Good morning all,
Thanks to help from Jon (ea2sn), this problem is resolved. Elecraft use
inverted signals for the RS232 connection, so I re-configured the ftdi
device using the ft_prog utility (under windows), and then the
connection worked as expected.
Thanks for all your comments!
Best r
Paul,
I have not looked at the KXSER cable in the amp manual, but I am
assuming it is the same as that shown in the back of the XG3 manual.
You can download that manual to check - I know that one works.
I run only Windows - tried Linux some time ago and while it worked OK
for an isolated ma
...I have no idea why this worked for me or whether it will work for you,
but try toggling AUTO INF on the radio on and off.
On Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 17:10 Paul Jewell wrote:
> Hi Don,
>
> I should have given more details -
>
> * Running linux
> * ftdi drivers are all installed, and the port of
Hi Don,
I should have given more details -
* Running linux
* ftdi drivers are all installed, and the port of /dev/ttyUSB0 is
installed
* The Tx lights are flashing on the ftdi adaptor, suggesting it is
working as expected. I may plug another device in to see if I can
confirm this (pe
Paul,
Is the FTDI adapter identifying as a COM port when it is plugged in?
You can check using Device Manager - open Ports and unplug the adapter -
which COM port goes away? Then plug it back in and observe which COM
port is assigned.
Windows no longer adds the FTDI drivers, you must downl
Good evening,
I am trying to find a wiring layout for the kxusb cable. I have the
wiring diagram for the kxser cable (from the amp manual), and have tried
using an FTDI adaptor with this layout. Unfortunately the software
reports that the KX3 is not responding.
Have any of you gone down this
The cable shown in the XG3 manual can be ordered from Elecraft as the
KXSER cable. Or it is easy to build your own if you have the proper
connectors. The KXUSB has the same pinout at the KX2/KX3/XG3 end, but
plugs into a USB port instead of a serial port.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 3/17/2020 9:54 PM,
Is the same cable as you would use with the Elecraft XG3, take a look at
the end of the XG3 manual:
https://ftp.elecraft.com/XG3/Manuals%20Downloads/E740154%20XG3%20Owner%27s%20Manual.pdf
The tip(1) is TX and the Ring(2) is RX... and well you guessed it... the
Sleeve(3) is Ground. So on a DB9 (D-S
I need the pinout for the KXUSB cable, and can't seem to find anything on
Elecraft website.
I need to make an adapter to use the KXUSB cable with a K3.
Mike
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"but with horrible negative going spikes at each return to zero"
I need to correct that. The spikes are somewhat random. For some
interrogation responses the data word is completely free of negative going
spikes. For other responses there are multiple negative going spikes. When
the spikes
"can you confirm that the KXUSB uses TTL signal levels rather than standard
RS232 levels? "
I just put a scope on a breakout of the signals between a KXUSB and my KAT500.
I needed to do this for another purpose anyway. The simple answer seems to
be the (my) interface is neither TTL nor RS23
Mark,
All I can tell you is that the KX2/KX3 and XG3 will respond to input
levels (on the tip) from 3.3 volts up to the maximum RS-232 voltage.
The output (ring) from the XG2 is an FET drain connected to a drain
resistor which connects to +9 volts. I don't know about the KX2 or KX3.
73,
Do
HI, can you confirm that the KXUSB uses TTL signal levels rather than
standard RS232 levels? I got an extra one with my PX3 and repurposed it to
talk to a GPSDO that requires TTL serial levels and it seems to work fine.
I just put a 3.5mm TRS jack on the GPSDO.
73,
Mark
W7MLG
On Mon, Aug 6, 201
, Harry Yingst via Elecraft
wrote:
I worked with the Icom CI-V interface years ago when I was building frequency
agile remote bases
The CI-V is TTL (5 volts),
While I have not put an Elecraft KXUSB on a scppe to look at the signal levels
I'm gong to say No.
