[K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

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[K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

dj7mgq
Hallo,

I do not have internet in our club station, which is on the other side
of Munich and where my K3 is. I need to download the Firmware at home
and then in the club station upload it to the K3.

During the download at least four dialogs pop up asking which com port
my K3 is connected to and telling me that new software is available,
even if there is nothing new on the FTP server. If possible, it would be
nice if the messages which are now in the dialogs, would appear in a
status bar at the bottom of the form: Green background for information,
yellow for warnings and red for errors.

It would also be nice if the the application did not switch pages
automagically. When downloading without the K3, I always have switch
back to see if there is actually anything new.

vy 73 de toby

PS: Even cooler would be a description of how the communication works,
then I could roll my own... And do it so that it would run on the
various systems (Linux, MacOs, Windows, FreeBSD) I have here.

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Re: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

Thom LaCosta
At 05:58 AM 11/24/2007, Toby Deinhardt wrote:
>s.
>
>It would also be nice if the the application did not switch pages
>automagically. When downloading without the K3, I always have switch
>back to see if there is actually anything new.

Must you use the application to download, or are the updated files
available via
ftp ?

How do you load in the downloaded fies when you arrive at the club station?

73,
Thom - k3hrn

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Re: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

Ken Wagner K3IU
ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/K3/firmware

73, Ken K3IU
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Thom LaCosta wrote:
>
> Must you use the application to download, or are the updated files
> available via
> ftp ?
>
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Re: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

Thom LaCosta
At 06:18 AM 11/24/2007, Ken K3IU wrote:
>ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/K3/firmware

Thanks....I suppose it make more sense once one does an update or so...
73,
Thom - k3hrn

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Re: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

dj7mgq
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Hallo

> How do you load in the downloaded fies when you arrive at the club station?

The downloader stores the files locally, so you do not need a connection
to the Internet while uploading to the K3.

While one does not need to use the Elecraft application to download from
Elecraft, any FTP client will do, it is a little bit "easier" to do this
with the K3 downloader, because it automatically knows what is new since
the the last download.

vy 73 de toby
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Re: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

dj7mgq
Hi Thom,

> You get that message using the K3 software when the rig is not
> connected? ....perhaps it needs to be connected to the
> K3 to sense which firmware is installed in the rig...with no rig
> connected, it "knows" you need an update.

Actually I get a message which asking COM port the K3 is connected to,
which, by the way, makes no sense at all because my laptop does not have
any COM ports whatsoever, as long as the USB to serial adapter is not
connected. And then I get a message claiming there is new software
available, even if there isn't. Repeat at least twice.

Because the files are also stored locally, the Elecraft firmware loader
"knows" if there is anything "new" on the FTP site, even without a
connected K3, but you are right that a lack of K3 might be confusing for
the application.


> If that's the case, maybe it needs a "switch" to tell it there is no rig
> there.

The "Download from Elecraft without K3" button.


> Man, things have come such a long way from the days of using FTP to get
> an update, and not knowing if you already had it, or shouldn;t get it, etc.

AMEN!

<humor>It would have been really cool if Elecraft had used SVN in the
loader and in the K3...</humor>


vy 73 de toby
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RE: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

Dick Dievendorff
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Toby: I'd recommend using a browser or an FTP client to copy the files from
the Elecraft FTP server to a portable memory device (like a USB flash
keychain drive, or a floppy disk).  The procedure is described in the K3
Utility Help under "Manual Transfer".  The FTP site probably won't many (if
any) unnecessary files, so this is economical.

I'll work on the K3 Utility's error recovery when there is no K3 installed.
I agree that it's too insistent on being connected to a K3.

There is an effort underway to port the K3 Utility to Mac and Linux.  

73 de Dick, K6KR




-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 2:58 AM
To: Elecraft List
Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version
1.0.11.21

Hallo,

I do not have internet in our club station, which is on the other side
of Munich and where my K3 is. I need to download the Firmware at home
and then in the club station upload it to the K3.

