[Elecraft] K3 Load fails

[Paul Ferguson]

Dick,

Sorry, I gave you the error message when I tried to go back to 3.14. The proper 
files seem to be in each folder. When I try to load 3.19, I get:

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FPF firmware file hfpf0101.hex verified
Erasing flash memory
Sending firmware file hfpf0101.hex to FPF
Send FPF firmware failed at load address x0300
GetLastError returns 0xe2000012 "NACK retry limit has been exhausted" state 30
FPF firmware load failed
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Files in my 3.19 folder:
DTBL0009.HEX
HAUX0217.HEX
HDSP0217.HEX
hfpf0101.hex
hfwnotes.rtf
hmcu0319.hex  

Files in my 3.14 folder:
DTBL0009.HEX
HAUX0216.HEX
HDSP0216.HEX
hfpf0100.hex
hfwnotes.rtf
hmcu0314.hex


Additional info -- this morning one attempt did get past the FPF load although 
there were some retry and fill messsages. The load then failed on DSP2:

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DSP2 firmware file TBOOT7.HEX verified
DSP2 firmware file HAUX0217.HEX verified
DSP2 firmware file DTBL0009.HEX verified
Sending firmware file TBOOT7.HEX to DSP2
GetLastError returns 0xe2000013 "K3 is not responding" state 30
DSP2 firmware load failed
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I retried and did not get past the FPF load. Should I contact K3 support?

73,
Paul
K5ESW

 

> What files are in your firmware folder that contains MCU revision 3.19?  
> 
> It should have hfpf0101.hex as well as hmcu0319.hex, hdsp0217.hex,
> haux0217.hex, dtbl0009.hex and tboot7.hex.  The fact that your error message
> says it's trying to load hfpf0100 (.hex) suggests that you've got
> hmcu0319.hex and hfpf0100.hex but not hfpf0101.hex in the firmware folder
> you're loading from.  You need the most recent hfpf0101.hex in the same
> firmware folder that you are loading MCU version 3.19 from.
> 
> This is what I mean by "mixing".  The beta firmware zip firmware file
> contains a complete set of firmware files. All those files need to be in the
> firmware folder you're loading from.
> 
> Dick, K6KR
>