[Elecraft] P3 v1.59 & SVGA v1.33 BETA now available for download

[Paul Saffren N6HZ]

I'm releasing a follow up BETA since the last release.  Recently we were able
to solve some additional bugs and develop a couple of new features with the
P3 & SVGA that are significant enough to warrant a separate release.  Our
website has also been updated with instructions on how to download and
install BETA release packages. 

Beta firmware and instructions can be found here: 
http://www.elecraft.com/software/P3/elecraft_p3_software.htm


Release notes for P3 1.59 / SVGA 1.33

 MCU 01.59 / 3-7-2016

Version 01.59 requires SVGA firmware 01.33 to support all SVGA features.
(notes marked with *** are those added since the last beta)

* P3 commands in keyboard macros: Added support to allow P3 commands to be
embedded in SVGA keyboard macros.  When entering a keyboard macro using a
USB keyboard attached to the P3/SVGA, P3 commands can now be intermixed with
K3 commands by preceding the with the '#' character.  Example: set up a
macro to set the K3 to PSK31, frequency 14.070, P3 span of 100 kHz, fixed
tune enabled:   
	FA00014070000;MD6;DT3;#SPN001000;#FXT1;

* SVGA keyboard macros as function keys: The first 8 SVGA keyboard macros
can now be executed from the 8 front panel function keys.  First, using a
keyboard, program the macro and make sure to save it into one of the first 8
locations (mem 1 - 8).  Then on the P3, press the MENU button and using the
encoder, select the SVGA menu and press the encoder to enter. Then using the
encoder, choose "Macro 1" through "Macro 8",  then press the function key
(short tap or long hold) to map the macro to the function key. 

* Enable/disable TX sensing at the TxMon coupler: Added TxSensEn to TxMon
sub-menu.  This allows enabling/disabling of transmit sensing at the
coupler.  For K3 and K3S users, TxSensEn can be set to "disabled", which
will use the serial connection from the K3 to determine the TX state.
Setting TxSensEn to "enabled" will use forward power sensed at the TxMon
coupler to determine TX state (useful for non-Elecraft radios). 

*** New #RCF command: "Relative Center Frequency" applies an offset to the
center frequency based on the passed argument.  Usage: #RCFsnnnnnn;  Where:
's' is the sign + or -, nnnnnn is the offset in Hz.  For example, if the P3
is set to a 30 kHz span and you would like to position the cursor on the
left edge: #RCF+015000;   Using #RCF without any arguments returns the
difference in Hz between the center frequency and the vfo frequency. 

* K3S attenuator support:  The P3 now properly scales the display when the
four-step attenuator in the K3S is enabled.

* SWR meter blanked:  Both the analog and digital SWR displays are now
blanked whenever the transmit power is too low to give a valid reading.

* Serial #DSM command:  The Display Mode (#DSM) command now controls the
Transmit Monitor's power/SWR meter display as well as enabling and disabling
the waterfall window.  #DSM0 = Spectrum display only, #DSM1 = Spectrum +
waterfall, #DSM2 = Spectrum + meters, #DSM3 = Spectrum + waterfall + meters.

* New #FON command:  The display font can now be selected via a serial
command.  #FON0 = 5 x 7 pixels, #FON1 = 7 x 11 pixels, #FON2 = 9 x 14
pixels.

* New #XCV command:  The transceiver type can now be selected via a serial
command.  #XCV00 = "K3", #XCV01 = User-defined, #XCV03 = 455 kHz IF, etc. 
The command uses  the same number order as in the "Xcvr Sel" menu item.

* Transceiver definition bug fix - Exiting:  When exiting the "Xcvr Def"
menu page, if the user-defined transceiver is already selected, it will
reflect the new values inmmediately, rather than having to re-select it.

* Transceiver definition bug fix - IF Invert:  The USER transceiver that is
defined in the "Xcvr Def" menu item may now specify "Not inverted" IF tuning
even if the "K3" control language is selected.

* SVGA resolution / main waterfall bug fix:  The main waterfall height had
been switching to the default value after changing SVGA resolution.

* VFO B cursor = VFO DATA A bug:  The VFO B cursor had been matching the VFO
A cursor in DATA A mode, even when VFO B was in a different mode.

*** Bitmap Upload bug:  Fixes a bug in which the waterfall area was omitted
from a bitmap capture when the TXMON meters were visible.  



P3SVGA 01.33 / 3-7-2016

* Center Frequency in Tracking mode:  Fixed an old bug that caused the VFO A
cursor to reset to center of screen when VFO A was tuned after the user had
adjusted the center frequency offset using the CENTER function in tracking
mode.  

* SVGA Keyboard: 
	Added support to allow P3 commands to be embedded in SVGA keyboard 	macros.  
	Added support so P3 can execute keyboard macros from front panel function
keys. 
	Keyboard / USB thumbdrive can be used when not in data display mode. 		
	Cleaned up the text message sending, and use of the IM character '|' for
better 	handling of short text messages.  

*** Scratchpad:  Removed "replay buffer" and replaced it with a scratchpad
memory.  To use the Scratchpad memory, press the Insert key.  A one line
window will pop up and allow text to be entered.  Press Enter, Esc or Insert
to exit the scratchpad.  Scratchpad text can be sent by pressing
Ctrl-Insert, or embedded in a text message using \s .  You can also exit 
the scratchpad by pressing a predefined text message key.  This is handy for
inserting a call sign into a preformatted message. 

Example: create a text message that contains:  "\s de wa6hhq ur 5nn k" and
assign it to the F5 key.  Now to quickly respond to a calling station, press
Insert, then enter the call sign of the station, for example N6KR and then
press F5.   The call sign entered in the scratchpad will be entered into the
message and transmitted. 

***Message counter adjustable field width:  Message counter now takes an
optional precision value that controls how many digits are converted.  The
existing operation of  \c  in a text message would print the message counter
using all 5 digits.  Now \c can be followed by a number from 1 to 9 which
sets 	the minimum number of digits displayed.  
For example, if the current contents of the message counter is 27,  \c2 
would display 27,  while \c4 would display  0027. 

*** Multiple \c in a text message does not increment the counter:  In the
past each time the 	\c was used, the message counter would increment. This
has been fixed so that the message counter only increments after the message
is completed.

73, 

Paul N6HZ
Elecraft 

 



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