K3 - MCU/FPF/DSP1 Firmware Update Failure

[Ken Dailey-2]

I just tried to update my K3/P3 with the latest firmware and the process has failed, leaving me with a pretty much dead K3 - MCU, FPF and DSP1 all showing as nothing installed, and the K3 Utility is reporting no comms with the K3.  The K3 itself powers on, but the display is completely blank.

I’m running on Mac OS X 10.10 with the latest K3 Utility.

Any ideas how I can get my radio working again? (:-(

Thanks,

Ken, G0RVH



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[Ross Primrose]

Check the owner's manual section on forcing a firmware download....

73, Ross N4RP

On 3/29/2015 9:22 AM, K M Dailey wrote:

> I just tried to update my K3/P3 with the latest firmware and the process has failed, leaving me with a pretty much dead K3 - MCU, FPF and DSP1 all showing as nothing installed, and the K3 Utility is reporting no comms with the K3.  The K3 itself powers on, but the display is completely blank.
>
> I’m running on Mac OS X 10.10 with the latest K3 Utility.
>
> Any ideas how I can get my radio working again? (:-(
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken, G0RVH
>
>
>
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[Ken Dailey-2]

Hi Ross,

Yup, tried that - powered the K3 off, waited 30 secs, powered on and held the Power button down until the red TX light comes on and MCU LD appears - still no comms to the iMac.

Ken

> On 29 Mar 2015, at 14:29, Ross Primrose <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Check the owner's manual section on forcing a firmware download....
>
> 73, Ross N4RP
>
> On 3/29/2015 9:22 AM, K M Dailey wrote:
>> I just tried to update my K3/P3 with the latest firmware and the process has failed, leaving me with a pretty much dead K3 - MCU, FPF and DSP1 all showing as nothing installed, and the K3 Utility is reporting no comms with the K3.  The K3 itself powers on, but the display is completely blank.
>>
>> I’m running on Mac OS X 10.10 with the latest K3 Utility.
>>
>> Any ideas how I can get my radio working again? (:-(
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ken, G0RVH
>>
>>
>>
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>> Ken Dailey
>>
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Ken,

Since the K3 is "doing its thing" normally, try another USB to serial
adapter, or another computer.
There are 3 possible things that could be at fault - the computer, the
USB to serial adapter, or the K3 RS-232 interface.
Do what you can to reduce the possible points of failure down to one.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/29/2015 9:30 AM, K M Dailey wrote:
> Hi Ross,
>
> Yup, tried that - powered the K3 off, waited 30 secs, powered on and held the Power button down until the red TX light comes on and MCU LD appears - still no comms to the iMac.
>
>

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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Ken,

Actually, since you have the P3 in place too, there are 5 possible
points of failure instead of 3.  To what I mentioned before, add the P3
RS-232 'thru' path, and the RS-232 cable between the P3 and the K3.

Eliminate the P3 and the P3 to K3 cable by connecting the RS-232 cable
directly to the K3.

73,
Don W3FPR

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Ken,

Since the K3 is "doing its thing" normally, try another USB to serial
adapter, or another computer.
There are 3 possible things that could be at fault - the computer, the
USB to serial adapter, or the K3 RS-232 interface.
Do what you can to reduce the possible points of failure down to one.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/29/2015 9:30 AM, K M Dailey wrote:
> Hi Ross,
>
> Yup, tried that - powered the K3 off, waited 30 secs, powered on and held the Power button down until the red TX light comes on and MCU LD appears - still no comms to the iMac.
>
>

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