[Elecraft] K-pod question

[Ed K1EP]

My D4 is always on too, as I have upgraded to the latest release. Although
I have had my KPod for a while, I just started using mine regularly. I
thought there were a couple of macros that didn't work right, but I
attributed that to my lack of macro experience on the K3.  I will take a
closer look now and see if the Beta firmware is the fix.

On Dec 12, 2016 2:42 AM, "Ed Muns" <ed at w0yk.com> wrote:

> Hopefully, someone from Elecraft will address this question soon, but
> meanwhile here is what I've discovered.
>
> I have two K-Pods, each with firmware 1.02.  When Mike contacted me
> off-list
> about this "D4 always on" question, I replied no, D4 should not be on.  It
> has never been on in my units.
>
> Then, I updated to K-Pod Production firmware version 1.09 today and guess
> what?  Now, my D4 LEDs were on all the time.  Moreover, the K-Pod command
> to
> turn them off didn't work.  In fact, none of the K-Pod commands worked.
>
> I had the latest Production MCU/FP/DSP firmware installed so it never
> occurred to me that maybe the Beta firmware was required.  Nonetheless, I
> installed the latest Beta firmware and the D4 LED extinguished as soon as
> Beta FP 1.26 installed.  And, now all the K-Pod commands work again.
>
> So, if (1) you are a recent recipient of a K-Pod with 1.09 firmware, or (2)
> have updated your K-Pod to firmware version 1.09, you might need to load
> the
> Beta MCU 5.54/FP 1.26/DPS 2.88 firmware if the issues described here
> concern
> you.  As far as I could tell, all other aspects of the K-Pod worked fine
> with K-Pod 1.09 and the current Production K3 firmware versions.
>
> Ed W0YK
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Mike VE3WDM asked:
>
> Good afternoon, I just connected the K-pod to my K3 for the first time
> after
> updating the firmware to the latest. I noticed that D4 is always on just
> wondering if this is normal?
>
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