5.50/1.25/2.87 is the latest firmware release. 5.54/1.26/2.88 is Beta firmware. That's the issue.
73, Ed W0YK On Dec 12, 2016 3:48 AM, Keith Onishi <[email protected]> wrote: > > My K-Pod with the latest firmware release does not show such symptom. So D4 > is always OFF unless sending command to set D4 on. > MCU/FPF/DSP is 5.54/1.26/2.88. > > 73 de JH3SIF, Keith > > > 2016/12/12 19:15、Ed K1EP <[email protected]> のメール： > > > > My D4 is always on too, as I have upgraded to the latest release. Although > > I have had my KPod for a while, I just started using mine regularly. I > > thought there were a couple of macros that didn't work right, but I > > attributed that to my lack of macro experience on the K3. I will take a > > closer look now and see if the Beta firmware is the fix. > > > > On Dec 12, 2016 2:42 AM, "Ed Muns" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hopefully, someone from Elecraft will address this question soon, but > >> meanwhile here is what I've discovered. > >> > >> I have two K-Pods, each with firmware 1.02. When Mike contacted me > >> off-list > >> about this "D4 always on" question, I replied no, D4 should not be on. It > >> has never been on in my units. > >> > >> Then, I updated to K-Pod Production firmware version 1.09 today and guess > >> what? Now, my D4 LEDs were on all the time. Moreover, the K-Pod command > >> to > >> turn them off didn't work. In fact, none of the K-Pod commands worked. > >> > >> I had the latest Production MCU/FP/DSP firmware installed so it never > >> occurred to me that maybe the Beta firmware was required. Nonetheless, I > >> installed the latest Beta firmware and the D4 LED extinguished as soon as > >> Beta FP 1.26 installed. And, now all the K-Pod commands work again. > >> > >> So, if (1) you are a recent recipient of a K-Pod with 1.09 firmware, or (2) > >> have updated your K-Pod to firmware version 1.09, you might need to load > >> the > >> Beta MCU 5.54/FP 1.26/DPS 2.88 firmware if the issues described here > >> concern > >> you. As far as I could tell, all other aspects of the K-Pod worked fine > >> with K-Pod 1.09 and the current Production K3 firmware versions. > >> > >> Ed W0YK > >> ________________________________________________________________________ > >> > >> Mike VE3WDM asked: > >> > >> Good afternoon, I just connected the K-pod to my K3 for the first time > >> after > >> updating the firmware to the latest. I noticed that D4 is always on just > >> wondering if this is normal? > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> Message delivered to [email protected] > >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
