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Rich

FirmWare Updates

Is it my imagination or does loading a new version of firmware reset to default or change in some way some of the settings I have programmed in? Why do setting change after a new firmware load? If this is to be expected can I save the configuration and then reload my saved configuration after updating the firmware?

Rich

dave.wilburn

Re: FirmWare Updates

Yes, you can save the configuration using the firmware utility. I
have not noticed many config changes. In the past (many releases ago)
a few items changed on occasion, but I haven't noticed anything like
that for quite a while.

Dave Wilburn
NM4M

Rich wrote:
> Is it my imagination or does loading a new version of firmware reset to
> default or change in some way some of the settings I have programmed in?
> Why do setting change after a new firmware load? If this is to be expected
> can I save the configuration and then reload my saved configuration after
> updating the firmware?
>
> Rich
>
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Richard Davis-5

Re: FirmWare Updates

On this subject I offer the following:

Just today, I attempted to save my K3 configuration using a fresh newly
downloaded K3 Utility. The "save configuration" option failed with the
following notice:

+--------------------------------
| Window title: POWER ON BANNER ERROR
|
| Error Msg: K3 Get command failed to return the expected response |
| after several attempts.
+--------------------------------

Does this look familiar to any one?

I am moving up from MCU 2.46/FPF0.02/DSP1_1.92 ...yeah, I
know--ancient history. :-)

Is it possible that the K3 Utility assumes it will only be used to
update from some MCU version more recent that 2.46? ...say the first
one that introduces the 'power on banner' feature?

Since I could not get a backup of the existing configuration, I did not
attempt to do an upgrade.

Thoughts appreciated,

Richard
K5BWV

====================================================

David Wilburn wrote:

> Yes, you can save the configuration using the firmware utility. I
> have not noticed many config changes. In the past (many releases ago)
> a few items changed on occasion, but I haven't noticed anything like
> that for quite a while.
>
> Dave Wilburn
> NM4M
>
> Rich wrote:
>> Is it my imagination or does loading a new version of firmware reset to
>> default or change in some way some of the settings I have programmed in?
>> Why do setting change after a new firmware load? If this is to be expected
>> can I save the configuration and then reload my saved configuration after
>> updating the firmware?
>>
>> Rich
>>
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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: FirmWare Updates

Richard,

Back up to an older K3Utility if you can find it and then save the
configuration.
After that is done, load the new K3Utility and proceed to update the
firmware.

If you cannot locate the older K3Utility, I would suggest that you just
update the firmware. The probability that a new firmware load will
change the configuration is low. We do occasionally hear of isolated
instances where it *appears* as though a change has occurred, but I do
not recall that such changes have been substantiated and repeatable.

73,
Don W3FPR

Richard Davis wrote:

> On this subject I offer the following:
>
> Just today, I attempted to save my K3 configuration using a fresh newly
> downloaded K3 Utility. The "save configuration" option failed with the
> following notice:
>
> +--------------------------------
> | Window title: POWER ON BANNER ERROR
> |
> | Error Msg: K3 Get command failed to return the expected response |
> | after several attempts.
> +--------------------------------
>
> Does this look familiar to any one?
>
> I am moving up from MCU 2.46/FPF0.02/DSP1_1.92 ...yeah, I
> know--ancient history. :-)
>
> Is it possible that the K3 Utility assumes it will only be used to
> update from some MCU version more recent that 2.46? ...say the first
> one that introduces the 'power on banner' feature?
>
> Since I could not get a backup of the existing configuration, I did not
> attempt to do an upgrade.
>
> Thoughts appreciated,
>
> Richard
> K5BWV
>
>

KK7P

Re: FirmWare Updates

In reply to this post by Richard Davis-5

The older firmware you were using did not have a banner so it could not
be saved. You could probably save your config using an older version of
the utility, then use a newer version to update your rig and restore the
configuration.

73,

Lyle KK7P

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Dick Dievendorff

Re: FirmWare Updates

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The message indicates that garbled responses are received forom the
commands used to read EEPROM.

Try 38400 bps or a different cable. I doubt that an older K3 Utility
will change this

Save config is important before EEINIT but not normally necessary for
firmeware updates.
The window caption is wrong, I'll fix that

Dick, K6KR

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 24, 2009, at 1:20, Richard Davis <[hidden email]> wrote:

> On this subject I offer the following:
>
> Just today, I attempted to save my K3 configuration using a fresh
> newly
> downloaded K3 Utility. The "save configuration" option failed with
> the
> following notice:
>
> +--------------------------------
> | Window title: POWER ON BANNER ERROR
> |
> | Error Msg: K3 Get command failed to return the expected
> response |
> | after several attempts.
> +--------------------------------
>
> Does this look familiar to any one?
>
> I am moving up from MCU 2.46/FPF0.02/DSP1_1.92 ...yeah, I
> know--ancient history. :-)
>
> Is it possible that the K3 Utility assumes it will only be used to
> update from some MCU version more recent that 2.46? ...say the first
> one that introduces the 'power on banner' feature?
>
> Since I could not get a backup of the existing configuration, I did
> not
> attempt to do an upgrade.
>
> Thoughts appreciated,
>
> Richard
> K5BWV
>
> ====================================================
>
> David Wilburn wrote:
>> Yes, you can save the configuration using the firmware utility. I
>> have not noticed many config changes. In the past (many releases
>> ago)
>> a few items changed on occasion, but I haven't noticed anything like
>> that for quite a while.
>>
>> Dave Wilburn
>> NM4M
>>
>> Rich wrote:
>>> Is it my imagination or does loading a new version of firmware
>>> reset to
>>> default or change in some way some of the settings I have
>>> programmed in?
>>> Why do setting change after a new firmware load? If this is to be
>>> expected
>>> can I save the configuration and then reload my saved
>>> configuration after
>>> updating the firmware?
>>>
>>> Rich
>>>
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Dick Dievendorff

Re: FirmWare Updates

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The banner storage area is not saved or restored nor affected by EEiNIT.

Same for CW memories

Dick, K6KR

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On Apr 24, 2009, at 12:22, Lyle Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:

> The older firmware you were using did not have a banner so it could
> not
> be saved. You could probably save your config using an older version
> of
> the utility, then use a newer version to update your rig and restore
> the
> configuration.
>
> 73,
>
> Lyle KK7P
>
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