing the tools.

I do not recommend using these code examples as a starting point for non-programmers to get started with Explorer.  Visit the web sites mentioned in the article and use the less complicated Delphi coding examples FIRST before attempting to use these examples for a project.

Compiled versions of the code are provided so you can see what the code does without actually 
compiling it.


The example in the folder catsimple is relatively easy to use.  However,
this example only provides the code to use with Kenwood radios or other radios that rely on exchanging ascii strings (Ten-tec).  If you require BCD format you will have to develop your own routines (Icom,
Yaesu etc.).


The second example works with Icoms, Kenwoods, Yaesus, Ten-tec, etc.  However, it is COMPLICATED to
use. Non-programmers and beginners may have difficulty following the installation instructions for the use of the "type library" associated with the helper program Omni-Rig, which the example uses.  The example is in the catcomplicated folder and it is complicated. You will need to download and install
Omni-Rig on your PC.




