New W2 Firmware Rev 0.92 available on our ftp site!

[Brian Broggie]

Hot news!  The latest W2 firmware rev (0.92) is now available on our ftp
site.  The easiest way to get it downloaded into your W2 is with our
"Elecraft W2 Utility" program, available in three flavors (PC, Mac,
Linux).  Check out the Elecraft website for all the details!

This new W2 firmware version has the following cool features...

First, a fix:

*SWR LED's FLASH RANDOMLY WHEN A SENSOR IS CONNECTED:* This turned out
to be caused by corrupted data in EEPROM.  This version checks for this
and will correct it by restoring the data to default settings.

And then some enhancements:

SENSOR CALIBRATION VALUES EXPANDED: The calibration data for the Sensors
is now saved both by Sensor type and the connector used by the Sensor.  
Among other benefits, this allows you to calibrate two of the same type
of Sensors independently.

FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN "AUTO" RANGE DISPLAY: We are continuing to
improve the LED display in the "Auto" mode.  In addition to editing
algorithms, we are setting the LED and Serial Data Output modes to
default as PEP, rather than Average Power.  This can be changed at any
time using the "M" (LED's) and "N" (Serial Data) commands

We hope this latest version makes the W2 an even more useful and
enjoyable wattmeter for your shack.  Keep watching for the next release
and new W2 related software programs coming soon!

73,
Brian, W6FVI
W2 Firmware Engineer
Elecraft, Inc.

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Thanks Brian - the improvement in "AUTO" is very evident in my limited use so far.  Really looking forward to the software for computer display!

Brian Broggie wrote

Hot news!  The latest W2 firmware rev (0.92) is now available on our ftp
site.  The easiest way to get it downloaded into your W2 is with our
"Elecraft W2 Utility" program, available in three flavors (PC, Mac,
Linux).  Check out the Elecraft website for all the details!

This new W2 firmware version has the following cool features...

First, a fix:

*SWR LED's FLASH RANDOMLY WHEN A SENSOR IS CONNECTED:* This turned out
to be caused by corrupted data in EEPROM.  This version checks for this
and will correct it by restoring the data to default settings.

And then some enhancements:

SENSOR CALIBRATION VALUES EXPANDED: The calibration data for the Sensors
is now saved both by Sensor type and the connector used by the Sensor.  
Among other benefits, this allows you to calibrate two of the same type
of Sensors independently.

FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN "AUTO" RANGE DISPLAY: We are continuing to
improve the LED display in the "Auto" mode.  In addition to editing
algorithms, we are setting the LED and Serial Data Output modes to
default as PEP, rather than Average Power.  This can be changed at any
time using the "M" (LED's) and "N" (Serial Data) commands

We hope this latest version makes the W2 an even more useful and
enjoyable wattmeter for your shack.  Keep watching for the next release
and new W2 related software programs coming soon!

73,
Brian, W6FVI
W2 Firmware Engineer
Elecraft, Inc.

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