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KPA500 Power and CAT commands

Michael Walker
To client developers

I am working on my own Web based remote control for the KPA500 using a PRI
and NodeRed as the back end for my Remote HF station.  NodeRed allows me to
control the Amp via just about any client and as well to share the status
of the amp with MQTT.

I have carefully reviewed the Programmers document and I have some
questions I hope that someone may be able to answer for me.

The P for the boot loader doesn't always want to work as documented.  There
are times when I am not able to communicate with the Amp at all requiring a
power cycle to get it back online.  I also know I did not send it a D, so
it is not in a download state.

The document states that receiving any other data while in boot loader mode
will be ignored, but I am not convinced that to be true since the Amp will
start communicating.  I think that something else is getting to the boot
loader and that is causing it to ignore any additional communication.

I do know the the Elecraft App works correctly as you work through the
Start Hosting part.

Do I need to do an I, then a P and then a ; to see if we are online?

The other question is if I send the Amp a ^ON0;, are we in boot loader mode
or still in operational firmware?

Thanks in advance, Mike va3mw
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