[Elecraft] [K3] Remote control protocol documentation

[Thomas Horsten]

So the new "REMOTE" mode of the K3 uses the normal K3 commands from the
Programmer's Reference to talk to the remote K3? I was sure I'd seen
somewhere that a better protocol had been devised for this.

Can anyone with such a setup verify if that's the case, possibly by
snooping on the link?

This is not directly related to RemoteRig, as far as I understand it will
work by hooking up any 2 K3's with, for example, a null-modem cable or two
serial ports on a PC "virtually" connected together.

73, Thomas

On 30 January 2012 13:48, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> 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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