[Elecraft] computer - P3 - K3 communications blues

[david Moes]

Hey Don
How about VSPE    Ive often wondered if it passes everything.  Its 
simplicity makes me think that it possibly more efficient which may be a 
bad assumption.   Ive not had any issues with it and while I would not 
use it while upgrading firmware or calibrations etc.  I do use it using 
terminal etc with the K3 Utilities.


   On 3/16/2013 08:49, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> The K3 and P3 Utility programs should not be run through LP Bridge. 
> LP-Bridge does not transfer everything used by the Utilities.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 3/16/2013 8:38 AM, david Moes wrote:
>>
>>> "You should be able to run one and only one additional application 
>>> to the P3. Once you have one application connected to the P3 serial 
>>> port, that application blocks any other applications from using the 
>>> serial port the K3 the P3 are using. So if you are trying to use the 
>>> same serial port for more than one software application it will not 
>>> use the P3 port. It will give you a port in use error message. " 
>>
>>
>> Isn't LP-Bridge going to allow more than one application to talk to 
>> the serial port? I thought that is one of its main purposes.
>>
>> alternatively and much simpler than LP-Bridge to solve this you can 
>> use vspe from eterlogic.  This can create a splitter to allow any 
>> number off applications to access a virtual port that is all routed 
>> into one physical Comm port.   works for me.   I often have logger32, 
>> MMSSTV FLDIGI all working at once.    I can even have K3 utilities 
>> and K3eze all connected at the same time using VSPE.
>>
>> All that said it seems that the OP cant even connect one 
>> program.      Id also check that that all the cabling is correct.   
>> IE PC to P3 and P3 to K3 aren't reversed.  try removing the P3 from 
>> the picture just to double check that the serial port to K3 is 
>> working.   also  shut down LPbridge and try using the port directly 
>> with only K3 utilities using that port.     I am not totally familiar 
>> with LP bridge so I am not sure if there is extra configuration if 
>> using the P3.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> David Moes
>>
>> dmoes at nexicom.net
>> VE3DVY
>>
>>
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