[Elecraft] K3: External Macro Launcher (Revisited)

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

It has been a very long time since I looked at the Gennovation USB/HID
documentation and I do not own the P3SVGA (P3 only).  I do not know how
the P3VGA macros are programmed but your description is close to the
way I expect such a system to work.

I would recommend downloading software and documentation for both sets
of hardware and fully understanding the operation before committing to
either set of hardware - particularly given the cost.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 12/25/2015 2:36 PM, David Cole wrote:
> Hi Joe,
>
> As always you seem to have penetrated to the heart of my question...
> THANK YOU!
>
> As I have neither seen nor owned one of these keypads yet, I assume one
> must program each key to emulate a key on a keyboard, separately
> first.
>
> So to check my understanding here is a brief overview:
>
> I program the Genovation, using a PC to have a few buttons emulate a few
> ASCII keys, and unplug it, and set it aside.
>
> I then use a normal ASCII keyboard, jacked into the USB port of the P3
> to program a few macros, using teh same keys as triggers I programmed
> into the Genovation.
>
> I then remove the ASCII keyboard, and replace it with the Genovation
> keypad, now if I press one of the pre-programmed keys, (and that key
> matches a key I have pre-programmed into the P3), the macro associated
> with that key will trigger, thus controlling the K3, or P3.
>
> Is that even close to correct?  If so I order a Genovation today!
>