[Elecraft] K2 Firmware request

[Leigh L Klotz, Jr.]

I keep trying to think of a reason I need to know the auxbus protocol 
but I haven't yet.  Most of the things I would want would require K2 
firmware changes as well, and I agree that is not going to happen.

My closest call has been wanting to make the power knob work with a 
non-Elecraft external amplifier.  But after discussions with a number of 
Elecrafters, I came to the conclusion that the KPA100 integration is 
greater than it appears, mostly because of the ALC loop and its apparent 
knowledge of the KPA100 gain and response characteristics.

Leigh/WA5ZNU
On Sat, 9 Dec 2006 10:59 am, Vic K2VCO wrote:
> Ian Stirling wrote:
>
>>   This is the problem with proprietary firmware.
>> Does Elecraft think that someone could make a rival
>> product if the source code were released?
>> Any determined capable person could write the firmware
>> for the K2, or a rival product.
>
> You would have to be *very* determined and *very* capable.  The 
> firmware for the K2 is complicated, and lots of things are highly 
> interdependent in any real-time application.
>
> No I haven't seen the source code, but I'm a programmer and do know 
> what functions it performs. I think I can safely make the above 
> statement.
>
> The main problem is this:  How would Elecraft support the K2 if the 
> firmware could be changed?  Could anyone guarantee that his change to, 
> for example, the frequency control, didn't impact the t/r switching? 
> Note that slowing down the code in one place might make it impossible 
> to perform another function in time.
> --
> 73,
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
> _______________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Post to: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
> Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft    Help: 
> http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm
> Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com