My logic is that the Elec
bases
>
> The CI-V is TTL (5 volts),
>
>
> While I have not put an Elecraft KXUSB on a scppe to look at the signal
> levels I'm gong to say No.
> My logic is that the Elecraft May be able to use TTL, The Elecraft Will use
> RS-232 Levels
>
> If you look at
ailto:wb1...@hotmail.com>
Cc: Elecraft<mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] kxusb question
I believe you are close. The plug is not the issue. The RX and TX RS232 signals
are separated on the KXUSB plug. One on tip, other on ring.
The ICOM has both signals on the tip.
I believe you are close. The plug is not the issue. The RX and TX RS232 signals
are separated on the KXUSB plug. One on tip, other on ring.
The ICOM has both signals on the tip. So a short jumper combining the tip and
ring signals on the tip of a mono plug should get you going.
Sent from my i
Don, and others, Thanks for the info, I suspected that might be the case.
Thats why I asked.
I appreciate the info,
73
Barry
NF1O
From: Don Wilhelm
Sent: Sunday, May 7, 2017 8:19 AM
To: barry whittemore; Elecraft
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] kxusb question
I worked with the Icom CI-V interface years ago when I was building frequency
agile remote bases
The CI-V is TTL (5 volts),
While I have not put an Elecraft KXUSB on a scppe to look at the signal levels
I'm gong to say No.
My logic is that the Elecraft May be able to use TTL, The Ele
The Icom interface uses a single line for transmit and receive data (plus
ground.) It is known as the CI-V interface. The KXUSB is not directly
compatible, although a simple adapter circuit could be made.
USB CI-V interface cables do exist and can be purchased on eBay or from
Amazon for around $
Barry,
If the Icom jack is mono, then I think the answer is NO.
The tip of the KUSB is TXD and the ring is RXD. Both are necessary for
RS-232 communications.
If I recall, the Icom uses a special interface that is not RS-232
compatible.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/7/2017 8:00 AM, barry whittemore w
I have a KXUSB and was wondering if i can use it with an ICOM 706. I am going
to do a trip with the 706 for the June VHF contest and think it is basically
the same except that it has a stereo plug and the 706 is mono. is the ring in
the KXUSB used? I do not wish to damage either thing.
Thanks
Good to hear, Lyn.
73, Nate N0NB
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I have got it working in Ubuntu 12.04 64bit.
Indeed you need to add yourself to the dialout group and have the 32bit
libraries.
It is an item that should be the system settings window under user
accounts but as I wrote before in the reflector:
I had the same issue in Ubuntu Linux. The reason
Thanks to some helpful hints from several in the group, I found the solution to
getting Linux (Mint 17 Qiana, Mate Edition) to work with the KXUSB adapter.
Here is what was required…
- Click the MENU button and select the CONTROL CENTER
- Locate USERS AND GROUPS in the SYSTEM grouping
- Select
Google ia32-libs. You may find some ideas.
Phil W7OX
On 11/6/14 12:42 PM, Darren Long wrote:
Unfortunately the ia32-libs package is not available in Ubuntu 14.04 on arch
x86_64.
This is a bit of a problem for me with my desktop linux computer. I can still
use an older version of Ubuntu x86_64
On 06. nov. 2014 21:42, Darren Long wrote:
Unfortunately the ia32-libs package is not available in Ubuntu 14.04 on arch
x86_64.
It is now called libc6-i386. So the command to install it is
sudo apt-get install libc6-i386
Jon LA4RT
This is a bit of a problem for me with my desktop linux co
Thanks for the link.
Darren, G0HWW
On 06/11/14 21:35, John Nogatch wrote:
>> ... instructions for using the 32-bit kx3util
>> with Ubuntu 14.04 x86_64 ...
