MK-1 V1.22 BETA release today!
Some of you have been anxiously awaiting the release, at least in Beta state, of the new V1.22 firmware. I will readily admit I’ve gotten way behind on it. I spent several hours last night fixing the last known bug in V1.21, and have uploaded the V1.22 Beta firmware for testing.
New or changed features:
- Prints the firmware version as part of the help menu
- Command prompt on terminal when not in host KB mode
- No need to type ‘/’ before commands in terminal mode
- Added dot & dash priority key modes (E & T). These work much like Ultimatic; when both paddles are held closed, either dots (Mode E) or dashes (Mode T) will be sent instead of alternating dots and dashes.
- Keyboard sending can be paused using PAUSE key (USB keyboard only). PAUSE or ENTER will resume sending.
- From either the PC host or the USB keyboard, CTRL-S and CTRL-Q will work as they should to pause and resume sending.
- CTRL-BACKSPACE will delete the previous word when sending or recording a message from the USB keyboard.
- The NUM LOCK state of USB keyboard is preserved after power off or reset.
- CTRL-P (PROSIGN) lets you merge any two Morse characters from the keyboard in either host or USB mode.
BUGFIXES:
- Loading settings from USB would set some parameters incorrectly, at least some of the time
- Monitor (M) setting could be corrupted if changed from serial terminal
- Fixed terminal mode D command to set both precomp and prefirst
- Bank 6 can no longer be selected (since it does not exist)
- Any button press will now terminate beacon mode
- When using “stacked” memories (pressing buttons in sequence to send more than one message), there was no word space between the first and second message. This has been fixed.
- Setting two-parameter settings (like R, D, etc) from the paddles is now easier and more reliable.
If you wish to participate in the BETA test phase, you can download a ZIP file with the firmware, updated manual and installation notes here. Please email me with any problems, errors or comments.
