[Elecraft] K-pod question
jh3sif at sumaq.jp
jh3sif at sumaq.jp
Tue Dec 13 15:40:30 EST 2016
Sorry, mine is the latest “Beta" firmware, MCU/FPF/DSP = 5.54/1.26/2.88, but with no such problem.
73 de JH3SIF, Keith
> 2016/12/13 9:05、Ed Muns <ed at w0yk.com> のメール:
>
> 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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