Re: [Elecraft] How to change K3 COM port to a high number (to avoid N1MM/u2R problem)
On 6/28/2018 10:00 AM, hb9brj wrote: > When dealing with COM ports created by USB devices, these 2 utilities out of > Uwe Sieber's kitchen have helped me a lot: If one is using a modern Windows OS, the Device Manager Port advanced settings do that as well, able to set COM ports up to COM256. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] How to change K3 COM port to a high number (to avoid N1MM/u2R problem)
When dealing with COM ports created by USB devices, these 2 utilities out of Uwe Sieber's kitchen have helped me a lot: COM Port Manager by Uwe Sieber: https://www.uwe-sieber.de/comportman_e.html COM Name Arbiter Setter: https://www.uwe-sieber.de/misc_tools_e.html (scroll down on page) 73, Markus HB9BRJ -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] How to change K3 COM port to a high number (to avoid N1MM/u2R problem)
The com ports used for physical control of the radios are normally set up when I first put a K3 into operation. The MicroHAM router deals with additional com ports that are not physical but serve to provide communications between pieces of software within the computer. When choosing those com ports, I avoid the com port numbers already in use for radio control, as well as any others that I might find to be in use by looking at Device Manager. If the MicroHAM router can do anything to change the radio control physical com ports, I have missed it. Thanks for your input, and also thanks to others who have replied to my question. Exhausted after FD, I will need some time to recover before considering each piece of advice and otherwise looking at this issue again. 73, Erik K7TV -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of j...@kk9a.com Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2018 8:58 AM To: 'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: [Elecraft] How to change K3 COM port to a high number (to avoid N1MM/u2R problem) Doesn't the MicroHAM router control the com ports? You should be able to set it to anything you want in the router. I have had no issues using Com 1, 2 and 3 with Writelog. John KK9A K7TV wrote: I run two K3 radios with MicroHAM u2R for SO2R in N1MMplus. It has been working, but occasionally I get a message about COM port conflicts, about the two COM ports that are used to control the radios, and this causes problems during a contest such as tomorrow I have spent some time looking for the source of conflict, but don't see those two COM port numbers used by anything else in Device Manager, even when using "show hidden devices". When I set up everything related to N1MM, and the u2R I totally avoided using those two COM ports that are used for the radios. I never get the errors when just running the radios without N1MM/u2R. I don't remember any such error from long ago when I was using N1MM without SO2R. I sought advice on a computer forum and a Microsoft employee advised me to try using high port numbers such as 25 or higher for my applications, as any "hidden" usage in Windows would be unlikely to use a high number. No conflicts are reported for the numbers I use for N1MM and u2R, so it seems meaningless to change those to high numbers. It seems I need to try high COM port numbers for communicating with the radios. How can I do that? Using the Elecraft FTDI adapters. Thanks, 73, Erik K7TV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ebasil...@cox.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] How to change K3 COM port to a high number (to avoid N1MM/u2R problem)
Doesn't the MicroHAM router control the com ports? You should be able to set it to anything you want in the router. I have had no issues using Com 1, 2 and 3 with Writelog. John KK9A K7TV wrote: I run two K3 radios with MicroHAM u2R for SO2R in N1MMplus. It has been working, but occasionally I get a message about COM port conflicts, about the two COM ports that are used to control the radios, and this causes problems during a contest such as tomorrow I have spent some time looking for the source of conflict, but don't see those two COM port numbers used by anything else in Device Manager, even when using "show hidden devices". When I set up everything related to N1MM, and the u2R I totally avoided using those two COM ports that are used for the radios. I never get the errors when just running the radios without N1MM/u2R. I don't remember any such error from long ago when I was using N1MM without SO2R. I sought advice on a computer forum and a Microsoft employee advised me to try using high port numbers such as 25 or higher for my applications, as any "hidden" usage in Windows would be unlikely to use a high number. No conflicts are reported for the numbers I use for N1MM and u2R, so it seems meaningless to change those to high numbers. It seems I need to try high COM port numbers for communicating with the radios. How can I do that? Using the Elecraft FTDI adapters. Thanks, 73, Erik K7TV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] How to change K3 COM port to a high number (to avoid N1MM/u2R problem)
