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General discussion forum / Re: Elecraft K3 power on problem
« on: 2012-05-23, 16:30:12 »
I decided I could not wait until this evening to try this modification.  I played hookey from work and made the mod.  Everything works perfectly now.

Thanks Mike! :)

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General discussion forum / Re: Elecraft K3 power on problem
« on: 2012-05-23, 15:44:13 »
Mike,

Thank you very much!  I'll make that modification tonight.  I've also informed Elecraft so they can be aware of this since I'm sure it will come up again.

73,
Bob K5WA

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General discussion forum / Re: Elecraft K3 power on problem
« on: 2012-05-22, 19:06:13 »
Mike, assuming all is correct in the RRC, what modification is needed in the K3 so that the RemoteRig RRC is able to turn the K3 on and off?

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General discussion forum / Re: Elecraft K3 power on problem
« on: 2012-05-22, 04:48:51 »
I am having this exact same problem with my newly purchased K3/0. 

Mike, are you saying there is a defective transistor in the RRC that needs to be replaced?

Thanks for any solutions.

Hardware: 6
Firmware: 2.55

Bob K5WA

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General discussion forum / Re: 1258 MKIIS locked up again
« on: 2011-05-13, 17:39:25 »
Jan, one last thing.  On my Win7 machine, I have Setup Version 1.9 loaded however, I don't see that version on your download page.  My other two machine only have 1.8 loaded.  I am not sure where I got 1.9 but could that be part of the problem?  Was 1.9 a beta version that was posted for a short time and then removed?

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General discussion forum / Re: 1258 MKIIS locked up again
« on: 2011-05-13, 17:35:47 »
You have the facts correct in 1-5. 

I believe the Ethernet was not connected when I changed to DHCP because I was moving these units to the remote site for testing at the time.  The remote site has 192.168.0.1 as the main router address while my home network uses 192.168.1.1.  The Control RRC will also be moving to another network where I don't know the setup so I wanted to set the control RRC to DHCP to allow it to adapt to whatever network it is used in.  This seems to be the main cause of the lock up.  When in the locked up state, USB access was not possible.  I was only able to make progress after you mentioned I could get some status via the COM1 message.  That allowed me to see what IP setting the control RRC was actually stuck upon.  The I configured a PC to a static IP that was compatible with the IP inside the RRC.  This allowed me to access the RRC via Ethernet so I could configure it again because the USB port was not working.  One other thing that is probably insignificant is that I use Dynamic DNS.

It seems to me that there should be no possibility of the USB port becoming unusable.  I got the same result on three different computers and operating systems (Win2000, WinXP and Win7) a so I don't think it could be USB port issue on my end.

I hope that helps in future firmware development.

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General discussion forum / Re: 1258 MKIIS locked up again
« on: 2011-05-12, 21:44:17 »
The Data abort message came from the RRC with 2.35 but not the one with 2.38.

Yes, USB works WITHOUT the Ethernet connection now.  The green LED still blinks until the Ethernet is connected but I can configure the RRC with the Setup Application via USB.  This is how I expected it to work originally.  Much better now.

OK, I'll post my experience with micro in that forum, but basically, the largest problem has been fixed with the new software.  The micro was unusable with the older software since the audio dropped out as the green bar constantly moved across the screen.

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General discussion forum / Re: 1258 MKIIS locked up again
« on: 2011-05-11, 18:44:00 »
Both RRCs had the default IP because I had tried the 20 second reset to get things running again.  For what it is worth, here is a message that was in one of the RRCs:  "Data abort at 0x003b10c Called by 0x003bb34".  Neither one would respond via the USB port until I connected the Ethernet plug.  I honestly thought it would work without the Ethernet cable and never thought to try it until I got your previous message.  Now that I know how to bring it back to life, I can recover if it ever happens again.  The only thing I changed when this originally happened was to choose DHCP but that is probably a coincidence.

