[Elecraft] K3 Button Box

[Harry Yingst via Elecraft]

Genovation, provides the software to program them.
They are basically a fully programmable keypad that you would just write a macro for each key.

I plan on buying on at some point but just gave other projects that have taken priority.
The keyboard should just plug into the K3, But I want to experiment with "Y"ing it with the PC(Perhaps with Diodes to have the keypad not interfere with the computer).
I have installed them before in commercial settings and they seem to work well.




    

  From: Doug Turnbull <turnbull at net1.ie>
 To: 'Harry Yingst' <hlyingst at yahoo.com> 
Cc: Brendan Minish <ei6iz.brendan at gmail.com> 
 Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 5:00 PM
 Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Button Box
   
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From: Harry Yingst [mailto:hlyingst at yahoo.com] 
Sent: 15 February 2015 21:47
To: Doug Turnbull
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 ButtonBox    it'sa serial Keypad, with lots of programmable buttons     LookHere http://www.eham.net/articles/32176    From: Doug Turnbull < turnbull at net1.ie >
To: ' Harry Yingst ' <hlyingst at yahoo.com> 
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 20154:41 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 ButtonBox 
Harry,
    Just what does the Genovation Keypad do for you and how does one
interface it to the K3 and then use it?    Can I use it to activatethe DVR
voice and CW messages?    

    It has always been a pain holding my index finger up at an
uncomfortable angle and height to the M1 through M4 buttons.  Then
sometimes in the middle of the pile up my finger slips hitting another
button.  This is one of the weak spots in the K3 design but one which I am
afraid will not be addressed.  It has been brought up before and wellthere
is so much good about the K3 that one feels churlish to complain.

                  73 Doug EI2CN

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] OnBehalf Of Harry
Yingst via Elecraft
Sent: 15 February 2015 21:24
To: brian; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Button Box

I'd be interested in seeing what you have done (though I'm setup for the
Atmel AVR Line)
I've been considering taking the easy way out and just getting a Genovation
Keypad.
Thank you


      From: brian <alsopb at nc.rr.com>
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 1:44 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Button Box
  
N2TK suggested that I post this.

If anybody wants to try HBing an external "button box" for the K3, I 
have a 16 button design which uses a $5 PIC.
Sits next to my keyboard.

It connects to the K3 via serial port to the station computer.  K3 port 
sharing software is required.  Some free software products work.

Glad to send schematic , pix of final product and some notes.

No doubt a professional could create a better product but it works for 
me OK.

73 de Brian/K3KO
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