[Elecraft] SVGA Board For K3

[Ken K6MR]

"If it is an FPGA, you will need to get Elecraft to program it."

No.  The FPGA gets loaded each time you turn on the P3.  There are different code images for each monitor resolution. So the uP checks which resolution you have selected and loads the proper code for that resolution.

Ken K6MR

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From: Bill Frantz <frantz at pwpconsult.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:36 PM
To: Ken K6MR <k6mr at outlook.com>
Cc: Mark Goldberg <marklgoldberg at gmail.com>; Reflector Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] SVGA Board For K3

If it is an FPGA, you will need to get Elecraft to program it.

73 Bill AE6JV

> On Jan 20, 2022, at 9:03 PM, Ken K6MR <k6mr at outlook.com> wrote:
>
> The FPGA is a Xilinx XC6SLX9 in a FTG256 1.0 mm pitch BGA package.
>
> Ken K6MR
>
> ________________________________
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Mark Goldberg <marklgoldberg at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:18 PM
> To: jim at audiosystemsgroup.com <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> Cc: Reflector Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] SVGA Board For K3
>
> What is the chip and what package is it in?
>
> 73,
>
> Mark
> W7MLG
>
> On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 4:47 PM Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> The SVGA board in one of my two P3s has failed, and a friend who works
>> for Elecraft told me it's un-repairable. The reason is that its the
>> failure of a large chip that simply cannot be un-soldered. He also tells
>> me that orders for the board are still being accepted for an
>> unpredictable delivery time, but that at least a couple dozen more
>> orders are needed to make a production run.
>>
>> The SVGA board is a wonderful tool that I find invaluable. If you want
>> one, now's the time to order it.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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