K3 macro to tune memories from K-pod

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I am trying to set up the K-pod to step through the K3 memories like using the M>V button and main dial.  To do so I've programmed 3 of the K3 pf buttons with one command each:
Macro 14 (labelled M>V) = SWT23;Macro 15 (labelled MEM UP) = UP;Macro 16 (labelled MEM DN) = DN;
I realize that the UP and DN command are for menu items and frequency changes, but thought I would try them for this.
From the K3 Utility this works perfectly, replicating the radio front panel action exactly.  However, from the K-pod it doesn't work.  The M>V macro works, but MEM UP and MEM DN simply revert to the existing frequency. A second tap flashes the correct label on the K3 but nothing happens.
Can anyone shed light on why this works from the utility but not the K-pod?
And while I have the floor; I will re-utter my plaintive cry for a macro editor for the P3/SVGA.  I have no idea what is entailed in creating one, but it would make it so very much easier to work with them.
73,
Chuck, NN7U
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[Wes Stewart-2]

I can't answer all of your concerns but this one is familiar.  I had to record a
video and send it to Wayne before he (and a bunch of other doubters) would
believe that the K3 would acknowledge receipt of a macro command from the K-Pod
but not actually execute it.  He rewrote the firmware to fix this.  Check the
release notes so see whether you're up to date on this one.  IIRC it's a timing
issue when there is other traffic on the USB/RS232 bus.  (Naysayers, please
don't write to say that the K-Pod isn't on one of these buses)

Wes  N7WS




On 4/16/2018 1:45 PM, Chuck Teague via Elecraft wrote:
>   A second tap flashes the correct label on the K3 but nothing happens.
> Can anyone shed light on why this works from the utility but not the K-pod?

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[wayne burdick]

Wes,

This was fixed as of revision 5.60, and your video really helped. Among other things, the K-Pod was inserting macro characters into the host command stream asynchronously, occasionally clobbering a host command. I believe it’s working as intended now.

While it’s true that the K-Pod has its own serial bus, you’re right--it has to place nice with the others.

Wayne
N6KR

> On Apr 16, 2018, at 6:42 PM, Wes Stewart <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> I can't answer all of your concerns but this one is familiar.  I had to record a video and send it to Wayne before he (and a bunch of other doubters) would believe that the K3 would acknowledge receipt of a macro command from the K-Pod but not actually execute it.  He rewrote the firmware to fix this.  Check the release notes so see whether you're up to date on this one.  IIRC it's a timing issue when there is other traffic on the USB/RS232 bus.  (Naysayers, please don't write to say that the K-Pod isn't on one of these buses)
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> Wes  N7WS
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> On 4/16/2018 1:45 PM, Chuck Teague via Elecraft wrote:
>>  A second tap flashes the correct label on the K3 but nothing happens.
>> Can anyone shed light on why this works from the utility but not the K-pod?
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[Chuck Teague]

 I did check my  firmware revision numbers, and have 5.62 and 1.09 in the
K-pod.

In my original post I stated that after sending the M>V macro (which does
bring up the flashing memory number) that pressing the Up or DN macro
caused the display to revert to its original frequency and nothing else
happens.. That's not quite right. Subsequent sends of the UP or Dn macros
cause VFO A to increment or decrement.  But sending either the Up or Dn
from the K-pod kicks the K3 out of memory mode.  Everything works perfectly
from the utility, so it seems to be a K-pod issue.

Chuck, NN7U
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