[Elecraft] New W1 VB Software version 1.10

[w6fvi]

We've just released the latest version of our W1 companion software.  
This is the VBasic program that runs on your pc and communicates with 
the W1.

The key feature of this release is it adds the ability to quickly and 
easily set user parameters in the W1 and save them in the W1's EEPROM.

Here are the settings you can adjust in your W1:

    * Choose either Average or Peak Power LEDs (Peak is default)
    * Independently select either Average or Peak Power serial port data
      (Peak is default here, too)
    * Adjust the LED decal to either Slow, Medium, or Fast (Medium is
      default)
    * Adjust the Range Level drop to Slow, Medium, or Fast (Medium is
      default)
    * Turn On/Off a Peak-Hold W1 LED (really cool LED that "hangs" after
      the rest of the LEDs go out.  Off is default)

All of these settings are selectable from a pull down menu that shows 
via a check mark which is the setting currently being used in your W1.

As always, the complete source code for this Visual Basic 6.0 project is 
also available on our website.  Feel free to download and modify to your 
heart's content!

The W1 software page can be reached via the 'software' link off our main 
http://www.elecraft.com web page, or directly at:
http://www.elecraft.com/software/W1/elecraft_w1_software.htm

Of course, you don't need the VBasic program to adjust these settings in 
your W1 (but it is pretty cool this way).  The W1 assembly manual has 
the complete Command Set at the back of the manual.  Using a program 
like Windows Hyperterm allows you to send commands to the W1 and read 
back the response.

The W1 serial protocol is documented in its user manual, available at:
http://www.elecraft.com/K2_Manual_Download_Page.htm#mini

If you have feedback about the W1 or this software, write me! 
(mailto:brian at elecraft.com)

Brian, W6FVI
Elecraft, Inc