[Elecraft] [K2] looking for method to get K2 to send serial output via KIO2 without prompt

2019-06-09 Thread inventor61 .
Ingo I agree, that would be ideal. The problem, of course, is that if the MCU never gets the TTL equivalent of the ASCII request, it won't respond. Hence the issue. What I had hoped to find out is if there's any keyboard or other sequence that would cause the K2 to send data autonomously ...

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] looking for method to get K2 to send serial output via KIO2 without prompt

2019-06-09 Thread Don Wilhelm
Steve, If the problem is that you just don't want to change out the MAX1406, there are 2 unused TX/RX sections in the implementation in the KIO2. You just need to cut the traces to the in and out pins used and wire to another pair of pins. OTOH, just replacing the MAX1406 may be just as

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] looking for method to get K2 to send serial output via KIO2 without prompt

2019-06-09 Thread Ingo Meyer, DK3RED
Hello Steve, It would be great if I could see if it worked "the other way" in other words, if the K2 could somehow be made to send at least something out the TX port without being prompted. As you can see, because the KIO2 appears to not be able to send the received data to the main MCU, I

[Elecraft] [K2] looking for method to get K2 to send serial output via KIO2 without prompt

2019-06-09 Thread inventor61 .
My K2 #771 has a KIO2 that has no serial data output. This appears to be due to a problem ... in the other direction. I can see my inbound ASCII commands (e.g., FA;) at pin 6 of U1 on the KIO2 board. However, the MAX1406 shows only rail at the corresponding TTL side. I presume the MAX1406 has