[Elecraft] [K3] Remote control protocol documentation

[Don Wilhelm]

There is no new protocol that I am aware of, just the RemoteRig support 
implementation.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/30/2012 8:37 AM, Thomas Horsten wrote:
> Don,
>
> I was under the impression that a new protocol had been implemented in the
> firmware, providing better performance and features for remote control
> applications compared to the existing command set from the K3 Programmer's
> Reference.
>
> The approach of continuously polling all values and attempting to emulate
> panel key presses by translating them into the corresponding commands is
> not very efficient for this purpose, and it's not possible to achieve 100%
> synchronization and correct mapping of keys to functions.
>
> 73, Thomas M0TRN
>
> On 30 January 2012 13:34, Don Wilhelm<w3fpr at embarqmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Thomas,
>>
>> If you are referring to the recent support for RemoteRig, the
>> description of that function can be found at the Elecraft website -
>> search on "RemoteRig".  Either the RemoteRig, or a communications link
>> to connect 2 K3s (the local K3 controls the remote K3) is what is
>> needed.  What is required is a communications link, and not any
>> particular protocol.
>>
>> If you are instead creating a control program to run on your computer
>> and remotely control a single K3, then the K3 Programming reference is
>> the documentation that you need.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W3FPR
>>
>> On 1/30/2012 7:00 AM, Thomas Horsten wrote:
>>> Hi Elecraft list,
>>>
>>> I have read about the new K3 remote protocol (that's supported natively
>> in
>>> the latest firmwares of the K3), and I want to implement my own remote
>>> control solution. However I haven't been able to find any documentation
>> on
>>> the remote protocol anywhere (implemented in Linux with software on a
>>> Beagleboard acting as the backend to a GTK+ frontend emulating the user
>>> interface on another machine in the network).
>>>
>>> Does anyone know if this documentation exists, and if not, when it will
>> be
>>> released? Apologies if there is an early beta/draft version of the
>> protocol
>>> documentation somewhere and I've missed it. If it's not out there, can
>>> someone in the know provide me with a copy?
>>>
>>> 73, Thomas M0TRN
>>>
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