Good grief, Joe. This hobby has gotten so complex!
Reading this made me think back to the KISS days
-- back when we had no other choice.
73, Phil W7OX
On 6/4/16 10:01 AM, wickedbeernut wrote:
The PX3 keyboard support is excellent.
In August, I demonstrated mouse support with the PX3. I've been encouraging
Elecraft to add mouse support to the PX3 ever since.
Elecraft plans to port the thumb drive support from the P3SVGA to the PX3.
This includes the ability to:
• capture a bitmap image of the PX3 display on a thumb drive
• save and restore text messages and macros to and from a thumb drive
The P3SVGA may be connected to a keyboard or a thumb drive but not both at
the same time.
I'd like Elecraft to add USB hub support to the PX3,
http://wickedstone.com/KF5WBO/PX3%20USB%20Hub.jpg
http://www.sabrent.com/category/usb-hubs/HB-UMN4/
Hub support will allow a keyboard, mouse, thumb drive and/or remote knob to
be connected to the PX3 at the same time,
http://wickedstone.com/KF5WBO/PX3%20USB%20Knob.jpg
I've demonstrated this using an Arduino microcontroller. Please take two
minutes to watch this video,
http://youtu.be/2rpO4LDZYf0
Of course, you could also use a 2- or 3-port hub ... whatever suits your
specific needs.
Imagine,
• pressing a keyboard PrtSc (Print Screen) key to capture a bitmap
image of
the PX3 display on a thumb drive
• using a keyboard to save / restore one of possibly many text message /
macro "sets" to / from a thumb drive
- where a "set" is a collection of 50 text messages and 50
macros
targeting a specific operating scenario
• logging QSO's on a thumb drive
- importing the QSO's into your favorite logging software by
simply
plugging the thumb drive into a PC or Mac
• connecting a keyboard, thumb drive and the Elecraft K•Pod (with new
firmware) via the PX3 KEYBD connector
• ...
Ooh, aah. This all starts with USB hub support.
If you're interested in one or more of these capabilities, please share your
interest with Elecraft.
Joe Stone
KF5WBO
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