Bob, That seems to confirm what I thought. Does anyone have any information on this protocol? It would be great to get some specs even if they are preliminary and/or incomplete - sure beats reverse engineering the thing, especially since I only have one K3 :)
73, Thomas M0TRN On 30 January 2012 15:52, Bob Cunnings <bob.cunni...@gmail.com> wrote: > >From the changes notes for K3 firmware MCU 4.47 / DSP 2.73, 12-2-2011: > > REMOTE-RIG SUPPORT: > > "One K3 can now directly control another, with one acting as nothing > but a front panel. This "remote rig" mode provides a nearly perfect > emulation of the remote K3's display and controls. (Previously, front > panel emulation was limited by the K3's legacy command set.) The > simplest way to use this is to connect the two K3s together using a > "null modem" cable at the RS232 ports. However, by using a computer or > a third-party hardware as an intermediary, it's possible to control a > K3 over the internet or even a wiFi connection." > > "Previously, front panel emulation was limited by the K3's legacy > command set." hints at something new to make remote control more > efficient. Wayne described it in this message posted on 21 Sep 2011: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft@mailman.qth.net/msg123387.html > > "Virtually the entire K3 user interface is supported by the new remote- > control protocol. It really feels like you're using the remote K3 > itself, including a 100% accurate emulation of the remote K3's LCD > (flashing icons, etc.)." > > Bob NW8L > > >So the new "REMOTE" mode of the K3 uses the normal K3 commands from the > >Programmer's Reference to talk to the remote K3? I was sure I'd seen > >somewhere that a better protocol had been devised for this. > > > >Can anyone with such a setup verify if that's the case, possibly by > >snooping on the link? > > > >This is not directly related to RemoteRig, as far as I understand it will > >work by hooking up any 2 K3's with, for example, a null-modem cable or two > >serial ports on a PC "virtually" connected together. > > > >73, Thomas > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
