[Elecraft] K-pod question

[Ed Muns]

5.50/1.25/2.87 is the latest firmware release.  5.54/1.26/2.88 is Beta firmware.  That's the issue.

73,
Ed W0YK
On Dec 12, 2016 3:48 AM, Keith Onishi <jh3sif at sumaq.jp> wrote:
>
> My K-Pod with the latest firmware release does not show such symptom. So D4 is always OFF unless sending command to set D4 on.
> MCU/FPF/DSP is 5.54/1.26/2.88.
>
> 73 de JH3SIF, Keith
>
> > 2016/12/12 19:15、Ed K1EP <k1ep.list at gmail.com> のメール：
> > 
> > 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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