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Jim Cox

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P3 serial number 091 is alive and working well.

Jim K4JAF

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W4CCS

Slowed RS-232 with P3 installed

Has anyone noticed how the reaction time between the K3 and HRD has
slowed considerably since installing the P3..??

The commands were instantaneous before and now the K3 takes 2 to 3
seconds to react to any band change or other commands from HRD.

I have several things that use the RS-232 port:

1 - Microham Keyer II
2 - Microham Station Master
3 - P3
4 - Palstar Auto-Tuner (In listen mode)

W4CCS
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Jim Cox

Re: Slowed RS-232 with P3 installed

I am using MicroKeyer II with Logger32 here and so no difference since I
added the P3. Must be something to do with HRD.

Jim K4JAF

----- Original Message -----
From: "W4CCS" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:41 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Slowed RS-232 with P3 installed

> Has anyone noticed how the reaction time between the K3 and HRD has
> slowed considerably since installing the P3..??
>
> The commands were instantaneous before and now the K3 takes 2 to 3
> seconds to react to any band change or other commands from HRD.
>
> I have several things that use the RS-232 port:
>
> 1 - Microham Keyer II
> 2 - Microham Station Master
> 3 - P3
> 4 - Palstar Auto-Tuner (In listen mode)
>
> W4CCS
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Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: Slowed RS-232 with P3 installed

In reply to this post by W4CCS

That is to be expected. HRD polls any rig as fast as it possibly
can ... to the extent of overloading the rig CAT interface. The
P3 must stop external polling data periodically to get its own
data so HRD will not have as big a "pipe" as it did before the
P3.

There does not appear to be any slowdown of other software that
polls on a more reasonable (e.g., 200 msec or so between polls)
basis.

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 8/14/2010 11:41 AM, W4CCS wrote:

W4CCS

Re: Slowed RS-232 with P3 installed

In reply to this post by W4CCS

Thanks to Darin, K6OSX, uploading and installing the beta firmware
v00.31 fixed the problem.

W4CCS

On 8/14/2010 11:41 AM, W4CCS wrote:

Jim Cox

Re: Slowed RS-232 with P3 installed

Whatever was done to 00.31 seems to have affected the operation of Logger32
software and the P3.
I can use 00.28 with no problems or turn the P3 off with 00.31 and that
cures the problem.

Jim K4JAF

----- Original Message -----
From: "W4CCS" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Slowed RS-232 with P3 installed

>
>
> Thanks to Darin, K6OSX, uploading and installing the beta firmware
> v00.31 fixed the problem.
>
> W4CCS
>
> On 8/14/2010 11:41 AM, W4CCS wrote:
>> Has anyone noticed how the reaction time between the K3 and HRD has
>> slowed considerably since installing the P3..??
>>
>> The commands were instantaneous before and now the K3 takes 2 to 3
>> seconds to react to any band change or other commands from HRD.
>>
>> I have several things that use the RS-232 port:
>>
>> 1 - Microham Keyer II
>> 2 - Microham Station Master
>> 3 - P3
>> 4 - Palstar Auto-Tuner (In listen mode)
>>
>> W4CCS
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John Klewer

Re: Slowed RS-232 with P3 installed

John Klewer

Re: Slowed RS-232 with P3 installed

I experienced my very first vapor-lock (MCU LD freeze-up) when doing the
V4.05 download with the P3 connected in the RS-232 path......have done
many, many firmware updates since receiving my K3 (S.N 567) with no
glitches at all.......is this a coincidence?

John, N6AX

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Bruce Beford-2

Re: Slowed RS-232 with P3 installed

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Johnw, N6AX wrote:

> I experienced my very first vapor-lock (MCU LD freeze-up) when doing the
> V4.05 download with the P3 connected in the RS-232 path......have done
> many, many firmware updates since receiving my K3 (S.N 567) with no
> glitches at all.......is this a coincidence?

Did you remember to turn the P3 off BEFORE uploading new firmware to the K3?

Bruce, N1RX

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The Smiths

Re: Slowed RS-232 with P3 installed

If you did turn off the P3 first, make sure that the SUB is turned off too. I've seen this keep things from loading successfully as well.

> From: [hidden email]
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:30:39 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Slowed RS-232 with P3 installed
>
> Johnw, N6AX wrote:
>
> > I experienced my very first vapor-lock (MCU LD freeze-up) when doing the
> > V4.05 download with the P3 connected in the RS-232 path......have done
> > many, many firmware updates since receiving my K3 (S.N 567) with no
> > glitches at all.......is this a coincidence?
>
>
> Did you remember to turn the P3 off BEFORE uploading new firmware to the K3?
>
> Bruce, N1RX
>
>
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Dick Dievendorff

Re: Slowed RS-232 with P3 installed

In reply to this post by John Klewer

The newest K3 Utility looks for a O3 and prompts you to switch the P3 off before loading K3 firmware. P3 firmware support for pass thru firmware load of a K3 is on the P3 work item list but has not yet been implemented.

Dick, K6KR

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On Aug 15, 2010, at 2:27 PM, John Klewer <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I experienced my very first vapor-lock (MCU LD freeze-up) when doing the
> V4.05 download with the P3 connected in the RS-232 path......have done
> many, many firmware updates since receiving my K3 (S.N 567) with no
> glitches at all.......is this a coincidence?
>
>
> John, N6AX
>
>>
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