Jay, there's a K3 Utility Help page dedicated to troubleshooting USB to Serial adapter issues.
My guess is that you're not finding the right COM port number for the USB to Serial Adapter. There's a separate troubleshooting Help page, "Finding the right COM port" on that topic. 73 de Dick, K6KR -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Iain MacDonnell - N6ML Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 1:11 PM To: Jay Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Firmware upgrade harder than construction...Help Jay wrote: > After 10 months I decided to upgrade my firmware from the original 2.16 > since I just got the KXV3 and KRX3...Frustration! > Have a USB 2.0 to RS232 Serial adapter and have tried it in all my USB > plugs and in Com ports 1, 2, and 4 which are shown as choices on the K3 > Utility.....The computer tells me my driver is correct, I've matched > 9600 baud with the K3 and all I ever get is a "K3 not responding" on Com > Ports 1 and 2, and "Another app connected to" Com port 4. I'd just > order the CD, but that would not solve my communication from the > computer to the K3. What should I try next? It's unlikely to be COM1 or 2 - those are usually [reserved for] built-in serial ports. Right-click "My Computer", choose "Manage", then in the window that opens, click on "Device Manager", then expand the "Ports" sub-tree. You should see currently available serial ports there. See if one of them comes and goes when you plug / unplug the USB adapter. If so, you know which one you would be choosing in K3 Utility. If not, you probably have a driver (or hardware) problem. ~Iain / N6ML ______________________________________________________________ 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
