P3 -- Span slow to update
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A couple of weeks ago I updated the P3 FW from 1.09 to 1.16 and while
I've not noticed any improvements since I don't have the SVGA board, I have noticed that the SPAN adjusts very slowly now. Before the update it adjusted about as fast as the knob was turned but now I can overrun it quite easily or I need to turn the knob quite slowly. Has anyone else observed this behavior? If this is the new "normal" I think I'll go back to 1.09! 73, de Nate, N0NB >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
Re: P3 -- Span slow to update
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I see the same behavior. P3 without the SVGA board on 1.16 firmware.
73, Charlie, K4ZRJ On May 7, 2012, at 8:43 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote: > A couple of weeks ago I updated the P3 FW from 1.09 to 1.16 and while > I've not noticed any improvements since I don't have the SVGA board, I > have noticed that the SPAN adjusts very slowly now. Before the update > it adjusted about as fast as the knob was turned but now I can overrun it > quite easily or I need to turn the knob quite slowly. Has anyone else > observed this behavior? If this is the new "normal" I think I'll go > back to 1.09! > > 73, de Nate, N0NB >> > > -- > > "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all > possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." > > Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Do you still have the same baud rate (38400) between the K3 and the P3?
Art - N4PJ On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 9:02 PM, Charles Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote: > I see the same behavior. P3 without the SVGA board on 1.16 firmware. > > 73, Charlie, K4ZRJ > > On May 7, 2012, at 8:43 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote: > > > A couple of weeks ago I updated the P3 FW from 1.09 to 1.16 and while > > I've not noticed any improvements since I don't have the SVGA board, I > > have noticed that the SPAN adjusts very slowly now. Before the update > > it adjusted about as fast as the knob was turned but now I can overrun it > > quite easily or I need to turn the knob quite slowly. Has anyone else > > observed this behavior? If this is the new "normal" I think I'll go > > back to 1.09! > > > > 73, de Nate, N0NB >> > > > > -- > > > > "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all > > possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." > > > > Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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* On 2012 08 May 08:33 -0500, Arthur Burke wrote:
> Do you still have the same baud rate (38400) between the K3 and the P3? Yes I do, Art, as well as 38400 between the P3 and computer as before with FW 1.09. 73, de Nate, N0NB >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Didn't mean to sound insulting if it did. I was trying something new the
other day and noticed my P3 was verrryyy slow to update and discovered the baud rate on the P3 was still 38400 but the K3 was a much slower number. Scared me at first until I realized my error. Art - N4PJ On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Nate Bargmann <[hidden email]> wrote: > * On 2012 08 May 08:33 -0500, Arthur Burke wrote: > > Do you still have the same baud rate (38400) between the K3 and the P3? > > Yes I do, Art, as well as 38400 between the P3 and computer as before > with FW 1.09. > > 73, de Nate, N0NB >> > > -- > > "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all > possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." > > Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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* On 2012 08 May 08:41 -0500, Arthur Burke wrote:
> Didn't mean to sound insulting if it did. I didn't take it that way at all. :-) In fact I double checked using the K3 utility remotely and now looking at the programmers reference the serial rate can only be queried from the rig itself. So, I will double check that things haven't changed when I get back to the rig. Thanks! 73, de Nate, N0NB >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I verified the K3 to P3 link is set to 38400 and the SPAN adjustment was
still quite slow. So I have reverted back to FW 1.09 and the SPAN adjustment is once again fast as I'd gotten used to since September. After loading 1.09 the K3 to P3 link remains at 38400. Let me ask this, after pondering for a while, why would the K3 to P3 serial speed have any bearing on the SPAN control? It seems that is internal to the P3 as it is adjusting the displayed bandwidth. 73, de Nate, N0NB >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
Re: P3 -- Span slow to update
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In reply to this post by Nate Bargmann
Hi Nate,
I was able to verify that in version 1.09 span changes are a little faster than 1.16 . We'll take a look at that since we added quite a bit of code to support the SVGA and fixed some remote control commands. 73, Paul
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* On 2012 08 May 17:15 -0500, Paul Saffren N6HZ wrote:
> Hi Nate, > > I was able to verify that in version 1.09 span changes are a little faster > than 1.16 . We'll take a look at that since we added quite a bit of code to > support the SVGA and fixed some remote control commands. Paul, On a whim I decided to load P3 FW 1.20 earlier this evening and note that the span adjustment still is much slower than it was in 1.09. I'd like to switch back, but I must have deleted 1.09. I don't see it anywhere on the FTP server so I guess I'm out of luck. Bummer. 73, de Nate, N0NB >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Such support!