>
>
> "Re: [Elecraft] How to run linux utilities (K3, KPA etc.) on 64 bit
> Ubuntu 14.04"
>
> https://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft@mailman
I figured it out. I had to run these commands to install some i836 stuff ...
sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-0:i386
sudo apt-get install libcanberra-gtk0:i386
It seems to work now. Hopefully this info will be useful for those trying to
use Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on arch x86_64.
Darren, G0HWW
On 06/
It fails for me with the response:
Failed to find/load Framework library
libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I've not figured out how to get a 32 bit version of that package installed. It
would be nice if David could provide instructions for using the 3
Unfortunately the ia32-libs package is not available in Ubuntu 14.04 on arch
x86_64.
This is a bit of a problem for me with my desktop linux computer. I can still
use an older version of Ubuntu x86_64 on my laptop with kx3util but that version
of Ubuntu is unsupported now and will have to be upda
Hi Lyn,
Nate is on the right track.
Here is a list of the required Linux libraries and facilities that must be
present and enabled for Elecraft Utilities to operate successfully on that
platform.
1) 32 bit vs 64 bit Distributions
The Elecraft Utilities for Linux are 32-bit and will not run on
* On 2014 06 Nov 11:28 -0600, Lyn Haddock wrote:
> I’m trying to connect my KX3/PX3 rig to a Linux computer to use the
> Utility programs. I’m have tried to connect to two different computers
> running both Mint 17 and Ubuntu 14.04 with no luck so far.
>
> From what I can tell, these Linux distros
I’m trying to connect my KX3/PX3 rig to a Linux computer to use the Utility
programs. I’m have tried to connect to two different computers running both
Mint 17 and Ubuntu 14.04 with no luck so far.
From what I can tell, these Linux distros should both natively support FTDI
chips for VCP connect
I updated the driver, but it still didn't work. Then I tried pushing the
plug ALL THE WAY into the socket on the W2! Of course that was it.
Always look for the most simple solution first! I should know this by now.
On 29 Oct 2014 16:26, Bob N3MNT wrote:
Make sure you are using the latest drive
Make sure you are using the latest driver . See link below
http://www.elecraft.com/KX3/KX3_software.htm#kx3util
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I have a W2 wattmeter which came with a KXUSB adapter. The KXUSB worked
with an old XP computer, but I can't get it to work with my Windows 7
machine.
This computer has two real serial ports and it already has two
USB/serial adapters in use (both FTDI). When I go to the Device Manager
it list
Thanks everyone for the clarification. I should have known that the xg3 would
not have a DB9.
I have several from Radio Shack adapters which I use on Linux but would not
work on the Mac. I downloaded the driver and now it works fine on my MacBook
with the K3.
Thanks,
Don KA1KU
On Sep 3, 201
For ACC1, that's a 3.5mm male.
matt
On Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:10:26 -0400, you wrote:
>Don,
>
>It is not the same. The KXUSB has a USB connector on one end and a
>2.5mm stereo plug on the other end. It will work with the W1, W2, and KX3.
>
>There is no substitute for the KUSB within the Elecraf
Don,
It is not the same. The KXUSB has a USB connector on one end and a
2.5mm stereo plug on the other end. It will work with the W1, W2, and KX3.
There is no substitute for the KUSB within the Elecraft product line.
As an alternative (that may be even better than the FTDI chipset), look
on
-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Donald Thompson
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 2:47 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] [KXUSB]
I have been swapping my serial USB adapter between my K3 and other uses and
its becoming a pain. I need to get a second USB Serial Adapter and was
abo
On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Donald Thompson wrote:
> I have been swapping my serial USB adapter between my K3 and other uses and
> its becoming a pain. I need to get a second USB Serial Adapter and was
> about to order the KUSB with FTDI chip listed under the K3 options on order
> page.
I have been swapping my serial USB adapter between my K3 and other uses and its
becoming a pain. I need to get a second USB Serial Adapter and was about to
order the KUSB with FTDI chip listed under the K3 options on order page. I was
also going to order the XG3 RF Signal Source and noticed i
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