VarAC and SparkSDR - rigCtld

I use SparkSDR with my Hermes Lite 2 SDR. Spark SDR uses RigCtld for CAT communication, so it was great to hear that VarAC now can also use RigCtld. Unfortunately I cannot get it to work.

The local host and port are set correctly in VarAC (I know this as I get no error when testing. If the port is changed then an error is displayed in VarAC). The log files in SparkSDR show that VarAC is connecting and disconnecting but no commands are received by SparkSDR.

I also get unhandled exceptions when opening VarAC. Deleting the .ini file enables the program to run again, but then all details have to be re-entered. This has happened multiple times.

Here is an extract from the .ini file showing the settings. This .ini file has something that causes the unhandled exception issue.

[DEBUG]

DebugMode=ON

[RIG_COM_CONFIGS]

ControlMethod=COMPORT

TCPHost=127.0.0.1

TCPPort=60000

ComPort=COM5

BaudRate=9600

DataBits=8

StopBits=1

Parity=None

DTR=L

RTS=L

PortWaitTimeMs=100

RigPTT=Kenwood TS-2000

RigFreqControl=Kenwood TS-2000

[RIG_CONTROL]

RigPTTControlType=HAMLIB-RIGCTLD

RigFreqControlType=HAMLIB-RIGCTLD

RigCatFreqRead=ON

RigCatFreqReadIntervalSeconds=2

SafetyPTTOffEveryMinute=OFF

PTTDisableAfterFreqChangeSeconds=0

FrequencyOffsetHZ=0

ActiveAntennaTunerFreqChange=OFF

UsbMode=USB-D

FrequencySchedule=OFF

FrequencyScheduleCustomFilePath=

FrequencyListCustomFilePath=

LastFrequency=14.105.000

LastFrequencyLoadUponStartup=OFF

[RIG_OMNIRIG_CONFIG]

Rig=1

VFO=A+B

[RIG_FLRIG_CONFIG]

FlrigHost=localhost

FlrigPort=12345

[RIG_HAMLIB_CONFIG]

HamlibRigctldHost=localhost

HamlibRigctldPort=51111

Has anyone else tried using RigCtld with VarAC and suceeded? What is causing the unhandled exceptions?

Thanks

Dave M0WID