[Elecraft] K3 - P3 or LP-PAN comparison

[N8LP]

LP-Bridge is not intended to support every command that every app might use,
but it supports 99% of the commands that most people use, and uses very few
resources. The biggest issues come with macros and commands that require
critical response timing, but LP-Bridge's ability to limit traffic to the
rig compared to splitters that just send everything from all the apps to the
rig is a big advantage.  There are some rules that have to be obeyed when
using multiple apps so that they don't work against each other and confuse
the rig. LP-Bridge enforces those rules at the expense of supporting 100% of
the commands from a given app. In some cases, LPB2 can be more useful if one
app needs complete control and the others can live with the dozen most used
commands.

One source of many problems is the use of USB to serial adapters. You have
to be careful to use a good brand with the proper drivers, especially with
win7 64-bit. 

Larry N8LP




Joe Subich, W4TV-4 wrote
> 
> NaP3 is not the only software required with LP-Pan.  Most installations
> require LP-Bridge or some other software port sharing package to allow
> both NaP3 and a logging program to "share" control of the K3.
> 
> Several logging packages fail to work properly with LP-Bridge to the
> point that their developers refuse to accept bug reports if LPB is
> running.  The resource load of LP-Pan must include both NaP3 and LPB
> as well as the interference they cause to logging software.  There is
> no such problem with the P3.
> 
> 73,
> 
>     ... Joe, W4TV
> 
> 
> 
> On 7/2/2012 11:36 PM, Tony Estep wrote:
>> On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists@> wrote:
>>
>>> ...LP-Pan/NaP3 is very computer intensive...
>>
>> ==============
>> On my 2009-vintage Asus laptop, running LP-Bridge and LP-Pan increases
>> CPU
>> usage by about 15 percentage points. With MixW2 and VE7CC running and a
>> web
>> browser open, total CPU load is about 30%. I have an outboard 23" monitor
>> configured as an extended desktop, and am using ASIO drivers for an EMU
>> 0202. The NaP3 window is 13 1/2" wide, of which 12" is the panadapter
>> picture of the band. There is enough CPU capability to display videos at
>> full-screen size on the laptop screen while the rest of the stuff is
>> running.
>>
>> Tony KT0NY
>>
>>
> 
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