[Elecraft] K3 - communication failure after KIO3B upgrade

[Carl Clawson]

I've been in conversation with tech support but we have not yet found
what's wrong.
-- Carl

On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 2:53 AM, Barry Simpson <vk2bj at optusnet.com.au>
wrote:

> Hi Carl
>
> Did you get the KIO3B problem resolved ?
>
> Barry  VK2BJ
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Barry Simpson <vk2bj at optusnet.com.au>
> Date: 17 July 2016 at 13:03
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - communication failure after KIO3B upgrade
> To: Carl Clawson <clawsoncw at gmail.com>
> Cc: Lyle Johnson <kk7p4dsp at gmail.com>, elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>
>
> Hi Carl
>
> Have you actually set RS232 to USB in the Config menu ?  Just a thought.
>
> Barry  VK2BJ
>
> On 17 July 2016 at 11:47, Carl Clawson <clawsoncw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Lyle. I tried those things. If it's a cable problem then I must
>> have
>> TWO defective cables, because feeding RS232 to the P3 and connecting the
>> single-headed cable to the K3 also results in no communications to the K3.
>> And yes, I put the K3 in RS232 mode at 38400 baud when I tried that.
>>
>> -- Carl
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 5:52 PM, Lyle Johnson <kk7p4dsp at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Carl,
>> >
>> > A couple of thoughts.
>> >
>> > 1) Losing communications with the Y cable plugged into the KIO3B but not
>> > having BOTH DE-9 connectors attached to the P3 will result in no
>> > communications.  The KIO3B senses the Y cable and routes the USB side
>> > communications to the P3 which then routes signals to the K3.
>> >
>> > 2) Be sure the cable is fully seated into the jack on the KIO3B. The
>> > plastic lock should "click" into place.  You can verify this with a
>> gentle
>> > tug on the cable after it is inserted to verify it is fully seated.
>> >
>> > 3) Be sure the P3 is set to 38,400 bps on its serial ports.
>> >
>> > 4) If the cable is fully seated and the P3 is set to 38,400 bps and you
>> > still have the problem, I'd suspect the Y cable being defective.  I
>> don;t
>> > know if the schematics for the cable are on the website or supplied with
>> > the cable to assist you in troubleshooting the cable if you so desire,
>> so
>> > it may require a call to support on Monday, or an email directly to
>> them.
>> >
>> > 73,
>> >
>> > Lyle KK7P
>> >
>> >
>> > Maybe the combined wisdom of the group will be able to help before I
>> send
>> >> this to Elecraft support.
>> >>
>> >> I installed the KIO3B upgrade in my K3. The USB interface from PC to K3
>> >> works but only if you don't plug a cable in the RS232/P3 jack. The
>> RS232
>> >> connection to the P3 isn't happening...
>> >>
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