[Elecraft] Could the KAT100 be autonomous ?

[Tony Wells]

Vic wrote:
> Th AUXBUS is the proprietary serial interface that the K2 uses to
> communicate with almost all K2 accessories.  I haven't tried to
> reverse-engineer it!  There have been requests for Elecraft to publish
> it so that others could develop K2 accessories, but Elecraft has not

Ahh Vic,

I have done just that (I was bored one afternoon). I've not published it in
case of offending Elecraft.

However, I think the Auxbus issue is a red herring. The arrangement that was
originally discussed was the remoting of a KAT100 over some distance. Where
I think the misunderstanding has come, is that I think the system under
discussion is communication between separated boxes via a standard KIO2 type
interface. Under this config. rs232 or just 5V serial is entirely possible.

Regards,

Tony

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Vic Rosenthal" <vic@rakefet.com>
To: "Tony Wells" <t.wells@blueyonder.co.uk>
Cc: "Elecraft" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Could the KAT100 be autonomous ?


> Tony Wells wrote:
>
> > Can you please amplify on that statement? Have you by any chance looked
at
> > the voltage, timing and format of the conversation between a K2 and a
> > KAT100?
>
> done so.
>
> Vic K2VCO
>
>