[Elecraft] K3 - control from keypad

[hsherriff]

This sounds like a great project for an Arduino. The problem I see is an "easy" way for the end user to be able to let the Arduino know what command each pushbutton represented. Maybe a file on an SD card that held those variables? The op would only have to populate the file on the SD card.... Humm.


Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device-------- Original message --------From: "Wes (N7WS)" <wes at triconet.org> Date: 3/10/2016  3:38 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - control from keypad 
Seems to me that this could be a cottage industry.  I would gladly pay for 
software that could implement this.  I have quite literally aggravated an old 
rotator cuff problem (surgery once) tuning and pushing buttons on my 
ergonomically-challenged K3.  I'm ready to rearrange the shack to put the radio 
on the left and have already trained my left hand to run the mouse.  A 
"flat-on-the-desk" keypad would be wonderful.



On 3/10/2016 12:42 PM, Bill wrote:
> A while back there was some information about using a 48 key keypad for 
> controlling the K3. It was done by connecting the keypad to the P3 (expensive 
> extra board required) and controlling the K3 by triggering assigned macros in 
> the P3 that in turn are sent to the K3 for rig control. Has anyone had success 
> using the keypad connected directly to the K3 for rig control (serial port)? I 
> envision that each key would be individually programmed with an instruction, 
> rather than keying a memory position in the P3.
>
> BIll W2BLC K-Line
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