K3 Util "not responding" RESOLVED wrong cable.

[Larry Lopez]

My K3 just came in by ground UPS.
The serial port doesn't seem to be working.
I tried K3 Util on Linux and it said "K3 not responding".
I got a terminal program and short receive and transmit
at the Elecraft end and it echoed ok.

That means that Linux, the serial port and the cable are ok.
I checked the pin out of the cable.
It's a straight through cable like it's supposed to be.

I went to an XP system loaded K3 Util on it and tried there.
It continuously tries different baud rates and never stops.

I'll do some voltage measurements in a bit.

[Larry Lopez]

No USB to RS232 converters were used.
This is not a USB problem.

[Larry Lopez]

I'm going to test the cable in the morning.
I have two cables neither which works.
The one which came with the rig seems to be a cross over cable.
The one I tested is an APC connection cable which just happens
to have continuity on pin 2.

I get or make a real cable tomorrow and see if that works.

[Larry Lopez]

It was the cable sent to me.
I tested it wrong and thought it was a straight through cable.

[Pierfrancesco Caci]

>>>>> "Larry" == Larry Lopez <[hidden email]> writes:


    Larry> I'm going to test the cable in the morning.
    Larry> I have two cables neither which works.
    Larry> The one which came with the rig seems to be a cross over cable.
    Larry> The one I tested is an APC connection cable which just happens
    Larry> to have continuity on pin 2.

if with "APC connection cable" you mean the ones used on UPSes by APC,
be careful that they are not plain rs232, they have some circuitry
molded in the connector. At least mine does.


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[Larry Lopez]

Hi Pierfranceso:

I didn't know what it was but it seemed unusually light.
It worked better than the original but it din't work.

I looked up the part number and a Russian web page
show it was simple cable with no parts and strange connections.

I knew they were strange but not this strange.

I'll get or make a real cable tomorrow if I can.
Otherwise I'll get it from ebay or elecraft.


Thank you for you for your concern.
Larry


Pierfrancesco Caci [via Elecraft] wrote:

>>>>> "Larry" == Larry Lopez <[hidden email]> writes:


    Larry> I'm going to test the cable in the morning.
    Larry> I have two cables neither which works.
    Larry> The one which came with the rig seems to be a cross over cable.
    Larry> The one I tested is an APC connection cable which just happens
    Larry> to have continuity on pin 2.

if with "APC connection cable" you mean the ones used on UPSes by APC,
be careful that they are not plain rs232, they have some circuitry
molded in the connector. At least mine does.


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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Larry,

The cable only needs to contain pins 2, 3 and 5 (TXD, RXD and Signal
Ground).  They should be wired straight through (nor crossover).

Everything on K3 Utility is greyed out because the communications with
the K3 is not complete.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/4/2014 2:33 AM, Larry Lopez wrote:

> Hi Pierfranceso:
>
> I didn't know what it was but it seemed unusually light.
> It worked better than the original but it din't work.
>
> I looked up the part number and a Russian web page
> show it was simple cable with no parts and strange connections.
>
> I knew they were strange but not this strange.
>
> I'll get or make a real cable tomorrow if I can.
> Otherwise I'll get it from ebay or elecraft.
>
>
> Thank you for you for your concern.
> Larry
>
>
> Pierfrancesco Caci [via Elecraft] wrote:
>>>>>>> "Larry" == Larry Lopez <[hidden email]
>> </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=7588481&i=0>> writes:
>>
>>
>>      Larry> I'm going to test the cable in the morning.
>>      Larry> I have two cables neither which works.
>>      Larry> The one which came with the rig seems to be a cross over
>> cable.
>>      Larry> The one I tested is an APC connection cable which just happens
>>      Larry> to have continuity on pin 2.
>>
>> if with "APC connection cable" you mean the ones used on UPSes by APC,
>> be careful that they are not plain rs232, they have some circuitry
>> molded in the connector. At least mine does.
>>
>>
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