[KPA1500] Auto start KPA1500-Remote in host mode ?

[P.B. Christensen]

Loaded the KPA1500 remote software this evening.  Some observations:

1) Cannot run local *and* remote server host simultaneously when using
USB connectivity.  I am hoping this limitation can be overcome when I add an
Ethernet cable at the remote site in addition to USB connectivity.  Reason?
One remote user wants to control the KPA1500 via TeamViewer through the
local connect while I want to run the amp using the remote utility as a
client on my mobile PC desktop;
               
2) Switching between local and host server modes is sluggish.  It takes
time for Windows to release the USB COM port when changing between the two
modes.  In one instance, I had to disable the COM port in Windows' device
manager, then re-enable.
               
Despite these issues, I wish to thank the Elecraft team for their work on
the program.

Paul, W9AC
               
   
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[Mark Goldberg]

Take a look at Autohotkey. It is a scripting language for Windows that can
do things like simulate key presses and mouse clicks, and a whole bunch
more. If you can write it in their scripting language and compile it to an
executable, that can be run on startup. I use it to automate the
interactions of multiple programs.

I have an example script for checking the state of check boxes  and sending
mouse clicks to my Perseus SDR control panel here:

https://sites.google.com/site/spectrumlabtesting/home/resetperseus-exe

Maybe you can do something similar. If you can program, you can do it in
their scripting language.

If you mark your internet connection as a metered connection, Windows 10
will delay most updates. You can manually trigger the updates or change to
unmetered to run them.


I hope this helps.

73,

Mark
W7MLG

On Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 11:44 AM Warren Merkel wrote:

> I'm looking to get the KPA1500-Remote utility to survive these darn
> Windows 10 forced reboots after Windows Update.   I can get the KPA1500
> Remote utility to auto-start FB after a reboot.
>
> However, it doesn't remember it was in "Host Remote" mode and just comes
> up waiting for mouse clicks that will never come -- since it's on an
> unattended PC running RCForb.  I'm using it in "Ethernet" mode, though
> the KPA1500's USB cable is also connected to the same PC for RCForb.
>
> There doesn't seem to be any command line options yet, or at least
> nothing is documented or listed from a /h, /help, or /? command line
> parameter.
>
> Am I missing something in the setup dialogs?
>
> Other observations:
>
> When the "Start Hosting Remote" command button is clicked, I get the
> warning dialog: "IP Address Appears not to be a Local IP or Invalid IP..."
>
> My IP addresses are sane as both the PC and the KPA1500  have valid
> addresses in the 192.168.x.x address space.  Could this warning dialog
> be getting in the way of the auto-start of Hosting Remote mode.
>
> The process name shows up in task list as "KPA500-Remote", though I know
> it's really the KPA1500 version of the app.
>
> Constructive suggestions welcomed.
>
> KPA1500 Remote version 1.0.14.0
>
> Warren Merkel, KD4Z
>
>
>

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