Thanks Dick, that answers the question I posed in my reply to Don. 73 de Dave, W5SV
On 11/18/12 6:24 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: > The KPA500 requires its own distinct COM port connection, directly from your > PC to the KPA500 back panel RS-232 PC connection (the 9-pin D shell). > > There's no RS-232 pass-thru from the K3 thru the KAT500 to the KPA500. That > cable is the 15-pin ACC cable, and does not carry RS-232 data. > > We do this for the P3/K3 combination, because the P3 needs to send serial > port commands to the K3, but that's the extent of the K-line's serial port > pass-thru. > > Dick, K6KR > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David F. Reed > Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 4:11 PM > To: elecraft Reflector > Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 firmware load fails? > > My K3 is wired to my KPA500 and KAT500 per the instructions and works fine > with one exception... > > I cannot talk to the KPA500 using the utility (version 1.12.3.12) on > COM8 (same port as the K3), but its not "seeing" the KPA500... > > Is there something I am missing, like turning off the K3, or connecting only > to the KPA500 to do this, or??? > > Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