During the download at least four dialogs pop up asking which com port
my K3 is connected to and telling me that new software is available,
even if there is nothing new on the FTP server. If possible, it would be
nice if the messages which are now in the dialogs, would appear in a
status bar at the bottom of the form: Green background for information,
yellow for warnings and red for errors.

It would also be nice if the the application did not switch pages
automagically. When downloading without the K3, I always have switch
back to see if there is actually anything new.

vy 73 de toby

PS: Even cooler would be a description of how the communication works,
then I could roll my own... And do it so that it would run on the
various systems (Linux, MacOs, Windows, FreeBSD) I have here.

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K3/100 #67
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Re: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

David Woolley (E.L)
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Toby Deinhardt wrote:
>
> While one does not need to use the Elecraft application to download from
> Elecraft, any FTP client will do, it is a little bit "easier" to do this
> with the K3 downloader, because it automatically knows what is new since
> the the last download.

If detecting updated files is the only issue, and assuming that Elecraft
don't upset the modification dates of unmodified files, you should use
the open source "wget" tool to do the downloads.  This can be run in a
mode where it only transfers files which have changed modifications
dates or changed sizes.  wget has an ftp mode, in which it will traverse
the directory hierarchy, subject to configurable restrictions, and an
http mode, in which it will traverse the link structure, again subject
to configurable restrictions.

Better still, although the firmware files may not be big enough for full
benefit, would be to use "rsync", but that requires Elecraft to run an
rsync server.

Incidentally, if the Elecraft downloader is giving false indications of
files being modified, I wonder if it is trying to compare local time of
last download against the ftp time stamp, which is most often the local
time at the server, although a server might be set to use UTC.
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external speaker selection

Ed Rodriguez
Has anyone found a good external speaker to compliment the K3?
any comments appreciated..

Thanks
Ed
Wp4o
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RE: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

Dick Dievendorff
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File time stamps are not used.  Version numbers are implied from filenames.

Dick, K6KR
 




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Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 3:46 AM
To: Elecraft List
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader,
Version 1.0.11.21

Toby Deinhardt wrote:
>
> While one does not need to use the Elecraft application to download from
> Elecraft, any FTP client will do, it is a little bit "easier" to do this
> with the K3 downloader, because it automatically knows what is new since
> the the last download.

If detecting updated files is the only issue, and assuming that Elecraft
don't upset the modification dates of unmodified files, you should use
the open source "wget" tool to do the downloads.  This can be run in a
mode where it only transfers files which have changed modifications
dates or changed sizes.  wget has an ftp mode, in which it will traverse
the directory hierarchy, subject to configurable restrictions, and an
http mode, in which it will traverse the link structure, again subject
to configurable restrictions.

Better still, although the firmware files may not be big enough for full
benefit, would be to use "rsync", but that requires Elecraft to run an
rsync server.

Incidentally, if the Elecraft downloader is giving false indications of
files being modified, I wonder if it is trying to compare local time of
last download against the ftp time stamp, which is most often the local
time at the server, although a server might be set to use UTC.
--
David Woolley
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Re: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

David Woolley (E.L)
Dick Dievendorff wrote:
> File time stamps are not used.  Version numbers are implied from filenames.

wget will still work in that environment, although rsync probably
wouldn't be useful.

Typically, though, what people do with ftp distribution sites under
those conditions is to have a link to the current version, as well as
the numbered versions.

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Re: external speaker selection

Vic K2VCO
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Ed Rodriguez wrote:
> Has anyone found a good external speaker to compliment the K3?
> any comments appreciated..

I'm using a pair of Sony amplified computer speakers. I preemptively
wrapped the wires around ferrite toroids and haven't had any RF
problems. Keep in mind that with the K3's AFX (audio effects) feature,
you will want a pair of stereo speakers.
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Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
K3 no. 00007
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External speakers

Ken Kopp
If you don't have extra computer speakers and have
to actually buy a pair I suggest looking in the CB isle
of your local truck stop.  There are some good external
speakers sold there.  Mine are Barjan 320-701's.

