[P3SVGA] Missing Fn key display on P3 after installing P3SVGA

[Robert Wright]

I just installed the P3SVGA option and am having a lot of fun programming the text message and K3 macros.  But I seem to have lost the display of the P3 function keys assignments that I normally see at the bottom of the P3 LCD display.  Is this a setting I have screwed up or a bug?

P3 ver 1.26
P3SVGA ver 1.16

73, Bob N7ZO
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[Alan Bloom]

It shouldn't affect the function key assignments.  You do have the FN
labels turned on with the LABELS key ("hold" key), right?  The only
other thing I can suggest is maybe the EEPROM wasn't read properly after
cycling power for some reason.  You could try cycling power again.

Alan N1AL


On 4/13/2013 7:55 PM, Wright, Robert wrote:

> I just installed the P3SVGA option and am having a lot of fun programming the text message and K3 macros.  But I seem to have lost the display of the P3 function keys assignments that I normally see at the bottom of the P3 LCD display.  Is this a setting I have screwed up or a bug?
>
> P3 ver 1.26
> P3SVGA ver 1.16
>
> 73, Bob N7ZO
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[Robert Wright]

Hi Alan,

Somehow(he says innocently), in setting all the new SVGA settings and pressing the menu key many times, I held the menu key too long and activated the "LABELS" key and turned off the labels. Not a problem with the SVGA option.   I have now re-enabled the labels.

The P3SVGA is impressive.  I have been following Jim's (W4AKT) thoughts on the macro keys.  Very powerful.

Thank you,
73, Bob N7ZO


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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [P3SVGA] Missing Fn key display on P3 after installing P3SVGA

It shouldn't affect the function key assignments.  You do have the FN labels turned on with the LABELS key ("hold" key), right?  The only other thing I can suggest is maybe the EEPROM wasn't read properly after cycling power for some reason.  You could try cycling power again.

Alan N1AL


On 4/13/2013 7:55 PM, Wright, Robert wrote:

> I just installed the P3SVGA option and am having a lot of fun programming the text message and K3 macros.  But I seem to have lost the display of the P3 function keys assignments that I normally see at the bottom of the P3 LCD display.  Is this a setting I have screwed up or a bug?
>
> P3 ver 1.26
> P3SVGA ver 1.16
>
> 73, Bob N7ZO
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[Robert Wright]

Hi Bob,

A dyslexic typo on my part.  Jim is W4ATK.

The post is here: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3SVGA-data-RTTY-FSK-D-tp7560370p7560415.html 

Here is the crux of it:
" I have divided the 50 Text message capability into 4 groups CW (12) PSK31(12) RTTY (12) and an auxiliary group of 12. They are accessed as F1 thru F12 (CW), <SHIFT> F1 thru <SHIFT> F12 (PSK31), <ALT> F1 thru <ALT> F12 (RTTY), and the aux group, <CTRL> F1 thru <CTRL> F12.  Each function key carries basically the same message, just "personalized"  for the particular mode, so other than remembering the correct pre-key, F! is always "CQ". etc. For the contest I used the aux group, <ALT> Function Keyes personalized for the Grid Dip. "

I'm also interested in other's creative uses for keyboard macros for the P3SVGA.  For instance, I read somewhere that when Elecraft was demoing the P3SVGA at a tradeshow, they had the up and down arrow keys controlling frequency in ten Hertz steps.

73, Bob N7ZO


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 9:53 AM
To: Wright, Robert
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [P3SVGA] Missing Fn key display on P3 after installing P3SVGA

Hi Bob,

              I tried to find "Jim's (W4AKT) thoughts" on the P3 macro keys but was unsuccessful in my search. Do you have a link to them or were they in a
reflector post you saved and could forward to me?    Also possible I've searched
for the wrong call as W4AKT is in QRZ with the name Richard and he signed his bio as Rick.

             Like you I look at what others have done and it leads to many "Why didn't I think of that" moments.

73,
Bob
K2TK ex KN2TKR (1956) & K2TKR


On 4/14/2013 1:01 AM, Wright, Robert wrote:
> Hi Alan,
>
>
> The P3SVGA is impressive.  I have been following Jim's (W4AKT) thoughts on the macro keys.  Very powerful.
>
> Thank you,
> 73, Bob N7ZO
>
>


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[Rick Prather-2]

Bob,

While I have a few keyboard macros pre-programmed I haven't been near as diligent as you have.  Now you have me motivated to basically copy your approach and also to set up several K3 Macros.

The question comes to me though about the possible volatility of these macros.

I wonder if the software guru's have considered or are working on a way to save the keyboard "load" to a thumb drive the way we can currently save an image?

Seems like that would be a great option if possible.

Rick

On 4/14/2013, at 11:32 , "Wright, Robert" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi Bob,
>
> A dyslexic typo on my part.  Jim is W4ATK.
>
> The post is here: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3SVGA-data-RTTY-FSK-D-tp7560370p7560415.html 
>
> Here is the crux of it:
> " I have divided the 50 Text message capability into 4 groups CW (12) PSK31(12) RTTY (12) and an auxiliary group of 12. They are accessed as F1 thru F12 (CW), <SHIFT> F1 thru <SHIFT> F12 (PSK31), <ALT> F1 thru <ALT> F12 (RTTY), and the aux group, <CTRL> F1 thru <CTRL> F12.  Each function key carries basically the same message, just "personalized"  for the particular mode, so other than remembering the correct pre-key, F! is always "CQ". etc. For the contest I used the aux group, <ALT> Function Keyes personalized for the Grid Dip. "
>
> I'm also interested in other's creative uses for keyboard macros for the P3SVGA.  For instance, I read somewhere that when Elecraft was demoing the P3SVGA at a tradeshow, they had the up and down arrow keys controlling frequency in ten Hertz steps.
>
> 73, Bob N7ZO
>

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[Paul Saffren N6HZ]

Hi Rick,

The feature to save and restore keyboard messages and macros is already implemented in the current version of firmware (1.26/1.16)   Located in the SVGA sub-menu are "Usav" and "Urst" which save and restore the messages,macros and Ctrl-Alt-S settings.   Simply remove the keyboard and insert a thumb drive, then use Usav to save or Urst to restore.  SVGASET.SAV is the binary file that is created/read on the thumb drive.

73,

Paul

[Rick Prather-2]

Thanks Paul,

I missed that.

Rick
K6LE

On 4/15/2013, at 8:35 , Paul Saffren N6HZ <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi Rick,
>
> The feature to save and restore keyboard messages and macros is already
> implemented in the current version of firmware (1.26/1.16)   Located in the
> SVGA sub-menu are "Usav" and "Urst" which save and restore the
> messages,macros and Ctrl-Alt-S settings.   Simply remove the keyboard and
> insert a thumb drive, then use Usav to save or Urst to restore.  SVGASET.SAV
> is the binary file that is created/read on the thumb drive.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
>

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