{"id":32462,"date":"2012-05-10T20:41:46","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T18:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/?p=32462"},"modified":"2023-10-05T07:30:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T05:30:18","slug":"the-nanokeyer-is-an-arduino-nano-based-cw-contest-keyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/diy\/the-nanokeyer-is-an-arduino-nano-based-cw-contest-keyer\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY: The nanoKeyer is an Arduino Nano based CW Contest Keyer kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is\u00a0nanoKeyer?\u00a0 The nanoKeyer\u00a0is an Arduino Nano based CW Contest\u00a0Keyer Addon.<\/p>\n<p>It was designed specifically for use with the K3NG Arduino keyer open-source firmware adding many\u00a0features and flexibility.<\/p>\n<p>The nanoKeyer is suitable as a standalone keyer or for keying the radio via the USB port by using the K1EL Winkeyer protocol from a connected computer and your favoured contest logging software.\u00a0By means of\u00a0the K3NG firmware it can be also used as a computerless keyboard keyer by attaching a PS2-Keyboard to it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nanokeyer.wordpress.com\/nanokeyer-info\/\">Click here for a full overview of features\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It\u2019s open source\u00a0code and open hardware so you can customize it to fit your needs and\u00a0projects or buid it as a club project. For your convenience we\u00a0offer a parts and PCB sourcing service for building your own nanoKeyer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contest keying has never been this easy\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oscar,\u00a0 DJ0MY<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It was designed specifically for use with the<strong><a title=\"K3NG site\" href=\"http:\/\/radioartisan.wordpress.com\/arduino-cw-keyer\/\"> K3NG Arduino keyer open-source firmware <\/a><\/strong>adding many features and flexibility.<br \/>\nThe nanoKeyer is suitable as a standalone keyer or for keying the radio via the USB port from a connected computer and your favoured contest logging software. By means of the K3NG firmware it can be also used as a computerless keyboard keyer by attaching a PS2-Keyboard to it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dscf5058.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32468 size-medium\" title=\"dscf5058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dscf5058-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dscf5058-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dscf5058-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dscf5058.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Picture by DJ0MY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Features (K3NG Firmware):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CW speed adjustable from 1 to 999 WPM<\/li>\n<li>K1EL Winkeyer interface protocol\u00a0emulation<\/li>\n<li>Supported by major logging apps (e.g. N1MM, HRD, etc. in K1EL Winkeyer mode via USB port)<\/li>\n<li>Command mode for using the paddle to change settings, program memories, etc.<\/li>\n<li>PS2 Keyboard Interface for CW keyboard operation without a computer<\/li>\n<li>PTT\u00a0with configurable lead, tail, and hang times<\/li>\n<li>Up to 12 memories with macro and serial number support<\/li>\n<li>QRSS and HSCW<\/li>\n<li>Iambic A and B, Ultimatic and Bug mode<\/li>\n<li>Farnsworth Timing, Autospace and Wordspace Adjustment<\/li>\n<li>Keying Compensation, Dah to Dit Ratio, Weighting\u00a0adjustment<\/li>\n<li>Non-volatile storage of most settings<\/li>\n<li>and much much more\u2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"nanoKeyer K1EL Winkeyer compatible CW contest keyer\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_UsOtCMb7O08\"><div id=\"lyte_UsOtCMb7O08\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UsOtCMb7O08\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\">nanoKeyer K1EL Winkeyer compatible CW contest keyer<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UsOtCMb7O08\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UsOtCMb7O08\/0.jpg\" alt=\"nanoKeyer K1EL Winkeyer compatible CW contest keyer\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><br \/>\nVideo by DJ0MY<\/p>\n<p>The firmware is open source code\u00a0provided by K3NG\u00a0so you can customize it to fit your needs.<\/p>\n<p>The keyer features one radio port with a optically isolated\u00a0PTT keying line as well as the CW keying line.<br \/>\nThe paddle is conneted with a standard 6.3mm Stereo Jack compatible with most modern radios.<\/p>\n<p>Via the USB jack of the Arduino Nano plug-in board (the \u201cheart\u201dof the keyer) the keyer can communicate with a PC or MAC.\u00a0The FTDI chip drivers will provide\u00a0virtual serial COM port on the computer wich is then available to external loggers for communicating with the keyer (via the K1EL Winkeyer emulation mode).<\/p>\n<p>A mini DIN jack allows to connect an externalPS2-Keyboard for computerless keyboard keying.<\/p>\n<p>While the keyer can be powered solely via the USB port there is also the possibility to connect a battery or external power during computerless operation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nanokeyer.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/nanokeyer-building-instructions-pcb-rev-c2.pdf\">nanoKeyer building instructions PCB REV C (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/arduino.cc\/en\/Main\/ArduinoBoardNano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a> 1\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nanokeyer.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Link 2<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/nanokeyer.wordpress.com\/get-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get the Kit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kit Price is 29 EUro (<em>The Arduino Nano V3.0 needs to be purchased separately<\/em>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is\u00a0nanoKeyer?\u00a0 The nanoKeyer\u00a0is an Arduino Nano based CW Contest\u00a0Keyer Addon. 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The nanoKeyer is suitable as a standalone keyer or for keying the radio via the USB port by using the K1EL Winkeyer protocol from a connected computer&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[112,259,304],"class_list":["post-32462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy","tag-cw","tag-kit","tag-new-equipment-2","category-2","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}