[Elecraft] k-pod data cable

[Bill Frantz]

It is likely that the interface used by the K-Pod is the I2C bus 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C2%B2C>, a very commonly used 
bus in the chip world. I use it to connect the real-time clock 
board to my BeagleBone Black board.

I2C is a 2 way, multi-master bus protocol that might be ideal 
for tying the ever-growing collection of Elecraft devices.

We would really like to send commands from whatever device we're 
using, whether it is the controls of the K3, a keyboard attached 
to a P3, the panel of a KPA500, or the K-Pod. While USB could 
support this kind of network, I2C is much simpler and cheaper. 
RS232, as a point to point protocol, really shouldn't be considered.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 1/16/17 at 4:38 PM, wes_n7ws at triconet.org (Wes Stewart) wrote:

>But this thread and others---IMHO of course---exposes a missed 
>opportunity.  Instead of this Mickey Mouse way of writing a 
>limited number of macros, that have to be sent to the K3 and 
>stored, only to be executed by a K-Pod over a dubious 
>interface, the macros should simply be saved in the K-Pod in 
>the first place and sent via USB and/or RS232.

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