Wayne,
When the K4 firmware is updated, will that install app and package now
include an updated manual, installed on the K4 so it's always the most
current (or at least as current as the firmware)? I realize that
rewriting/updating the manual delays the release of the firmware.
73, stay safe,
Rick NK7I
On 9/10/2020 6:28 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
I thought I'd post an update given the many questions on this topic. I'm the
bottleneck on documentation, something that wasn't supposed to happen,
but...stuff happened. No need to rehash that.
There are three major documents in the works:
1. K4 Built-In Operating Manual
This is an .html document normally viewed on the K4's LCD or external monitor. You get to
it by tapping the button labeled "?" in the lower-left-hand corner of the LCD.
For review purposes the doc can be viewed in any browser. And in fact, late
next week we'll be looking for a few hardy volunteers who don't mind going
through 60 pages of text, trying every link.
In the radio context, the operating manual is supplemented by direct hyperlinks attached
to every control and menu entry. There's a "LAST CONTROL" button that takes you
directly to text most closely associated with the last operation performed.
2. K4 Owner's Manual
Because of its multitude of full-color illustrations, the owner's manual will
be 150-200 pages when finished. It'll be a fully searchable and indexed .pdf
file, and two steps up from our earlier manuals. Early K4 users have been using
a much smaller document that has many of the same illustrations.
The built-in operating manual provides the framework for the owner's manual, so
I expect rapid progress on the latter as soon as the former is blessed.
3. K4 Programmer's Reference
An early draft of this doc has been in use by a our team and by a few
developers who have been vetting it for us. Many of the apps available for the
K3/K3S are already working with the K4 in emulation mode. But we're trying to
expedite the public version of the reference so developers can take advantage
of all of the new features.
* * *
If you have specific questions about the K4 documentation that I didn't answer
above, feel free to post them to the list, or to email me directly (though I
have a feeling my inbox is about to become more popular than usual, so I can't
guarantee I'll get back to you instantly).
As usual, thanks for your patience.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
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