[Elecraft] Fw: K3 Firmware upload elapsed time

[k8cxm at fuse.net]

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From: <k8cxm at fuse.net>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 10:52 AM
To: <elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware upload elapsed time

> I had a problem with the load of the firmware. The MCU and DSP loaded 
> perfectly with the appropriate messages, but the FPF failed repeatedly 
> with rewrite errors. The radio still worked, but the front panel display 
> was a mess. Dave at Elecraft soon advised to either send the radio back 
> (warranty) or they could send me a replacement FPF board. My eyesight 
> isn't so good nor are my hands very steady anymore, so the radio is 
> currently in Watsonville.
> Others have suggested to watch the messages for errors on the PC firmware 
> load screen. The load should not take more than 5 minutes for all 3 (or 
> more if you have a sub receiver). Something is not right, but even when my 
> FPF load was failing, it did it in less than 2 minutes.
> BTW, the load failure was variable, sometimes it was real quick and once 
> it actually got half way, but never completed. I did update from 4.48 to 
> 4.51 sometime ago with success, but I do remember having rewrite errors in 
> the FPF section, at least twice before it managed a successful load.
>
> Good luck!
>
> 73 Jim K8CXM ... currently suffering K3 withdrawal
>
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> From: "Matt Zilmer" <mzilmer at verizon.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 9:38 AM
> To: "Nand Kishore" <vu2nks at gmail.com>
> Cc: "elecraft" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware upload elapsed time
>
>> Try turning on Advanced Mode in the View menu.  If the link is causing
>> errors, they'll be annunciated on the Send MCU Firmware pane.  You
>> should see the progress bar marking a new block of code every few
>> seconds.
>>
>> 73,
>> matt W6NIA
>>
>> On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:32:42 +0530, you wrote:
>>
>>>Handshake between K3 and Comp. via utility is auto set at 38.4K.
>>>That,s what I have seen. I don't get a look in.
>>>
>>>Nandu
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