[Elecraft] K3 problem with logging program after download upgrade

[David Wilburn]

On the note of bad files, are hash checks performed on the downloaded
files?
-  

David Wilburn
k4dgw at k4dgw.com
K4DGW
K2 S/N 5982


On Mon, 2007-12-03 at 22:31 -0800, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
> No, that sounds like you got a bad file from the Elecraft file server.  I'd
> recommend erasing the hmcu*.hex file and re-do the "Copy files from
> elecraft".  If you open the hex file in Notepad, every line should start
> with a colon.
> 
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ken Kopp
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 9:52 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Fw: [Elecraft] K3 problem with logging program after download
> upgrade
> 
> Could this account for the "Intel Hex file ran out of bytes before Intel
> End file record was read" -and- "Intel Hex Read error: Expected start
> characher ":" not found" messages when attempting (unsuccessfully)
> to load the new upgrade into my K3?
> 
> 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
> k0pp at arrl.net
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Don Rasmussen
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Tuesday, 04 December, 2007 05:40
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 problem with logging program after download 
> upgrade
> 
> 
> Hi, Buck.
> 
> The K3 Utility attempts to communicate with the MCU initially to
> establish its baud rate.  This is done by sending a small command
> at each of the supported speeds. <snip>
> 
> Soapbox ON.
> 
> IMO - This is a tragic WASTE of BITS.
> 
> And this happens every time there is an update?
> 
> Calculate the number of updates over the life of the
> radio, now how big is the bit bucket - remembering
> ASCII is 7 bits per character plus parity plus start
> bits and stop bit.
> 
> Could be some major overflow problems when folks least
> expect it... 
> 
> 
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