[Elecraft] KPA500 Utility Com 1

[iain macdonnell - N6ML]

In that (off) state, the KPA500 seems to echo back anything you send
to it, unless it recognises a power on, or firmware load, command.
e.g. if I send "^OS;", I get "^OS;" back. Presumably the utility is
looking for a response like that, to determine the "off" state? If so,
it would presumably infer this state from any device that echos back
what it sent to its serial port, so if Phil had the Utility configured
to talk to the wrong port, where such a device is connected, that
could cause the symptom observed.

Having thought about it some more, I now remember that I saw this
message (in a popup window, as opposed to the status bar) when I had
the KPA Utility pointed to the port that my KAT500 is now connected
to.

    ~iain / N6ML



On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Dick Dievendorff <dieven at comcast.net> wrote:
> This is what the KPA500 would normally look like when the front panel power
> is off.  It's the KPA500 boot block code's response.
>
> If the KPA500 is turned "on" and has a valid firmware load, it should
> respond differently.
>
> Dick, K6KR
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of iain macdonnell -
> N6ML
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 2:24 PM
> To: Phil LaMarche
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Utility Com 1
>
> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Phil LaMarche <plamarc1 at verizon.net> wrote:
>> Downloaded all new firmware for K3 and P3.  Looked at KPA500 new
>> version check and was unable to connect. Saw a message I've never seen
> before..
>>
>>
>>
>> KPA waiting for Power button or firmware load.  RS232  38400
>>
>>
>>
>> Has always worked before????  Double checked all cable and com port.
>
> I saw this recently too. Have you tried hard power-cycle (i.e. using the
> switch on the back, not the button on the front) ?
>
> 73,
>
>     ~iain / N6ML
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