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Bill Coleman-2

Help! I have bricked my K3.

I noticed this weekend that Elecraft had updated the firmware (not beta) back in February. So, today, I thought I would try to update mine.

However, it fails during the FPF load EVERY TIME:

17:12:09 K3 boot loader is ready for MCU firmware load. RS-232 38400 bps.
17:12:09 New firmware is available for your K3
17:12:17 K3 boot loader is waiting for MCU firmware load.
17:12:17 OS X Revision 10.9.2
17:12:21 Sending firmware file "hmcu0483b.hex" to MCU
17:13:49 Loaded MCU firmware revision 04.83
K3 responded with revision 04.83
17:13:49 MCU firmware load is complete
17:13:50 Erasing Flash Memory
17:13:54 Sending firmware file "hfpf0115.hex" to FPF
17:14:16 Send FPF firmware failed at load addresst 43
17:14:19 FPF firmware load failed
17:14:21 K3 MCU revision 04.83. RS-232 speed 38400 bps.
17:14:21 Ready

As you can see, the MCU load works. However, once it gets to the “Sending firmware file “hfpf0115.hex” to FPF, it never makes any progress, and appears to time out after about 30 seconds.

I’ve tried power cycling, and I must I have tried it a dozen times over.

I would really like to be able to use my K3!! I’ve never had trouble with firmware updates before, and I’ve never even tried the beta firmware.

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Bill Coleman-2

Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

PS - the specific error I get is:

“FPF Programming Failed.

“Verify file source and revision. Turn the K3 off and back on, then re-try the firmware load.”

I’ve re-downloaded the files from Elecraft a couple of times using the K3 Utility. I’ve powered off and on many times.

Suggestions??

On Mar 31, 2014, at 5:17 PM, Bill Coleman <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I noticed this weekend that Elecraft had updated the firmware (not beta) back in February. So, today, I thought I would try to update mine.
>
> However, it fails during the FPF load EVERY TIME:
>
> 17:12:09 K3 boot loader is ready for MCU firmware load. RS-232 38400 bps.
> 17:12:09 New firmware is available for your K3
> 17:12:17 K3 boot loader is waiting for MCU firmware load.
> 17:12:17 OS X Revision 10.9.2
> 17:12:21 Sending firmware file "hmcu0483b.hex" to MCU
> 17:13:49 Loaded MCU firmware revision 04.83
> K3 responded with revision 04.83
> 17:13:49 MCU firmware load is complete
> 17:13:50 Erasing Flash Memory
> 17:13:54 Sending firmware file "hfpf0115.hex" to FPF
> 17:14:16 Send FPF firmware failed at load addresst 43
> 17:14:19 FPF firmware load failed
> 17:14:21 K3 MCU revision 04.83. RS-232 speed 38400 bps.
> 17:14:21 Ready
>
> As you can see, the MCU load works. However, once it gets to the “Sending firmware file “hfpf0115.hex” to FPF, it never makes any progress, and appears to time out after about 30 seconds.
>
> I’ve tried power cycling, and I must I have tried it a dozen times over.
>
> I would really like to be able to use my K3!! I’ve never had trouble with firmware updates before, and I’ve never even tried the beta firmware.
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [hidden email]
> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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Cady, Fred

Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

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Ouch.
Maybe try deleting the firmware files from your computer and then download them from Elecraft and try again? I think I've heard that sometimes files can get corrupted when being downloaded.
Good luck and73,
Fred KE7X

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email] [mailto:elecraft-
> [hidden email]] On Behalf Of Bill Coleman
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 3:18 PM
> To: Elecraft
> Subject: [Elecraft] Help! I have bricked my K3.
>
> I noticed this weekend that Elecraft had updated the firmware (not
> beta) back in February. So, today, I thought I would try to update
> mine.
>
> However, it fails during the FPF load EVERY TIME:
>
> 17:12:09 K3 boot loader is ready for MCU firmware load. RS-232 38400
> bps.
> 17:12:09 New firmware is available for your K3
> 17:12:17 K3 boot loader is waiting for MCU firmware load.
> 17:12:17 OS X Revision 10.9.2
> 17:12:21 Sending firmware file "hmcu0483b.hex" to MCU
> 17:13:49 Loaded MCU firmware revision 04.83
> K3 responded with revision 04.83
> 17:13:49 MCU firmware load is complete
> 17:13:50 Erasing Flash Memory
> 17:13:54 Sending firmware file "hfpf0115.hex" to FPF
> 17:14:16 Send FPF firmware failed at load addresst 43
> 17:14:19 FPF firmware load failed
> 17:14:21 K3 MCU revision 04.83. RS-232 speed 38400 bps.
> 17:14:21 Ready
>
> As you can see, the MCU load works. However, once it gets to the
> "Sending firmware file "hfpf0115.hex" to FPF, it never makes any
> progress, and appears to time out after about 30 seconds.
>
> I've tried power cycling, and I must I have tried it a dozen times
> over.
>
> I would really like to be able to use my K3!! I've never had trouble
> with firmware updates before, and I've never even tried the beta
> firmware.
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [hidden email]
> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
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Bill Coleman-2

Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

On Mar 31, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Cady, Fred <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Ouch.
> Maybe try deleting the firmware files from your computer and then download them from Elecraft and try again? I think I've heard that sometimes files can get corrupted when being downloaded.
> Good luck and73,
> Fred KE7X

I tried that. Same result.

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Nr4c

Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

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Are you using the latest K3 utility? If not try upgrading that first.

Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill

> On Mar 31, 2014, at 5:17 PM, Bill Coleman <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I noticed this weekend that Elecraft had updated the firmware (not beta) back in February. So, today, I thought I would try to update mine.
>
> However, it fails during the FPF load EVERY TIME:
>
> 17:12:09 K3 boot loader is ready for MCU firmware load. RS-232 38400 bps.
> 17:12:09 New firmware is available for your K3
> 17:12:17 K3 boot loader is waiting for MCU firmware load.
> 17:12:17 OS X Revision 10.9.2
> 17:12:21 Sending firmware file "hmcu0483b.hex" to MCU
> 17:13:49 Loaded MCU firmware revision 04.83
> K3 responded with revision 04.83
> 17:13:49 MCU firmware load is complete
> 17:13:50 Erasing Flash Memory
> 17:13:54 Sending firmware file "hfpf0115.hex" to FPF
> 17:14:16 Send FPF firmware failed at load addresst 43
> 17:14:19 FPF firmware load failed
> 17:14:21 K3 MCU revision 04.83. RS-232 speed 38400 bps.
> 17:14:21 Ready
>
> As you can see, the MCU load works. However, once it gets to the “Sending firmware file “hfpf0115.hex” to FPF, it never makes any progress, and appears to time out after about 30 seconds.
>
> I’ve tried power cycling, and I must I have tried it a dozen times over.
>
> I would really like to be able to use my K3!! I’ve never had trouble with firmware updates before, and I’ve never even tried the beta firmware.
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [hidden email]
> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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Phil Wheeler-2

Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

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Have you tried to re-load the last released (not
beta) version?

73, Phil W7OX

On 3/31/14, 2:33 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:

> On Mar 31, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Cady, Fred <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Ouch.
>> Maybe try deleting the firmware files from your computer and then download them from Elecraft and try again? I think I've heard that sometimes files can get corrupted when being downloaded.
>> Good luck and73,
>> Fred KE7X
> I tried that. Same result.
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [hidden email]
> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>

Don Wilhelm-4

Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

In reply to this post by Bill Coleman-2

Bill,

Try this - first download the latest K3 Utility and get the new firmware
files as usual (Check for New Firmware).
Then using the Advanced tab of K3 Utility, Check the DSP1 box and
click "Load checked firmware".
When that completes, do the same for the FPF loading only that firmware.
After you do that, you can exit from the Advanced screen and the Send
all Firmware to the K3.

Let us know if that works.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/31/2014 5:31 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
> PS - the specific error I get is:
>
> “FPF Programming Failed.
>
> “Verify file source and revision. Turn the K3 off and back on, then re-try the firmware load.”
>
> I’ve re-downloaded the files from Elecraft a couple of times using the K3 Utility. I’ve powered off and on many times.
>
>

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Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2

Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

In reply to this post by Bill Coleman-2

Are you using a USB/Serial adapter? If you have another one of a
different type, or a "real" COM port, you might try them instead....

73/GL,

~iain / N6ML

On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Bill Coleman <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I noticed this weekend that Elecraft had updated the firmware (not beta) back in February. So, today, I thought I would try to update mine.
>
> However, it fails during the FPF load EVERY TIME:
>
> 17:12:09 K3 boot loader is ready for MCU firmware load. RS-232 38400 bps.
> 17:12:09 New firmware is available for your K3
> 17:12:17 K3 boot loader is waiting for MCU firmware load.
> 17:12:17 OS X Revision 10.9.2
> 17:12:21 Sending firmware file "hmcu0483b.hex" to MCU
> 17:13:49 Loaded MCU firmware revision 04.83
> K3 responded with revision 04.83
> 17:13:49 MCU firmware load is complete
> 17:13:50 Erasing Flash Memory
> 17:13:54 Sending firmware file "hfpf0115.hex" to FPF
> 17:14:16 Send FPF firmware failed at load addresst 43
> 17:14:19 FPF firmware load failed
> 17:14:21 K3 MCU revision 04.83. RS-232 speed 38400 bps.
> 17:14:21 Ready
>
> As you can see, the MCU load works. However, once it gets to the "Sending firmware file "hfpf0115.hex" to FPF, it never makes any progress, and appears to time out after about 30 seconds.
>
> I've tried power cycling, and I must I have tried it a dozen times over.
>
> I would really like to be able to use my K3!! I've never had trouble with firmware updates before, and I've never even tried the beta firmware.
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [hidden email]
> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>
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Bill Coleman-2

Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

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Yes, I upgraded to the latest utility after I ran into the error.

On Mar 31, 2014, at 5:33 PM, Nr4c <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Are you using the latest K3 utility? If not try upgrading that first.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> ...nr4c. bill
>
>
>> On Mar 31, 2014, at 5:17 PM, Bill Coleman <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> I noticed this weekend that Elecraft had updated the firmware (not beta) back in February. So, today, I thought I would try to update mine.
>>
>> However, it fails during the FPF load EVERY TIME:
>>
>> 17:12:09 K3 boot loader is ready for MCU firmware load. RS-232 38400 bps.
>> 17:12:09 New firmware is available for your K3
>> 17:12:17 K3 boot loader is waiting for MCU firmware load.
>> 17:12:17 OS X Revision 10.9.2
>> 17:12:21 Sending firmware file "hmcu0483b.hex" to MCU
>> 17:13:49 Loaded MCU firmware revision 04.83
>> K3 responded with revision 04.83
>> 17:13:49 MCU firmware load is complete
>> 17:13:50 Erasing Flash Memory
>> 17:13:54 Sending firmware file "hfpf0115.hex" to FPF
>> 17:14:16 Send FPF firmware failed at load addresst 43
>> 17:14:19 FPF firmware load failed
>> 17:14:21 K3 MCU revision 04.83. RS-232 speed 38400 bps.
>> 17:14:21 Ready
>>
>> As you can see, the MCU load works. However, once it gets to the “Sending firmware file “hfpf0115.hex” to FPF, it never makes any progress, and appears to time out after about 30 seconds.
>>
>> I’ve tried power cycling, and I must I have tried it a dozen times over.
>>
>> I would really like to be able to use my K3!! I’ve never had trouble with firmware updates before, and I’ve never even tried the beta firmware.
>>
>> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [hidden email]
>> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
>> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
>> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>>
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Bill Coleman-2

Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

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No. It wasn’t very obvious how you do that. I’ll check it out.

On Mar 31, 2014, at 5:45 PM, Phil Wheeler <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Have you tried to re-load the last released (not beta) version?
>
> 73, Phil W7OX
>
> On 3/31/14, 2:33 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>> On Mar 31, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Cady, Fred <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>> Ouch.
>>> Maybe try deleting the firmware files from your computer and then download them from Elecraft and try again? I think I've heard that sometimes files can get corrupted when being downloaded.
>>> Good luck and73,
>>> Fred KE7X
>> I tried that. Same result.
>>
>> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [hidden email]
>> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
>> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
>> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>>
>
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Bill Coleman-2

Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

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Yes, if course I’m using a USB/Serial adapter. This is a MacBook, after all.

I don’t have one of a different type handy. It’s just weird that the MCU firmware downloads 100% ok each time, but the FPF does not. Why that would be a serial port problem is beyond me….

Unfortunately, Macs have never had COM ports, and have lacked “real” serial ports since about 1999.

On Mar 31, 2014, at 9:00 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Are you using a USB/Serial adapter? If you have another one of a
> different type, or a "real" COM port, you might try them instead....
>
> 73/GL,
>
> ~iain / N6ML
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Bill Coleman <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> I noticed this weekend that Elecraft had updated the firmware (not beta) back in February. So, today, I thought I would try to update mine.
>>
>> However, it fails during the FPF load EVERY TIME:
>>
>> 17:12:09 K3 boot loader is ready for MCU firmware load. RS-232 38400 bps.
>> 17:12:09 New firmware is available for your K3
>> 17:12:17 K3 boot loader is waiting for MCU firmware load.
>> 17:12:17 OS X Revision 10.9.2
>> 17:12:21 Sending firmware file "hmcu0483b.hex" to MCU
>> 17:13:49 Loaded MCU firmware revision 04.83
>> K3 responded with revision 04.83
>> 17:13:49 MCU firmware load is complete
>> 17:13:50 Erasing Flash Memory
>> 17:13:54 Sending firmware file "hfpf0115.hex" to FPF
>> 17:14:16 Send FPF firmware failed at load addresst 43
>> 17:14:19 FPF firmware load failed
>> 17:14:21 K3 MCU revision 04.83. RS-232 speed 38400 bps.
>> 17:14:21 Ready
>>
>> As you can see, the MCU load works. However, once it gets to the "Sending firmware file "hfpf0115.hex" to FPF, it never makes any progress, and appears to time out after about 30 seconds.
>>
>> I've tried power cycling, and I must I have tried it a dozen times over.
>>
>> I would really like to be able to use my K3!! I've never had trouble with firmware updates before, and I've never even tried the beta firmware.
>>
>> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [hidden email]
>> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
>> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
>> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>>
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k6dgw

Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

Hmmm ... OK Bill. Here's my experience, yours may vary for a variety of
reasons but for what it's worth:

I've never had a Mac and know nothing about them. I *have* had
occasional problems with the uploads from my Windoze XP and subsequently
Windoze 7 laptops. So far, in all cases, methodically deleting the
downloaded HEX files [actually all the files], reverting to the previous
version of the K3 Utility ... if I had upgraded since the last firmware
update ... pretending like I'd never done a download and doing it for
the first time, and it has worked, except once. I wish I knew why.

I don't update firmware much, usually only if I have a good reason to.
Consequently, I'm not exactly an expert at this. Your problem sure
doesn't sound like OS or USB-Serial adapter. Obviously the MCP load
worked. Normally the utility loads all the files, one after another, in
an order that I guess makes sense. I did once have to uncheck the FPF
and MCP box [after the MCP loaded], and do the DSP alone followed by the
FPF. That worked, and I think the reason was that in loading the FPF,
it was looking for a response it would get from the DSP which would only
come if the new version was loaded. Or something like that.

If I sound like I know what I'm talking about, you've misread me. :-)
Hope you can find the issue, please post to the reflector, it could
affect a lot of folks.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
- www.cqp.org

On 3/31/2014 6:59 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:

>
> Yes, if course I’m using a USB/Serial adapter. This is a MacBook,
> after all.
>
> I don’t have one of a different type handy. It’s just weird that the
> MCU firmware downloads 100% ok each time, but the FPF does not. Why
> that would be a serial port problem is beyond me….
>
> Unfortunately, Macs have never had COM ports, and have lacked “real”
> serial ports since about 1999.

Nr4c

Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

In reply to this post by Bill Coleman-2

One place to find old FW versions is the beta archives on your own computer. Betas are same as released FW with same number. I think Elecraft also has old beta FW on beta site.

Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill

> On Mar 31, 2014, at 9:51 PM, Bill Coleman <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> No. It wasn’t very obvious how you do that. I’ll check it out.
>
>> On Mar 31, 2014, at 5:45 PM, Phil Wheeler <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Have you tried to re-load the last released (not beta) version?
>>
>> 73, Phil W7OX
>>
>>> On 3/31/14, 2:33 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:
>>>> On Mar 31, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Cady, Fred <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Ouch.
>>>> Maybe try deleting the firmware files from your computer and then download them from Elecraft and try again? I think I've heard that sometimes files can get corrupted when being downloaded.
>>>> Good luck and73,
>>>> Fred KE7X
>>> I tried that. Same result.
>>>
>>> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [hidden email]
>>> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
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>>> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>>>
>>
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Bill Coleman-2

Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

I have successfully un-bricked my K3.

No attempt to load 4.83 would work. Even after updating to the current version of the utility and trying a different USB/Serial device.

However, I was able to successfully load the 4.67 firmware. After I did that, I did a Send New Firmware to K3 operation, and it upgraded smoothly to 4.83.

I suspect something was out of sorts after my first attempt to load firmware using an old version of the utility. (I did not realize it was an old version at the time) Somehow, it was prohibiting even subsequent loads of 4.83 firmware.

I’m very happy to have my K3 back!

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [hidden email]
Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901

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Re: Help! I have bricked my K3.

Excellent! I'm very glad to hear that, Bill.

Phil W7OX

On 4/2/14, 7:34 PM, Bill Coleman wrote:

> I have successfully un-bricked my K3.
>
> No attempt to load 4.83 would work. Even after updating to the current version of the utility and trying a different USB/Serial device.
>
> However, I was able to successfully load the 4.67 firmware. After I did that, I did a Send New Firmware to K3 operation, and it upgraded smoothly to 4.83.
>
> I suspect something was out of sorts after my first attempt to load firmware using an old version of the utility. (I did not realize it was an old version at the time) Somehow, it was prohibiting even subsequent loads of 4.83 firmware.
>
> I’m very happy to have my K3 back!
>
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [hidden email]
> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>
>