[Elecraft] KPA500 Help - After 2 weeks : still no able to load firmware
Hi After two weeks, still in trouble. 1 - I DO know that the Mac + USB/serial cable are working : no problem to communicate with K3 and P3 2 - if you don't trust me I also used a PC with another USB/serial... 3 - I checked many time the 2 ribbon cables on the I/O board of the KPA500 4 - I put a NEW I/O board send by Electraft ... 5 - At the first attempt, good communication with the KPA500 and beginning of the firmware load..(STBY led flashing nicely...) 6 - after 30 sec message : MCU load failed 7 - after MANY others tests - no (or sporadic) communication with KPA500 (using MAC or PC) It looks that something is wrong with the CPU ?? Is it possible to reset the CPU ? Any help will appreciated but (please) IT IS NO a problem of computer . Regards Nicolas, F5HFZ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA500-Help-After-2-weeks-still-no-able-to-load-firmware-tp7568891.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Firmware loading VERY long
Many thanks for the answers but even with another computer (PC) and another cable, I was not able to load the new firmware (and the older too). I had this message that I send to elecraft support Wait and see... Nicolas, F5HFZ Elecraft KPA Utility Version 1.12.3.12 OS Version 6.1 Build 7601 Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 KPA version ??.??. RS-232 speed 38400 bit/s Sending firmware file C:\Users\Nicolas\AppData\Roaming\Elecraft\KPA Firmware\KPA500FP0118.hex to MCU Retry 1 successful at address 0x000800, 68 fill bytes Retry 1 successful at address 0x000940, 68 fill bytes Retry 1 successful at address 0x000980, 68 fill bytes Retry 1 successful at address 0x0009C0, 68 fill bytes Total number of retries was 4 Highest number of retries for any block was 1 Error code 0xE248: No response to poll while synchronizing to buffer boundary MCU verification failed. Reload MCU. Click "Close" to close this window -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA500-Firmware-loading-VERY-long-tp7568315p7568331.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
[Elecraft] KPA500 Firmware loading VERY long
Hi For now one hour the new KPA500 firmware is loading. It's very lng I get a new line : ex Retry xx successful at address xx every 3 minutes in the KPA500 utility windows... At this speed it will take hours to complete.. Is it normal ? Nicolas, F5HFZ MAC OS 10.8 KPA Utility 1.4.5.4 highest serial speed -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA500-Firmware-loading-VERY-long-tp7568315.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
[Elecraft] P3/SVGA AZERTY keyboard ?
I received a K360 logitech wireless keyboard to plug in the P3/SVGA. Everything's fine BUT as a French model this a AZERTY keyboard and the P3/SVGA is waiting for QWERTY one. Not a big deal (need a little bit of training) but I wonder if there is a solution. Maybe in the future others keyboard will be supported. BTW I am happy with this keyboard thanks to the reflector (and Eric) to share the info about this model. Nicolas, F5HFZ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-SVGA-AZERTY-keyboard-tp7562149.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
Re: [Elecraft] P3 Utility and Mountain Lion problem
Hi To answer the question. The problem was the shut down of the P3 Utility after probably the upgrade of the Mac Os (Lion to Moutain Lion). The solution is very easy (thank to Adrian VK4TUX), just remove the prefs file in the user librairy (P3utilityprefs). Hope this help (no problem so far with others Elecraft softwares) Best 73 Nicolas, F5HFZ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-Utility-and-Mountain-Lion-problem-tp7561916p7562057.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
Re: [Elecraft] P3 Utility and Mountain Lion problem
Thank to Adrian VK4TUK... 5 minutes after my threat he mailed me the solution !!! Fine reflector. Nicolas NC40, SIERRA, K1, K2, K3, P3, KPA500, KX1, waiting for KX3 & KAT500. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-Utility-and-Mountain-Lion-problem-tp7561916p7561917.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
[Elecraft] P3 Utility and Mountain Lion problem
I tried this morning to install the new firmware for the P3 (beta SVGA 0105BEATA.ZIP) but I was not able to run the P3 utility (1.12.4.26). I use a MAC and the problem is probably the new OSX (mountain lion) I installed few weeks ago. K3 utility is running fine. There was a threat on the reflector on this subject but without solution and no mention if the OS was Lion or the mountain lion. Any suggestion or help ? Nicolas, F5HFZ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-Utility-and-Mountain-Lion-problem-tp7561916.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
[Elecraft] KAT500 info ?
Proud owner of a KPA500, I am anxioustly waiting for the KAT500. I have not seen any information when the KAT 500 will be avalaible for a while (at least to order). Any info ? 73, Nicolas F5HFZ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KAT500-info-tp7171132p7171132.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
Re: [Elecraft] KPA #455 SOLVED
Thanks for the good advices and for the schematics. I found the problem... a beginner mistake (shift of a ribbon cable) and everything's fine now . Best 73 Nicolas -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA-455-not-very-well-tp6943877p6944196.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
[Elecraft] KPA #455 not very well
Hi I just finished to build KPA500 #455. Unfortunately I found several problems. 1/ fan is not working (I already checked that the 2 wires are a the right place on the plug - no inversion like someone reported earlier) 2/ I coupled the KPA500 to the K3 with the KPAK3aux from Elecraft. For some bands (14,21,10,5.3) when I push the button on the front of KPA500 the band is changed on K3 but NOT on KPA500 (example 14 gives 1,8 - 21 gives 7) ! For this 4 bands, in TX mode, the KPA500 automatic band switching selects the proper band. I thought to a software problem and i tried to reload the firmware (after a parameter reset to default value) and I run to my third problem... 3/No communication available with the KPA500. I tried two configurations Mac and PC. The serial / USB cable is the KUSB from Elecraft and both systems are perfectly working with K3 and P3 so I am pretty sure that it is a KPA500 problem. I don't have the schematics of the KPA500 (and in the other hand I'm not a brilliant technician...) so any help will be appreciated. I should mention that I already build Norcal 40, SIERRA, K1, KX1, K2, K3, P3 so I have a little experience and I already checked that I didn't make any mistake (wire ribbon cable inversion or badly plugged, no thermal insulator). I performed all test with success with my DMM during the building. Last point the HF module seems to wok without problem. So again thank in advance for any help Nicolas, F5HFZ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA-455-not-very-well-tp6943877p6943877.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