By the way, I loaded the new microRRC software and it works MUCH better than the older software.  The audio stays connected constantly now whereas I had to experiment with many, many settings to just get audio to stay on for 20-30 seconds before dropping out.  The CW interface still needs some work, I believe.  The first character seems to run into the second character and the spacing does not seem to be the same between all characters.  I'm sure this will get better over time and I will probably be using the RRC itself rather than the micro when I want to operate CW since I usually operate at 30+ wpm and the RRC works well for that purpose.  The micro CW would only be used in emergencies.

Thanks Jan!

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General discussion forum / Re: 1258 MKIIS locked up again
« on: 2011-05-11, 17:00:13 »
SUCCESS!!! 
 
When the Ethernet cable was connected, the USB started working again.  That logic seems like it is backwards.  Shouldn't the USB connection be the connection that never fails?  Once I got the USB working again, I changed the IP on my computer so that I could connect directly to the RRC (default 192.168.0.227, my network is 192.168.1.1).  When I was connected, I changed to DHCP and connected the RRC to my network when I was able to adjust the other settings

To answer your questions:
1. I tried three different computers with the same result.  OS were Win7, Win2000 and WinXP
2. The RED light flashes after doing the 20 second reset.
3. Re: DNS errors; I got the DNS message when plugging/unplugging the USB cable per the log I sent you.  Maybe it was just coincidence?

Thanks for the suggestions.  I think I can now move forward again.

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General discussion forum / Re: 1258 MKIIS locked up again
« on: 2011-05-11, 03:46:49 »
I get the "USB Unplugged" message ONLY when I plug the USB cable in.  I also get the DNS error when I plug the USB cable in.  I get no message when I unplug the USB cable.  I plugged in the USB cable 3-4 times on each Control RRC and the output from COM1 is listed below.   

Here are the messages from both my new Control RRC and the old Control RRC.  Both Radio RRCs seem to be fine but I am now afraid to change any parameters because I don't want them to lock up as well.

==========================================
** 1285/1258 Bootloader V1.8            **
** Booting application                  **
==========================================
** Press capital x for xmodem apploader **
==========================================
setup load error
Company   : Microbit
Product   : 1258
Hardware  : 6
Software  : 2.35
Bootloader: 1.8
Compiler  : 4.1.1 (WinARM)
Build     : Mar 17 2011 11:06:54
ROM/RAM   : 355948/54236
ethRAM    : 2944 (max 3kB!)
USBRAM    : 0
ResetSrc  : b [3]
Uptime    : 0
=========================
HW-device     = 0
CW-pot        = 300
Debug level   = 0
Control panel = 1
Program mode  = 4 - Yaesu, Kenwood, Elecraft
PID           = 4
Setup length  = 673
=========================
enable       : 0
speedWpm     : 0
iambic       : 1
paddleReverse: 0
weight       : 30
sideToneHz   : 800
sideToneDb   : 20
lfDelayMs    : 0
keyDelayMs   : 0
codec = WM8985
audio = BOTH_OPEN
duplex: New Audiocoding 102 (8 KHz)
phy = KSZ8041NL
USB cable disconnected
USB cable disconnected
### dns response
  • timeout


==========================================
** 1285/1258 Bootloader V1.5            **
** Booting application                  **
==========================================
** Press capital x for xmodem apploader **
==========================================
Using default profile
setup load error
Company   : Microbit
Product   : 1258
Hardware  : 5
Software  : 2.34
Bootloader: <= 1.7
Compiler  : 4.1.1 (WinARM)
Build     : Feb 14 2011 16:23:14
ROM/RAM   : 341840/52964
ethRAM    : 2944 (max 3kB!)
USBRAM    : 0
ResetSrc  : b [3]
Uptime    : 0
=========================
HW-device     = 0
CW-pot        = 1023
Debug level   = 0
Control panel = 1
Program mode  = 4 - Yaesu, Kenwood, Elecraft
PID           = 0
=========================
enable       : 0
speedWpm     : 0
iambic       : 1
paddleReverse: 0
weight       : 30
sideToneHz   : 800
sideToneDb   : 20
lfDelayMs    : 0
keyDelayMs   : 0
codec = WM8510
audio = BOTH_OPEN
duplex: New Audiocoding 102 (8 KHz)
phy = KSZ8041NL
USB cable disconnected
### dns response
  • timeout