Truck stop CB departments often have items of interest
to us like coax adapters, mobile mounts, pre-made coax
jumpers, etc.

And of course, there's always Radio Scrap, but their
product lines are rapidly diminishing.

73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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Re: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

Ed K1EP
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At 11/25/2007 07:51 AM, David Woolley wrote:
>Dick Dievendorff wrote:
>>File time stamps are not used.  Version numbers are implied from filenames.
>
>wget will still work in that environment, although rsync probably
>wouldn't be useful.
>
>Typically, though, what people do with ftp distribution sites under
>those conditions is to have a link to the current version, as well
>as the numbered versions.

The problem I have with the download utility is that it doesn't allow
you to revert to an older version of the firmware.  Maybe you can
rename the file, but then you probably will risk not being able to
load a later version of that name.  Does anyone know how to revert to
a previous firmware load?

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Re: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

Ed K1EP
At 11/25/2007 07:50 PM, Rick Tavan N6XI wrote:
>Copy what you want into a temporary folder, point K3 Util at it and
>load into the K3 using check boxes.

I don't understand how you do this.  The latest firmware is 1.42.  If
I want to revert to 1.41, it tells me that my radio has 1.42 and
doesn't allow me to do anything.  There are no check boxes.  If I
rename the 1.41 file to 1.43 to fake it out, then what happens when
the actual 1.43 gets released?  Do I have to increment the number
each time I want to load another version?

>There has been discussion of doing version management with K3 Util
>but it's not simple. Be patient on this one.
>
>/Rick N6XI
>
>On 11/25/07, Ed K1EP <<mailto:[hidden email]>[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>
>The problem I have with the download utility is that it doesn't allow
>you to revert to an older version of the firmware.  Maybe you can
>rename the file, but then you probably will risk not being able to
>load a later version of that name.  Does anyone know how to revert to
>a previous firmware load?
>

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RE: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

Thomas Norff
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Hi Ed,

I did it with a file rename...
The Software offers only the newest file to upload to the receiver.

Download all available files from the FTP site if you don't have them
already on your pc.
Restart the software and configure the 'advanced mode'  (view menu...).

After uploading the firmware you can just rename the file to its original
name.
The software will offer the newest version as before...

Didn't find any information about concernes to switch between the different
versions.
Especially the dependencies between the MCU and DSP versions is not clear.

Maybe Elecraft can give us some information ... ?


Thomas, DM7TN


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Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 1:23 AM
To: David Woolley; 'Elecraft List'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware
Loader,Version 1.0.11.21

At 11/25/2007 07:51 AM, David Woolley wrote:
>Dick Dievendorff wrote:
>>File time stamps are not used.  Version numbers are implied from
filenames.
>
>wget will still work in that environment, although rsync probably
>wouldn't be useful.
>
>Typically, though, what people do with ftp distribution sites under
>those conditions is to have a link to the current version, as well as
>the numbered versions.

The problem I have with the download utility is that it doesn't allow you to
revert to an older version of the firmware.  Maybe you can rename the file,
but then you probably will risk not being able to load a later version of
that name.  Does anyone know how to revert to a previous firmware load?

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Re: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

KK7P
> Especially the dependencies between the MCU and DSP versions is
> not clear. Maybe Elecraft can give us some information ... ?

When we release new versions of K3 MCU or DSP firmware, if there is a
corresponding update needed in the DSP or MCU, we will issue an update
to that file at the same time.  The latest versions of all files in the
ftp site will be compatible; at least, that is our goal!

We urge all K3 owners to use _only_ the latest versions of firmware. If
a feature is removed, please understand that the removal is temporary,
it was done reluctantly and for what we believe to be very good reasons.

Speaking personally, I don't recommend going backwards or trying to mix
or match.

