Alan, Thanks for your note. I do have all the players, the K3, P3, and LP-Bridge, set up for 38400 baud so I don't think that's the problem. I'll experiment more tonight with different parameters in LP-Bridge to see if I can see what sensitivities there are. I'll let you know.
Thanks, 73, Ted, W2ZK On 8/9/2010 1:27 AM, Alan Bloom wrote: > Hi Ted, > > I can't confirm the problem here. I did the following: > > I'm using a laptop with a KUSB USB-to-RS232 converter. First I had to > determine the proper COM port, so I started LP-PAN with the P3 turned > off and played with COM port selection until it worked. > > Then I turned off the K3 and the P3 and ended the LP-PAN application. > > Then I turned everything back on, re-started LP-PAN, clicked on > "Connect" and it found the K3 right away with the P3 turned on. > > There has been some confusion among users about baud rates. We are > going to add a section to the manual to clarify this. The baud rate of > LP-PAN must match the baud rate of the P3 and _NOT_ the baud rate of the > K3, even when LP-PAN is talking to the K3. > > Communications between the P3 and the K3 are always at 38400 baud. If > you try to change the baud rate of the K3, the P3 will just change it > back to 38400. The baud rate of the serial port that connects to the > computer must be set in the P3. There is a MENU command "RS232" to do > that or you can do it over the RS-232 port using the "BR" command, which > is the same as the K3 "BR" command except that it is actually being > responded to by the P3, not the K3. > > Hopefully, that was the problem. > > 73, > > Alan N1AL > > > On Sun, 2010-08-08 at 11:16 -0400, Ted Roycraft wrote: > >> Thanks Gary, >> >> I have an LP-PAN and will continue to use it even though I have the P3. >> It is still needed if you want to run CWSkimmer. Even if I weren't >> going to use LP-PAN I would still want to keep LP-Bridge running because >> it allows multiple programs to control the K3 - one of those things I've >> gotten used to and now "can't live without". Maybe it is a nit on my >> part but the RS-232 port on the P3 is supposed to be transparent to apps >> connecting to the K3 via RS-232 and it isn't - not strictly speaking >> anyway since LP-Bridge hangs while connecting to the K3 if the P3 is >> on. I figure now is the time to get Elecraft to address these kinds of >> things. >> >> 73, Ted, W2ZK >> >> On 8/8/2010 9:22 AM, gary bartlett wrote: >> >>> Hi, Ted: >>> >>> Yes, the LP-Bridge requires one to keep the P3 turned off until the >>> end. >>> >>> LP-Bridge is not required, of course, but I had left mine in play >>> because I originally was running the P3 and the LP-PAN in parallel and >>> hadn't gotten around to reassigning COM ports to my logging programs when I >>> disconnected LP-PAN. I was still using that configuration when I tripped >>> over what you report. >>> >>> I suppose the good news is that if anyone has LP-Bridge installed >>> for what ever reason, the P3 doesn't mind so long as you do what one always >>> has to do: set up the virtual ports first. >>> >>> 73, >>> Gary, VE1RGB >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted Roycraft >>> Sent: August 7, 2010 6:31 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [Elecraft] Problem connecting LP_Bridge through the P3 to the K3 >>> >>> I tried to connect LP_Bridge passing through the P3 to the K3 >>> ............... Has anyone else run into this? >>> >>> 73, Ted, W2ZK >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> 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:[email protected] >> >> 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
