[Elecraft] [PX3] Keyboard, Mouse, Thumb Drive and Knob Support

[Phil Wheeler]

Good grief, Joe. This hobby has gotten so complex! 
Reading this made me think back to the KISS days 
-- back when we had no other choice.

73, Phil W7OX

On 6/4/16 10:01 AM, wickedbeernut wrote:
> The PX3 keyboard support is excellent.
>
> In August, I demonstrated mouse support with the PX3.  I've been encouraging
> Elecraft to add mouse support to the PX3 ever since.
>
> Elecraft plans to port the thumb drive support from the P3SVGA to the PX3.
> This includes the ability to:
>
> 	• capture a bitmap image of the PX3 display on a thumb drive
> 	• save and restore text messages and macros to and from a thumb drive
>
> The P3SVGA may be connected to a keyboard or a thumb drive but not both at
> the same time.
>
> I'd like Elecraft to add USB hub support to the PX3,
>
> 	http://wickedstone.com/KF5WBO/PX3%20USB%20Hub.jpg
>
> 	http://www.sabrent.com/category/usb-hubs/HB-UMN4/
>
> Hub support will allow a keyboard, mouse, thumb drive and/or remote knob to
> be connected to the PX3 at the same time,
>
> 	http://wickedstone.com/KF5WBO/PX3%20USB%20Knob.jpg
>
> I've demonstrated this using an Arduino microcontroller.  Please take two
> minutes to watch this video,
>
> 	http://youtu.be/2rpO4LDZYf0
>
> Of course, you could also use a 2- or 3-port hub ... whatever suits your
> specific needs.
>
> Imagine,
>
> 	• pressing a keyboard PrtSc (Print Screen) key to capture a bitmap image of
> the PX3 display on a thumb drive
> 	• using a keyboard to save / restore one of possibly many text message /
> macro "sets" to / from a thumb drive
> 		- where a "set" is a collection of 50 text messages and 50 macros
> targeting a specific operating scenario
> 	• logging QSO's on a thumb drive
> 		- importing the QSO's into your favorite logging software by simply
> plugging the thumb drive into a PC or Mac
> 	• connecting a keyboard, thumb drive and the Elecraft K•Pod (with new
> firmware) via the PX3 KEYBD connector
> 	• ...
>
> Ooh, aah.  This all starts with USB hub support.
>
> If you're interested in one or more of these capabilities, please share your
> interest with Elecraft.
>
> Joe Stone
> KF5WBO