[Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application software

[Dick Green WC1M]

Julian Moss G4ILO wrote:

> If developers find a need to access menus in
> their applications for reasons other than configuration, it could
> indicate there is a need for a command that could directly access that
> information.

I couldn't agree more.

73, Dick WC1M


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julian Moss [mailto:julian.g4ilo at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:08 PM
> To: Dick Dievendorff
> Cc: Wayne Burdick; wc1m73 at gmail.com; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 needs survey -- firmware and application
software
> 
> Yes. I don't know why he asked for that. Perhaps he would care to say
> why it would be useful? I don't think that many people would want that
> information on display in real time so I wouldn't expect that
> developers would rush to provide a display that showed AGC parameters
> anyway.
> 
> Applications should not be accessing menus unless they are
> configuration tools which should not be used while loggers and other
> software is running. If developers find a need to access menus in
> their applications for reasons other than configuration, it could
> indicate there is a need for a command that could directly access that
> information.
> 
> On 23/12/2009, Dick Dievendorff <dieven at comcast.net> wrote:
> > Barry asked for the ability to display AGC parameters.  These values are
> > currently read by accessing menus and reading them from the VFO A
display
> > area.  During that menu access, another application might send an UP or
DN
> > command, which could change one of the AGC parameters.  That's my only
> > point.  New single-command queries could solve that particular issue.
> 
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