No fewer than three messages were waiting in my Inbox this morning with P3 firmware 1.09 almost completely unsolicited (I'd only mentioned that I couldn't find it on the FTP server). Thank you so much! I'll now be sure not to lose it. Heh! 73, de Nate, N0NB >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
Re: P3 -- Span slow to update
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In reply to this post by Nate Bargmann
Paul:
Just updated my P3 and K3 to latest FW after both in storage after a move. P3 MCU from 1.0 to 1.20. Have SVGA option installed, but before attaching monitor, noted slowdown of P3 display update. I've confirmed Nate's feedback that it drops to a crawl at about 150 ms and basically freezes by the time update down to less than 50 ms. (gets slower as rate decreases). When P3 is at slow update, a power cycle clears the problem and the rate previously selected is now functional. Is there a configuration parameter that conflicts? BTW, serial connection baud rate is 38.4 kbps at both P3 and K3. May also want to revert to MCU 1.09 if that is available. 73 Dan AC6DM "Paul, On a whim I decided to load P3 FW 1.20 earlier this evening and note that the span adjustment still is much slower than it was in 1.09. I'd like to switch back, but I must have deleted 1.09. I don't see it anywhere on the FTP server so I guess I'm out of luck. Bummer. 73, de Nate, N0NB >> " |
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Hi Dan,
When you upgraded the P3 firmware to 1.20, did you also upgrade the SVGA firmware as well? To ensure this happens, download and install the latest version of the P3 Utility which can found (the correct link) HERE <http://www.elecraft.com/software/P3/P3_Utility_Setup_1_12_10_4.exe> . If you ever want to go back to an older release of firmware, chances are it will still be on your computer, but you'll need to delete the most recent version. To do this, start the P3 utility and click on the Firmware tab. Note the path that is displayed under "Local Path For Firmware Files" , navigate to this path using My Computer. Once you are in the directory you will find files that look like "p3m####.hex and p3s####.hex . The #### are the version numbers without the decimal point. You need to delete or move any of the files with a revision that is newer than the version you want to load. For example, if you want to load version 1.09 you'll probably find p3m0120.hex, p3m0111.hex etc. Any file that has a #### greater than 0109 would need to be deleted or moved into a temporary folder. Once this is done, restart the P3 utility. You should now be able to download 1.09. Note that the P3 MCU firmware did not support the SVGA board until version 1.11 . If you would like additional help, please feel free to call me at Elecraft 831-763-4211 or email me at pauls at elecraft..... 73, Paul |
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In reply to this post by Dan Maase AC6DM
Hi Dan,
I had this occur and changing my span from 150 Khz to something less like 100 Khz made the refresh rate begin to function normally again. Not sure if this will help you or not. I'm running the latest firmware. 73, Todd, WA7U -----Original Message----- From: Dan Maase Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 7:56 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 -- Span slow to update Paul: Just updated my P3 and K3 to latest FW after both in storage after a move. P3 MCU from 1.0 to 1.20. Have SVGA option installed, but before attaching monitor, noted slowdown of P3 display update. I've confirmed Nate's feedback that it drops to a crawl at about 150 ms and basically freezes by the time update down to less than 50 ms. (gets slower as rate decreases). When P3 is at slow update, a power cycle clears the problem and the rate previously selected is now functional. Is there a configuration parameter that conflicts? BTW, serial connection baud rate is 38.4 kbps at both P3 and K3. May also want to revert to MCU 1.09 if that is available. 73 Dan AC6DM "Paul, On a whim I decided to load P3 FW 1.20 earlier this evening and note that the span adjustment still is much slower than it was in 1.09. I'd like to switch back, but I must have deleted 1.09. I don't see it anywhere on the FTP server so I guess I'm out of luck. Bummer. 73, de Nate, N0NB >> " -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-Span-slow-to-update-tp7537386p7567379.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Hi
I noticed the same behaviour recently as we'll. In addition, it appears that sometimes the p3 will not issue a qsy either from the hardware or via software either. It seems to happen when there is a fair bit of rs232 activity to the k3. Ill look at this in more detail in the next couple of days since I happen to be in the middle of optimizing the communications Tito the k3 in some software I'm writing. Tom |
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