[Elecraft] P3/SVGA Firmware 1.54/1.25 now available as general release

[Paul Saffren]

P3/SVGA firmware 1.54/1.25 is now available as a general release. This 
means you can simply use the P3 utility and press the "Copy new files 
from Elecraft" to download the firmware to your computer.
*It's recommended that all customers and particularly those owning an 
SVGA card, download and install the latest P3 Utility (1.15.8.28). **
*
Release notes for 1.54/1.25 :

*MCU 01.54 / 8-14-2015*

* Added new transmit monitor maximum power meter scales of 160W and 1600W.

* When the P3 with transmit monitor is connected to a K3, the P3 goes 
into transmit mode only when commanded by the K3 and not when RF power 
is detected.This prevents false triggering when RF power is present from 
another transmitter using a nearby antenna.

Bug fixes:

* Noise blanker settings are sent immediately to the SVGA upon band changes.

* Noise blanker settings are saved in non-volatile memory when set via 
RS-232 commands.

* Reference level labels are properly rounded.

* The SVGA WfEn "Track main" mode name was changed to "Same as 
main".This mode now initializes properly upon power-up and menu items to 
adjust the SVGA waterfall values are inhibited when in this mode.

* The SVGA waterfall height is limited to avoid interfering with the NB 
icon when adjusted via the main waterfall menu item while in "Same as 
main" mode.

* On the main display, menu labels are prevented from impinging on the 
waterfall area if the transmit monitor meters are enabled, the function 
key labels are enabled, and the waterfall size is set too high.

* Prevents the possibility that FN1 could get re-defined during a 
firmware update.

* Eliminates extraneous text on the display when activating certain menu 
functions when the TX monitor coupler is not present or the SVGA 
waterfall is set to "Same as main".

* When no K3 is present, the transmit monitor uses a higher trigger 
level with the VHF coupler to sense when to go to transmit mode, in 
order to prevent false triggering.

*P3SVGA 01.25 / 08-19-2015*

**

* Added Noise Blanker.

* Developed a faster method of detecting K3 transmit/receive state changes.

* Added data terminal ‘send on space’ to the available data TX modes.

* Added replay of keyboard input using Ctrl-Alt-R.Ctrl-C will clear 
replay buffer.

* Added ‘\r’ to embed a CR in text message. Use ‘\\’ to send a single ‘\’.

* Added ‘\c’ to embed an incrementing serial counter in a text 
message.Clearing/presetting counter may be done in the setup screen 
(Ctrl-Alt-S).

* Text messages sent in data terminal mode now respect the mode setting 
(VOX, CR, ^T).

* Fixed a bug in data terminal mode that was causing the time-out to not 
reset correctly.

* Fixed a bug in data terminal mode that was causing non-existent 
characters to be retrieved and sent.Also fixes a bug of missing characters.

* Fixed a problem that caused some SVGA boards to not initialize 
correctly from P3 commands at boot.

* Added waterfall cursors, these display exactly as they do on the P3 
screen.



73,

Paul

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Paul Saffren - N6HZ
Project Manager
Elecraft Inc.
www.elecraft.com