Remote control improvements

main.c

@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ static THD_FUNCTION(Thread1, arg)
     }
     // Run Shell command in sweep thread
     if (shell_function) {
+      operation_requested = false; // otherwise commands  will be aborted
       shell_function(shell_nargs - 1, &shell_args[1]);
       shell_function = 0;
       osalThreadSleepMilliseconds(10);
@@ -2441,6 +2442,7 @@ static void VNAShell_executeLine(char *line)
           osalThreadSleepMilliseconds(100);
         } while (shell_function);
       } else {
+        operation_requested = false; // otherwise commands  will be aborted
         scp->sc_function(shell_nargs - 1, &shell_args[1]);
         if (dirty) {
           operation_requested = true;   // ensure output is updated

sa_cmd.c

@@ -127,11 +127,13 @@ VNA_SHELL_FUNCTION(cmd_attenuate)
     return;
   }
   if (strcmp(argv[0],"auto") == 0) {
+    if (!setting.auto_attenuation)
       set_auto_attenuation();
   } else {
     int a = my_atoi(argv[0]);
 //    if (a < 0 || a>31)
 //      goto usage;
+    if (setting.attenuate != a)
       set_attenuation(a);
   }
   redraw_request |= REDRAW_CAL_STATUS | REDRAW_AREA;
@@ -202,11 +204,13 @@ VNA_SHELL_FUNCTION(cmd_rbw)
     return;
   }
   if (strcmp(argv[0],"auto") == 0 || strcmp(argv[0],"0") == 0) {
+    if (setting.rbw != 0)
       set_RBW(0);
   } else {
     int a = my_atoi(argv[0]);
     if (a < 2 || a>600)
       goto usage;
+    if (setting.rbw != a)
       set_RBW(a);
  }
 }
@@ -562,7 +566,14 @@ VNA_SHELL_FUNCTION(cmd_scanraw)
   float f_step = (stop-start)/ points;
   setting.frequency_step = (int32_t)f_step;
   streamPut(shell_stream, '{');
+  static  uint32_t old_start=0, old_stop=0, old_points=0;
+  if (old_start != start || old_stop != stop || old_points != points) {
     dirty = true;
+    old_start = start;
+    old_stop = stop;
+    old_points = points;
+  }
+  operation_requested = false;
   for (uint32_t i = 0; i<points; i++) {
     if (operation_requested)
       break;

si4432.c

@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ void set_10mhz(int f)
 }
 
 int SI4432_frequency_changed = false;
+static int old_freq_band[2] = {-1,-1};
+static int written[2]= {0,0};
 
 void SI4432_Set_Frequency ( long Freq ) {
   int hbsel;
@@ -304,13 +306,16 @@ void SI4432_Set_Frequency ( long Freq ) {
   long N = Freq / setting_frequency_10mhz;
   Carrier = ( 4 * ( Freq - N * setting_frequency_10mhz )) / 625;
   int Freq_Band = ( N - 24 ) | ( hbsel << 5 ) | ( sbsel << 6 );
-#if 0
-  SI4432_Write_Byte ( 0x75, Freq_Band );
-  SI4432_Write_Byte ( 0x76, (Carrier>>8) & 0xFF );
-  SI4432_Write_Byte ( 0x77, Carrier & 0xFF  );
-#else
-  SI4432_Write_3_Byte ( 0x75, Freq_Band, (Carrier>>8) & 0xFF, Carrier & 0xFF  );
-#endif
+//  if (old_freq_band[SI4432_Sel] == Freq_Band) {
+//    if (written[SI4432_Sel]++ < 6)
+//      SI4432_Write_Byte ( 0x75, Freq_Band );
+//    SI4432_Write_Byte ( 0x76, (Carrier>>8) & 0xFF );
+//    SI4432_Write_Byte ( 0x77, Carrier & 0xFF  );
+//  } else {
+    SI4432_Write_3_Byte ( 0x75, Freq_Band, (Carrier>>8) & 0xFF, Carrier & 0xFF);
+//    old_freq_band[SI4432_Sel] = Freq_Band;
+//    written[SI4432_Sel] = 0;
+//  }
   SI4432_frequency_changed = true;
 }
 

ui.c

@@ -1265,6 +1265,12 @@ menu_invoke(int item)
         redraw_frame();         // Remove form numbers
       }
       kp_help_text = (char *)menu->reference;
+      if (menu->data <= KM_CW) {      // One of the frequency input keypads
+        if (MODE_LOW(setting.mode))
+          kp_help_text = "0..350MHz";
+        else
+          kp_help_text = "240..960Mhz";
+      }
       ui_mode_keypad(menu->data);
       ui_process_keypad();
     }

ui_sa.c

@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static const char * const keypad_mode_label[] = {
 #ifdef __SA__
 static const char * const keypad_mode_label[] = {
   "error", "START", "STOP", "CENTER", "SPAN", "FREQ", "\2REF\0LEVEL", "SCALE", // 0-7
-  "\2ATTENUATE\0 0-31dB", "\2ACTUAL\0POWER", "IF", "\2SAMPLE\0DELAY", "DRIVE", "LEVEL", "SCANS", "LEVEL", // 8-15
+  "ATTENUATE", "\2ACTUAL\0POWER", "IF", "\2SAMPLE\0DELAY", "DRIVE", "LEVEL", "SCANS", "LEVEL", // 8-15
   "OFFSET" , "\2SAMPLE\0REPEAT", "OFFSET", "\2TRIGGER\0LEVEL", "\2LEVEL\0SWEEP", "\2SWEEP\0SECONDS"// 16-
 };
 #endif