Hi Nate, This is a side-effect of the current SMH command implementation. Removing the side effect is on my list. But SMH is functioning well with "S-meter Lite," the original target application. I'm hoping that for now, you can tame it for your application.
73, Wayne N6KR On Aug 26, 2011, at 11:04 AM, Nate Bargmann wrote: > I realize this is still a somewhat experimental command. I just > loaded > FW 4.39 to play with the SMH command and integrate it into Hamlib. > Playing with the command in the K3 utility I find that when SMH is > sent > a previous meter value is returned and then upon a second sending of > the > command the current value is returned. > > For example, powering on the K3 with my S-meter showing S6, I send > SMH; > and receive SMH000; from the K3. A second SMH; returns SMH030; as > would > be expected. Setting the RF Gain to show S9 results in SMH029; and > the > next SMH; results in SMH042; as expected per the release notes. > Cranking the RF Gain to full S-meter scale once again reults in 0042 > the > first time and 104 the second. Going the other way and opening the RF > Gain so the meter shows S0 the first query results in 104 and the > second > 004. > > Is this caching intentional? I would expect the command to return the > S-meter reading at the moment it was received by the K3. As some > software may have several tenths of seconds between queries of the > S-meter, this would result in the software receiving erroneous or much > delayed information. > > I find no such delay with the SM command. > > 73, de Nate N0NB >> > > -- > > "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all > possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." > > Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
