[Elecraft] Config Documentation question

[K9TM]

>If one would peruse the K3 Programmer's Reference, one would find that 
>most any menu item can be accessed though the serial port.  No magic - 
>it is just waiting for someone to build the code to do that.

Not magic but it appears there is no computer friendly API for config items.  Everything appears to be based off of the HMI for the human where you read a display and twist various knobs or press various buttons to make things happen.  The programmer is apparently expected to code in these various sequences of button presses, knob twists, etc (as if a human were doing it) and read the display and parse out the display info.

While it's not difficult, it is time consuming without a computer friendly API.

73, Tim K9TM, KP2TM



On Feb 2, 2012, at 8:03 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

"getting quite complex" - yes, I agree that the K3 menu system has been 
complex for some time now, but the complexity has not changed recently - 
so the phrase"getting" is not applicable IMHO.

If one would peruse the K3 Programmer's Reference, one would find that 
most any menu item can be accessed though the serial port.  No magic - 
it is just waiting for someone to build the code to do that.  I do not 
think it will come from Elecraft (they are busy with other tasks), but 
if someone feels the challenge, then you just might come up with a 
winner - "K3 configurator"  Either public domain or for purchase as the 
author would dictate.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/2/2012 5:03 PM, LA8AW wrote:
> My wish is a stand alone program that do --all-- the menu
> settings/configurations in the K3 like the extended menus in HRD (which
> seems to only have a limited number of menu configurations available).
> 
> I find it strange that Elecraft doesn't do this in the K3 Utility......as
> long as the SW configuration of the K3 is getting quite complex.
> 
> Is there any programming gurus out there who take the challenge...?
> 
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