[Elecraft] P3 v1.57 / SVGA v1.31 BETA firmware available

[Dave Cole]

Hi Paul,

Firstly-- thank you for putting this on your radar!  

I will rephrase-- the P3 fails to control the K3 when using some macros
in sequence, due to the P3 failing to implement flow control, and the
P3 overrunning the K3.

End result is the same however-- the P3/K3 cluster fails to execute
some macro strings correctly.  My problem is that I tend to be P3
centric as it is the device sending the macros, hence why I was calling
the P3 as the issue.

Today a solution was offered on the mail list, which allows the
offsetting of the P3 screen, (for pileup use), if one is using the
Genovation pad, or a Python Script.  I will be implementing it later
today via the Genovation, and testing via Python as well. 

I spoke to Alan via email, and he was suggesting a fix, so something
might be in the works already, you may want to check with him!  

I sure hope so!  I don't really want to use up 5 or 6 macro positions
in the P3 unless I have to...

Again, thank you for putting this on your radar Paul!

-- 
73's, and thanks,
Dave

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On Fri, 2016-02-26 at 10:05 -0700, Paul Saffren N6HZ wrote:
> Hi Dave, 
> 
> The P3 does execute the commands one after another.   The problem is
> likely
> that the K3 commands take a little longer to execute and there is no
> waiting
> in the P3 for the K3 to change frequency.  In other words, the P3
> executes
> the serial commands in sequence.  It gets to a K3 command (DN7, UP7
> etc) and
> simply sends that over to the K3.  It then continues to execute the
> commands
> in the macro.   Using the P3 and/or K3 utility delivers the same
> results as
> would any program (Python, etc) that does not query the K3 for a
> reply. 
> 
> While adding a delay after the K3 commands may help, there is
> probably a
> better way to do this.  Let me think about it for a while. 
> 
> Kind regards, 
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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