On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 12:31:35 +0100, Tony Wells wrote: > Hi Stewart, > Stewart wrote: >>> I think that timing may be a separate issue in this case. > IMHO it is not separate. Careful timing enables the software to bypass the > buffer overflow issue. This is because of the "lack" of flow control.
>> OK, Tony. >> Your mail gave me a chance to re-think. >> I now understand that a major difference between the Kenwood and K2 RS232 is >> not the command set, but the fact that Kenwood uses hardware flow control >> and >> the K2 doesn't. (Takes a while for the penny to drop !!) >> This means that sending out commands to a K2 without some delay between >> them is questionable, and strings of commands are potentially dangerous. >> If that is so then the K2 cannot be really thought of as Kenwood compatible. >> I now think that what I was seeing re the order of the commands was a 'smoke >> screen' for what is really going on. Where now ?? 73 Stewart G3RXQ > Regards > Tony > G7IGG _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft You must subscribe to post. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, Unsub etc): http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft page: http://www.elecraft.com
