[Elecraft] P3 screen snapshot problems

[Alan Bloom]

OM,

It looks to me like occasional bytes are getting lost for some reason on 
the serial interface to the PC.  Make sure there is no other software 
running on the computer that might access that serial port and interfere 
with the image transfer.  If not, then it sounds like a hardware problem 
of some kind on the RS-232.

Alan N1AL


On 12/09/2013 01:14 PM, Sam Morgan wrote:
> My P3 and it's ability to take screen snapshots have been working fine
> for 2-3 years. I installed the SVGA board earlier this year and it also
> does screen captures just fine.
>
> The problem is now when I try to take a screen snapshot using the P3
> utility (version 1.13.1.23) I am getting jagged images.
>
> You can go here to see an image of what I mean:
> https://picasaweb.google.com/k5oai.sam/P3
>
> An SVGA snapshots saved to a USB stick are just fine, with no jagged
> screen segments.
>
> I have reset the P3, I have rebooted the computer, I have checked the
> connections to be sure they are tight. Connections are Serial, not USB
> to Serial. Before I go digging around for a new serial cable or tearing
> down everything trying to trouble shoot this. I wonder if anyone else
> has run into this problem and might have a clue where I need to look for
> the problem?
>
> I haven't done anything, that I can think of, that might have caused
> this change. I know I had some good screen shots taken from before, in
> the last month at least.
>
> TIA