The differences between K3 and K3S firmware features are very minor, all having to do with hardware addressing. For example, the K3S has a second attenuator section. Other than this, there is no difference in functionality.
The reason there are two different .hex files in the load package is that older K3's had a different display controller. This affects so much of the code that I build it two different ways. K3 Utility detects the controller type and loads the associated image. 73, Wayne N6KR Sent from my iPad > On Feb 24, 2017, at 5:23 AM, Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > Knut, > > The functions of the K3 and K3S are the same, and will likely remain the > same. The differences are in the hardware, so a 2nd MCU file has been in > place for some time to allow for a change in the microcontroller used in > later K3s and the K3S. > I can envision this being expanded, not to change the functions, but to > support minor differences in the hardware. Part of the Elecraft "magic", > such things are transparent to the user. > > My point is that K3Utility sorts it all out, and does not have to be visible > to the user, because the same steps to update firmware are used. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > >> On 2/24/2017 7:24 AM, ab2tc wrote: >> Hi Don, >> >> Hold on a second. Up to this point the firmware for the K3 and the K3S has >> been exactly the same. The firmware figures out at run time which features >> are available whether it being in the K3 or the K3S and behaves >> accordingly. Is there something changed here? That would really complicate >> things. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to n...@elecraft.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