USB cable disconnected
 

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General discussion forum / Re: 1258 MKIIS locked up again
« on: 2011-05-10, 19:44:18 »
As an additional experiment, I tried to see if I could get COM1 output on my older 1258II (non-S type) because it had the same problem as my new RRC.  Here is the output from the older one:



==========================================
** 1285/1258 Bootloader V1.5            **
** Booting application                  **
==========================================
** Press capital x for xmodem apploader **
==========================================
Using default profile
Company   : Microbit
Product   : 1258
Hardware  : 5
Software  : 2.34
Bootloader: <= 1.7
Compiler  : 4.1.1 (WinARM)
Build     : Feb 14 2011 16:23:14
ROM/RAM   : 341840/52964
ethRAM    : 2944 (max 3kB!)
USBRAM    : 0
ResetSrc  : b [3]
Uptime    : 0
=========================
HW-device     = 0
CW-pot        = 1023
Debug level   = 0
Control panel = 1
Program mode  = 4 - Yaesu, Kenwood, Elecraft
PID           = 0
=========================
enable       : 0
speedWpm     : 0
iambic       : 1
paddleReverse: 0
weight       : 30
sideToneHz   : 800
sideToneDb   : 20
lfDelayMs    : 0
keyDelayMs   : 0
codec = WM8510
audio = BOTH_OPEN
duplex: New Audiocoding 108 (16 KHz)
phy = KSZ8041NL

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General discussion forum / Re: 1258 MKIIS locked up again
« on: 2011-05-10, 18:20:25 »
I got output from COM1:



==========================================
** 1285/1258 Bootloader V1.8            **
** Booting application                  **
==========================================
** Press capital x for xmodem apploader **
==========================================
setup load error
Company   : Microbit
Product   : 1258
Hardware  : 6
Software  : 2.35
Bootloader: 1.8
Compiler  : 4.1.1 (WinARM)
Build     : Mar 17 2011 11:06:54
ROM/RAM   : 355948/54236
ethRAM    : 2944 (max 3kB!)
USBRAM    : 0
ResetSrc  : b [3]
Uptime    : 0
=========================
HW-device     = 0
CW-pot        = 260
Debug level   = 0
Control panel = 1
Program mode  = 4 - Yaesu, Kenwood, Elecraft
PID           = 4
Setup length  = 673
=========================
enable       : 0
speedWpm     : 0
iambic       : 1
paddleReverse: 0
weight       : 30
sideToneHz   : 800
sideToneDb   : 20
lfDelayMs    : 0
keyDelayMs   : 0
codec = WM8985
audio = BOTH_OPEN
duplex: New Audiocoding 102 (8 KHz)
phy = KSZ8041NL
USB cable disconnected
USB cable disconnected

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General discussion forum / Re: 1258 MKIIS locked up again
« on: 2011-05-10, 16:35:55 »
No, I have not had any problems using Setup Manager prior to this issue.  I never changed to DCHP before and that seems to be what caused it to "lock up".  I call it locked up before I can neither get in or see any output.  I will need to use DHCP since the control RRC will be moved to different networks over time and needs to adjust automatically.

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General discussion forum / Re: 1258 MKIIS locked up again
« on: 2011-05-10, 15:04:16 »
I answered all the questions you asked.

I will try a direct terminal connection to COM1 on the RRC and my PC to see if I get any output.

Back to my original question...is there any software to unlock the RRC?

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General discussion forum / Re: 1258 MKIIS locked up again
« on: 2011-05-10, 06:31:22 »
The long reset did not change anything.  I held the reset button until the green, red and yellow lights all flashed for 45 seconds and then released the button.  The green light still continues to blink with no stopping after it powers up again.

I had not had any problems with this unit (1258IIS) until this current issue but I had to send my 1258II (no S) unit back to Sweden for Mike to reset because it locked up when I accidentally loaded the WebSwitch firmware into the 1258II.  I now have a pair of 1258II and a pair of 1258IIS and have had trouble with all of them.  There should be some way for me to reset the unit back to factory default.

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