[Elecraft] W2 firmware
Good day, I just purchased a w2 and followed the requested steps to install the new firmware V1.0 , now I don't know what was install from factory because I did not try it before loading v1.0 the power is about 10% low and swr is ok the problem is that the alarm won't work , on power on I ear the relay cycle , I made sure to enter an a in the utility program to get the answer a1 that tells me that protraction is on, but when swr is higher then 5 to 1 alarm doesn't trip the relay, I think it's a firmware issue! Does anyone have a previous version for the w2 so that I can try it? Thanks for reading this 73 Claude Sent from my iPad __ 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
[Elecraft] W2 Firmware Suggestion
With all the recent discussion about the W2 I decided to actually read the on-line manual and check the specs for my self. Upon further reading I discovered that to set the SWR alarm feature it is necessary to have a PC connected and to set the alarm each time the unit is powered up. If possible, it would be nice to be able to turn on the alarm feature from the front panel of the W2 and once set, have the alarm enable in memory so that it was not necessary to do this every time the unit is power cycled.. OBTW I am very pleased with the current firmware load for the K3. Thanks & 73, Bill - K6WLM K3 K2 KX1 __ 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] W2 firmware anomaly
Good afternoon all. Today I decided to dust of my W2 and put it back in service but had something odd happen after updating the firmware (from 0.94 to 1.00) and was wondering if anyone else had seen this. The firmware load went fine and afterward everything was working great except for adjustment of the SWR alarm trip point. Sending the [ and ] commands with the W2 Utility always resulted in a response of [00; or ]00; regardless of how many times they were sent. This happened whether or not the alarm function was enabled or a sensor was connected to the W2. I also tried powering it off then back on, restarting the W2 utility, etc. with no changes. All other commands worked as expected. My computer (Windows 7) doesn't have a real serial port so I'm using the KUSB cable with FTDI chipset which has never given me any trouble. I noticed that firmware v0.94 did not have this capability and I had never used the alarm function before anyhow. Maybe that had something to do with it? I finally thought that maybe a plug had to be in the 'REM' jack on the back of the unit for the alarm function to respond so I tried that. The first reponse was again [00; but after that it came back with [50; indicating it was set for 5.0 and it started working as it should. I was then able to vary the trip point up and down (from 1.2 to 5.0) and get the response I expected. After that I tried removing the cable and it kept working, power cycling the unit (including turning off the power supply it was connected to) with and without the cable and it kept working. It seems to be fine now, so I'm not sure what I did or didn't do. I built the W2 from the "kit" if that matters, but it has always worked great excluding this. Thanks for your input. Matt / KG6KSL __ 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] W2 Firmware Suggestion
Bill, I find once I set on the PC it stays on even when I shut down. This may not be reflected in the current manual. I think there will be additional work on the software. 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Miner Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 9:49 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] W2 Firmware Suggestion With all the recent discussion about the W2 I decided to actually read the on-line manual and check the specs for my self. Upon further reading I discovered that to set the SWR alarm feature it is necessary to have a PC connected and to set the alarm each time the unit is powered up. If possible, it would be nice to be able to turn on the alarm feature from the front panel of the W2 and once set, have the alarm enable in memory so that it was not necessary to do this every time the unit is power cycled.. OBTW I am very pleased with the current firmware load for the K3. Thanks & 73, Bill - K6WLM K3 K2 KX1 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] W2 Firmware Suggestion
Hi, Bill! The ability to save the Alarm state was added in rev 0.93 (rev 0.94 is the current rev). You still need a pc to set it, but it will stay that way from then on. The front panel "Sensor" button clears the Alarm message (flashing SWR LED's) and resets for the next high SWR condition. Please use the "Elecraft W2 Utility" program to update your W2's firmware and enjoy this feature. If you are not familiar... http://www.elecraft.com/software/W2/elecraft_w2_software.htm 73, Brian, W6FVI W2 Firmware Engineer Elecraft, Inc. Bill Miner wrote: > With all the recent discussion about the W2 I decided to actually read the > on-line manual and check the specs for my self. > > Upon further reading I discovered that to set the SWR alarm feature it is > necessary to have a PC connected and to set the alarm each time the unit is > powered up. > > If possible, it would be nice to be able to turn on the alarm feature from > the front panel of the W2 and once set, have the alarm enable in memory so > that it was not necessary to do this every time the unit is power cycled.. > > OBTW I am very pleased with the current firmware load for the K3. > > Thanks & 73, > Bill - K6WLM > K3 > K2 > KX1 > > > > __ > 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
[Elecraft] W2 Firmware release to Rev 0.90
*New W2 Firmware Information* *Rev 0.90, 18-Nov-2009* * EXTERMINATOR RELEASE: 1. Mode of PK-HOLD LED was not being saved to EEPROM if set via front panel push buttons. It was saved if it was set via the Serial "P/p" command. Either way, it's now fixed. 2. Power-up from loss of +12 acted differently from power-off via "On/Off" button. Now the W2 will always power-up with the full LED and Alarm relay test. 3. SWR LED Bargraph unusually sensitive. In SO2R stations with two W2's, the idle W2's SWR Bargraph could have indicated a high SWR condition due to detection of only reverse power sent back down the Sensor from the 2nd xmitter. SWR display threshold based on Forward Power was raised to correct this. 4. Serial port would not respond to first command after power-up. Now fixed. 5. A serial "F/f" or "R/r" command sent immediately after power-up but before feeding any RF through a Sensor would make the W2 appear to reset itself. Also fixed. Brian, W6FVI W2 Firmware Engineer Elecraft, Inc. __ 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