73,

Lyle KK7P

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RE: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

Ed Muns, W0YK
In reply to this post by Ed K1EP
Go to the View menu and select Advanced.  That will enable the checkboxes.
Copy the older version firmware file you want to load into another folder
and point the loader there.  Then use the checkbox to select and load it.

73,
Ed - W0YK

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Ed K1EP
> Sent: Sunday, 25 November, 2007 17:03
> To: Rick Tavan N6XI
> Cc: Elecraft Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Minor irritation with K3
> Firmware Loader,Version 1.0.11.21
>
> At 11/25/2007 07:50 PM, Rick Tavan N6XI wrote:
> >Copy what you want into a temporary folder, point K3 Util at it and
> >load into the K3 using check boxes.
>
> I don't understand how you do this.  The latest firmware is
> 1.42.  If I want to revert to 1.41, it tells me that my radio
> has 1.42 and doesn't allow me to do anything.  There are no
> check boxes.  If I rename the 1.41 file to 1.43 to fake it
> out, then what happens when the actual 1.43 gets released?  
> Do I have to increment the number each time I want to load
> another version?
>
> >There has been discussion of doing version management with
> K3 Util but
> >it's not simple. Be patient on this one.
> >
> >/Rick N6XI
> >
> >On 11/25/07, Ed K1EP
> <<mailto:[hidden email]>[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >The problem I have with the download utility is that it
> doesn't allow
> >you to revert to an older version of the firmware.  Maybe you can
> >rename the file, but then you probably will risk not being
> able to load
> >a later version of that name.  Does anyone know how to revert to a
> >previous firmware load?
> >
>
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RE: [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader, Version 1.0.11.21

Dick Dievendorff
In reply to this post by Thomas Norff
Please don't rename firmware files.  There's a consistency check that
compares the internal version number and the version number implied by the
filename that will be disrupted if you rename the files.  Firmware load
verification will fail if you do this.

Instead, clear the "Copy Latest Files from Elecraft" check box, create a
folder with the files you want to load, navigate to that folder, and that is
the "available" version column.

You can load back-level files by using the View Menu's Advanced Option to
expose a column of per-processor check boxes.  Select the MCU and DSP1 check
boxes and click "Send Checked Items" button.

Be careful which files you load together.  MCU and DSP1 versions are
sometimes released together with interdependencies.  Their version numbers
do not show that dependency. Thus, MCU 01.39 does not necessarily correspond
to DSP 01.39.

In general, you should be moving forward, and the options to go backward
were deemphasized in an attempt to make it as straightforward as possible to
go forward to newer (and presumably better) firmware revisions.  

73 de Dick, K6KR




-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Thomas Norff
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 5:10 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware Loader,
Version 1.0.11.21

Hi Ed,

I did it with a file rename...
The Software offers only the newest file to upload to the receiver.

Download all available files from the FTP site if you don't have them
already on your pc.
Restart the software and configure the 'advanced mode'  (view menu...).

After uploading the firmware you can just rename the file to its original
name.
The software will offer the newest version as before...

Didn't find any information about concernes to switch between the different
versions.
Especially the dependencies between the MCU and DSP versions is not clear.

Maybe Elecraft can give us some information ... ?


Thomas, DM7TN


-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Ed K1EP
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 1:23 AM
To: David Woolley; 'Elecraft List'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Minor irritation with K3 Firmware
Loader,Version 1.0.11.21

At 11/25/2007 07:51 AM, David Woolley wrote:
>Dick Dievendorff wrote:
>>File time stamps are not used.  Version numbers are implied from
filenames.
>
>wget will still work in that environment, although rsync probably
>wouldn't be useful.
>
>Typically, though, what people do with ftp distribution sites under
>those conditions is to have a link to the current version, as well as
>the numbered versions.

The problem I have with the download utility is that it doesn't allow you to
revert to an older version of the firmware.  Maybe you can rename the file,
but then you probably will risk not being able to load a later version of
that name.  Does anyone know how to revert to a previous firmware load?

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