P3 USB Port

[Mike VE3YF]

HNY to everyone.

Though I have had my P3 for quite some time, I had a wireless Keyboard hooked up to it. I would also like to hook up a USB Stick (Thumbdrive) to the same port for saving images of the Screen (Screenshots). The manual states that a USB Hub will not work with the P3, but will a USB Y Cable work or is that also considered a USB Hub.

Perhaps someone has 2 devices hooked up to the P3 that can shed some insight. Tnx.


73 De Mike
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Mike,

I don't think that connector on the P3SVGA is a full USB port, it is a
connector for a USB keyboard.

You can plug your Thumbdrive into your computer and use P3 Utility to do
download a bitmap image of the P3 screen and save it to a file on your
Thumbdrive (or anywhere else on your computer).  See page 21 of the P3
manual.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/4/2016 9:23 AM, Mike VE3YF wrote:
> HNY to everyone.
>
> Though I have had my P3 for quite some time, I had a wireless Keyboard hooked up to it. I would also like to hook up a USB Stick (Thumbdrive) to the same port for saving images of the Screen (Screenshots). The manual states that a USB Hub will not work with the P3, but will a USB Y Cable work or is that also considered a USB Hub.
>
>

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[Jim Sheldon]

Don's right, a hub will not work.  It is a very minimum implementation
of a USB port and not expandable due to hardware limitations in the way
they originally did things.  My work around was to find a multi-port,
mechanical USB switch.  That way all you have to do is switch to
whichever device you want attached, the Keyboard or USB Stick.  A mouse
will not work though, at least as things stand now.

Jim - W0EB

------ Original Message ------
From: "Don Wilhelm" <[hidden email]>
To: "Mike VE3YF" <[hidden email]>; [hidden email]
Sent: 1/4/2016 6:57:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 USB Port

>Mike,
>
>I don't think that connector on the P3SVGA is a full USB port, it is a
>connector for a USB keyboard.
>
>You can plug your Thumbdrive into your computer and use P3 Utility to
>do download a bitmap image of the P3 screen and save it to a file on
>your Thumbdrive (or anywhere else on your computer).  See page 21 of
>the P3 manual.
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>
>On 1/4/2016 9:23 AM, Mike VE3YF wrote:
>>HNY to everyone.
>>
>>Though I have had my P3 for quite some time, I had a wireless Keyboard
>>hooked up to it. I would also like to hook up a USB Stick (Thumbdrive)
>>to the same port for saving images of the Screen (Screenshots). The
>>manual states that a USB Hub will not work with the P3, but will a USB
>>Y Cable work or is that also considered a USB Hub.
>>
>>
>
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