[Elecraft] K3/K3s Ethernet Interface

[Gerry Hull]

FB Bill,

Yes, I have a couple of the boards.   My career is in telecom/VoIP...
 software, rather than hardware.
What microprocessor you using?  Are you using open source software?  I'd be
interested to know which
one.

Essentially, you are doing RemoteRig over, in a different form factor.
This is awesome -- giving choice in
the marketplace.   If you ever need a beta tester, let me know!

73, Gerry W1VE

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On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II <
bill at wjschmidt.com> wrote:

> Yes that is where i started. With one of those outboard boxes a couple of
> years ago. I found it easy to condense the whole thing into the K3. The
> part I'm working in now is the VOIP integration so that with just a single
> connection, you can be completely remote.
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> *Dr. **William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ
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> On Jul 20, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Gerry Hull <gerry at w1ve.com> wrote:
>
> There is plenty of Ethernet-to-RS-232 hardware around if you want to roll
> your own.
>
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/RS232-RS485-to-TCP-IP-Ethernet-Serial-Device-Server-NEW-/301230345289?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4622ba4c49
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> $19, connect via TCP, TCP Server, or UDP, UDP server.
>
> I find surplux Moxa Serial servers on ebay.  I got a 24-port 1U RS232 box
> for $50...  Drivers are available for Windows or Linux.
>
> 73, Gerry W1VE
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> On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Pierfrancesco Caci <pf at tippete.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On 20 July 2015 07:53:04 CEST, "Dr. William J. Schmidt, II" <
>> bill at wjschmidt.com> wrote:
>> >Yes you can use it one of two ways... in TCP mode, there is a small
>> >driver loaded on your PC that creates a pseudo RS232 port on the
>> >computer that all your existing software connects to.  Your software
>> >thinks it's talking to your radio via RS232... but really that is an
>> >emulation that gets ported over the Ethernet to the radio (where the
>> >Ethernet to RS232 server is) and deconstructed into RS232 (RXD and TXD)
>> >with DTR and RTS for keying.  Your computer can be right next to your
>> >radio or half way around the world and the radio will never know the
>> >difference.  Latency is not a problem.
>> >
>> >Second mode is WEB server where the radio is emulated in web pages in
>> >the onboard web server (eg web page looks like the radio).  You can
>> >change any parameter in the setup or knob on the radio that you could
>> >via RS232.
>> >
>> >No security is provided.  Nor is there with the FLEX, Ten-tec, or any
>> >other radio that has an Ethernet connection currently.  I just use a
>> >Netgear firewall and VPN through it securely.
>> >
>> >
>> >Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ
>> >PJ2/K9HZ
>> >
>> >Owner - Operator
>> >Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC
>> >Staunton, Illinois
>> >
>> >Owner – Operator
>> >Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ
>> >Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.
>> >Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com
>> >
>> >email:  bill at wjschmidt.com
>> >
>> William,
>> The fact that you mention a "driver" makes me think this will be limited
>> to a certain OS. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
>> You didn't answer my question about firmware updates to the K3. Will it
>> be possible to use k3util in the normal way, for doing upgrades, saving and
>> restoring config, doing the calibration?
>> How will network latency and packet loss affect critical operations like
>> firmware uploads?
>> Pf ik5pvx
>>
>> --
>> Pierfrancesco Caci
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