Are you using a USB/Serial adapter? If you have another one of a
different type, or a "real" COM port, you might try them instead....
73/GL,
~iain / N6ML
On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Bill Coleman <[email protected]> wrote:
> I noticed this weekend that Elecraft had updated the firmware (not beta) back
> in February. So, today, I thought I would try to update mine.
>
> However, it fails during the FPF load EVERY TIME:
>
> 17:12:09 K3 boot loader is ready for MCU firmware load. RS-232 38400 bps.
> 17:12:09 New firmware is available for your K3
> 17:12:17 K3 boot loader is waiting for MCU firmware load.
> 17:12:17 OS X Revision 10.9.2
> 17:12:21 Sending firmware file "hmcu0483b.hex" to MCU
> 17:13:49 Loaded MCU firmware revision 04.83
> K3 responded with revision 04.83
> 17:13:49 MCU firmware load is complete
> 17:13:50 Erasing Flash Memory
> 17:13:54 Sending firmware file "hfpf0115.hex" to FPF
> 17:14:16 Send FPF firmware failed at load addresst 43
> 17:14:19 FPF firmware load failed
> 17:14:21 K3 MCU revision 04.83. RS-232 speed 38400 bps.
> 17:14:21 Ready
>
> As you can see, the MCU load works. However, once it gets to the "Sending
> firmware file "hfpf0115.hex" to FPF, it never makes any progress, and appears
> to time out after about 30 seconds.
>
> I've tried power cycling, and I must I have tried it a dozen times over.
>
> I would really like to be able to use my K3!! I've never had trouble with
> firmware updates before, and I've never even tried the beta firmware.
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [email protected]
> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
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> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>
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