[Elecraft] K3 FW Download Crash- Sorted

[G3SJJ]

Grateful thanks to Mal G4KFT who reminded me that I should set mHam 
Keyer to No Radio.

K3 working, latest downloads installed, sounding really, really good. Phew!!

73 Chris G3SJJ



G3SJJ wrote:
> Altered the subject to Download!  Well, one step forward, two steps back!
>
> After several emails from Wayne lst night, and during his Sunday 
> afternoon I should add, so thanks, Wayne last night, I decided to 
> switch off.
>
> I had managed to get the download done OK but transmitted audio wasn't 
> correct. It sounded as though the carrier oscillator was too high up 
> the passband slope.
>
> Switched on this morning and everything was OK. It sounded really 
> good. It should have left it at that! Oh, no. I decided to do the 
> overnight upgrade and now I am back to square one.
>
> I am in exactly the same positions as at first - Flashing Red LED, LCD 
> display not lit but MCU LD wording visible.
>
> This time after holding the Power button down for 10 seconds I can 
> start another download but it fails after a while. Sometiems I get up 
> to 10 bars, other times it stops at 3. I then get the error message 
> "MCU programming failed. Verify file source and version. Turn the K3 
> off and back on and retry"
>
> I have tried rebooting computer, switching K3 PSU off, holding Power 
> button down etc numerous times.
>
> The only thing that I have done differently on this download is what 
> Stewart has mentioned below. I am using the mHam Keyer as my radio to 
> computer interface. If I could get the K3 to work I could go back to 
> RS232!!
>
> Chris G3SJJ
>
>
>
> Stewart Baker wrote:
>> No need to be embarrassed Chris, the same thing happened to me.
>> I found that things got screwed up with the microkeyer router 
>> software which had set the virtual com port at 9.6k instead of 38.4k.
>>
>> I then used a proper RS232 port and lead, and all went well.
>>
>> To get in a good state, remove the power from the K3, and then hold 
>> the Power button for 10 secs. The TX light should come on, and the 
>> display show MCU LD. It will then be receptive to another upload 
>> attempt.
>>
>> 73
>> Stewart G3RXQ
>> On Sun, 04 May 2008 20:32:48 +0100, G3SJJ wrote:
>>  
>>> Oh dear, I have done something really wrong!! Had a senior moment and
>>>     pressed some keys whilst in process of the latest upgrade. Can 
>>> anyone
>>>     extract me out of my mess??
>>>
>>> - Upload has stopped
>>> - Display unlit but I can see MCU LD
>>> - Red TX LED flashing
>>> - Fans on full
>>> - Can't power off at the radio
>>>
>>> A most embarassed Chris G3SJJ  !!
>>>     
>