Joe, At some point the advice was to always load the Microham USB router at boot time. What was the reason for that? Just to make sure that com ports 8 and under weren't gobbled up?
73, Guy. On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The com ports of Microham devices can be made stable, even though it >> uses USB to get to the box, by simply loading the USB Device router at >> boot time. So my COM 7 and COM 8 never change, because those numbers >> have been set in software before any variable plug and play USB stuff >> is run because of whatever USB stuff you have plugged in today. > > The COM ports of microHAM hardware are stable because they use serial > numbered devices. Windows will remember a COM assignment if the > device contains a serial number because is associates the serial number > and port assignment no matter which port that device uses. > > However, most commodity hardware lacks a serial number and all Windows > can do is assign a new COM number to every new device/new port it sees. > Like everything else, you get what you pay for ... if you are going to > use the lowest cost commodity hardware, you will get commodity level > performance. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > > On 12/25/2010 10:22 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: >> >> One of the things that Win 7 does a lot is to rearrange com ports. >> This may NOT be your trouble, but it certainly happens enough, and is >> NOT a driver problem, and can still happen and keep you from talking >> to your K3. >> >> After you plug in the USB cable for the USB/serial, bring up the >> device manager (type device manager in the start menu search bar and >> click on it in the list of candidate programs it generates). Click on >> Ports (COM& LPT). Look for the com port THAT WAS ASSIGNED BY >> WINDOWS. Start up the K3 utility, click the "Port" tab. Set the COM >> port to match what you just found in device manager. >> >> YOU MAY HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY TIME YOU START WINDOWS, particularly if >> you have a lot of different USB devices you attach and remove from >> time to time. This is one of the reasons I bought a PCI-Ex Serial >> Card. It gets registered at bootup and is always in the list. You can >> then right click on the device and select properties, click the Port >> Settings tab, and then assign a low COM port number that it will >> permanently retain. I use COM1 and COM2, and have simply quit having >> com port troubles of any kind. >> >> The com ports of Microham devices can be made stable, even though it >> uses USB to get to the box, by simply loading the USB Device router at >> boot time. So my COM 7 and COM 8 never change, because those numbers >> have been set in software before any variable plug and play USB stuff >> is run because of whatever USB stuff you have plugged in today. >> >> I don't personally know of a way to fix USB com ports in the registry >> or some such, without the device actually active. I did go looking >> for that information. Anyone know how to do that? >> >> 73, Guy. >> >> On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Robert Redmon<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Dick, >>> >>> I tried the driver on the Elecraft download page first. It loaded okay >>> and windows recognized the adapter when I connected it, but it could not >>> communicate with the K3 using the K3 Utility (latest release version). I >>> will download and try v1.30 of the prolific driver when their download >>> site is up and working properly again....It isn't right now. >>> >>> Bob K5SM >>> >>> On 12/25/2010 5:06 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: >>>> >>>> I think I understand that issue. Sometimes the driver issues a data >>>> available signal but when you subsequently ask for the data, none is >>>> there. My view is that this boundary condition could have been >>>> handled a bit better by the MS VB common communications DLL, but my >>>> view doesn't help the poor guy using That DLL. >>>> >>>> You make a good point, but I'm not sure Prolific is entirely at fault >>>> here. >>>> >>>> Dick, K6KR >>>> >>>> On Dec 25, 2010, at 14:15, WILLIS COOKE<[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dick, I had no difficulty with the Elecraft supplied K3 utilities, >>>>> but could not control the K3 from N1MM and XMLog. These logging >>>>> programs were complied using Visual Basic and I was told that the >>>>> Prolific driver and Visual Basic had a register conflict. When I >>>>> bought the PCIe RS-232 card it cured my problems and I have not >>>>> worried with it since. I got the latest Prolific drivers from the >>>>> web site a little over a year ago, but have not updated them since I >>>>> quit using the Elecraft supplied Prolific converter. >>>>> Willis 'Cookie' Cooke >>>>> K5EWJ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> *From:* Dick Dievendorff<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>> *To:* WILLIS COOKE<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>> *Cc:* Robert Redmon<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; >>>>> "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" >>>>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>> *Sent:* Sat, December 25, 2010 3:49:16 PM >>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Elecraft] Windows 7 64bit and USB to RS232 adapter >>>>> >>>>> I use an older Prolific based KUSB with my Windows 7 64 bit system >>>>> that I use to develop and test the various Elecraft Utilities. I got >>>>> my drivers from the Prolific web site listed in K3 Utility Help, see >>>>> Troubleshooting USB to serial adapters section. >>>>> >>>>> Dick, K6KR >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 25, 2010, at 12:57, WILLIS COOKE<[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Bob, the Prolific converters do not work well with W7. I have been >>>>> >>>>> using W7 >>>>>> >>>>>> with my K3 for over a year with a PCIe card RS-232 port. It worked >>>>> >>>>> the first >>>>>> >>>>>> time with no problems. Elecraf has quit selling the Prolific >>>>> >>>>> converter, but the >>>>>> >>>>>> one they were selling two years ago was Prolific. I think that >>>>> >>>>> some are having >>>>>> >>>>>> good results from the FTDI chip set converters which Elecraft is >>>>> >>>>> shipping now. >>>>>> >>>>>> You will need the latest drivers which are available from the FTDI >>>>> >>>>> web site. >>>>>> >>>>>> Surely Prolific will eventually get their act together and publish >>>>> >>>>> a driver >>>>>> >>>>>> which will work with W7, maybe they have by now. >>>>>> Willis 'Cookie' Cooke >>>>>> K5EWJ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>> From: Robert Redmon<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Sat, December 25, 2010 2:26:43 PM >>>>>> Subject: [Elecraft] Windows 7 64bit and USB to RS232 adapter >>>>>> >>>>>> I have a new laptop with W7/64bit and can't get my USB/Serial >>>>> >>>>> adapter to >>>>>> >>>>>> work (with my K3). It all works fine on my XP (32bit) computers. >>>>> >>>>> Anyone >>>>>> >>>>>> who can help? >>>>>> >>>>>> 73, Bob K5SM >>>>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>>>> Elecraft mailing list >>>>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>>>> Post: mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>>>>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>>>> Elecraft mailing list >>>>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>>>> Post: mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>>>>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>>>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> > ______________________________________________________________ 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