Erik, 1. Please set the Windows System Environment variable devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices to 1 2. Open Windows Device Manager and select View -> Show Hidden Devices 3. You will probably see far more COM port devices than seen previously 4. Expand Ports 5. (Expand Eltima devices if visible) 6. Under Ports, note all the conflicts (multiple devices with same COM port number, some not present and disabled) 7. For any ports that use Prolific device drivers, select Uninstall Device. When you get to the last Prolific device, check the box that says "Delete the driver software for this device" 8. Do not uninstall any FTDI or Eltima devices 9. Renumber remaining ports as required so they are all unique COM port numbers (Right Click, Properties, Port Settings, Advanced). Do not touch Eltima (microHAM) devices. 10. Please report success or failure here If the problem continues, please send me a screen shot of the pop-up error message that you see. The title bar may reveal which program is issuing the message. A screen shot of your Window Device Manager with Ports expanded may also be helpful. (Use the Windows Snipping Tool to take screen shots) 73, Bob, N6TV On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 11:04 AM, Erik Basilier wrote: > I run two K3 radios with MicroHAM u2R for SO2R in N1MMplus. > It has been working, but occasionally I get a message about COM port > conflicts, about the two COM ports that are used to control the radios, and > this causes problems during a contest such as tomorrow > > I have spent some time looking for the source of conflict, but don't see > those two COM port numbers used by anything else in Device Manager, even > when using "show hidden devices". When I set up everything related to N1MM, > and the u2R I totally avoided using those two COM ports that are used for > the radios. I never get the errors when just running the radios without > N1MM/u2R. I don't remember any such error from long ago when I was using > N1MM without SO2R. I sought advice on a computer forum and a Microsoft > employee advised me to try using high port numbers such as 25 or higher for > my applications, as any "hidden" usage in Windows would be unlikely to use > a > high number. No conflicts are reported for the numbers I use for N1MM and > u2R, so it seems meaningless to change those to high numbers. It seems I > need to try high COM port numbers for communicating with the radios. How > can > I do that? Using the Elecraft FTDI adapters. > > Thanks, > 73, Erik K7TV > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to n...@arrl.net > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] How to change K3 COM port to a high number (to avoid N1MM/u2R problem)
Use Device Manager/Ports/Advanced and change the port number(s) for the KUSB(s) in question. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Jun 22, 2018, at 2:04 PM, Erik Basilier wrote: > > I run two K3 radios with MicroHAM u2R for SO2R in N1MMplus. > It has been working, but occasionally I get a message about COM port > conflicts, about the two COM ports that are used to control the radios, and > this causes problems during a contest such as tomorrow > > I have spent some time looking for the source of conflict, but don't see > those two COM port numbers used by anything else in Device Manager, even > when using "show hidden devices". When I set up everything related to N1MM, > and the u2R I totally avoided using those two COM ports that are used for > the radios. I never get the errors when just running the radios without > N1MM/u2R. I don't remember any such error from long ago when I was using > N1MM without SO2R. I sought advice on a computer forum and a Microsoft > employee advised me to try using high port numbers such as 25 or higher for > my applications, as any "hidden" usage in Windows would be unlikely to use a > high number. No conflicts are reported for the numbers I use for N1MM and > u2R, so it seems meaningless to change those to high numbers. It seems I > need to try high COM port numbers for communicating with the radios. How can > I do that? Using the Elecraft FTDI adapters. > > Thanks, > 73, Erik K7TV > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to n...@widomaker.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] How to change K3 COM port to a high number (to avoid N1MM/u2R problem)
I run two K3 radios with MicroHAM u2R for SO2R in N1MMplus. It has been working, but occasionally I get a message about COM port conflicts, about the two COM ports that are used to control the radios, and this causes problems during a contest such as tomorrow I have spent some time looking for the source of conflict, but don't see those two COM port numbers used by anything else in Device Manager, even when using "show hidden devices". When I set up everything related to N1MM, and the u2R I totally avoided using those two COM ports that are used for the radios. I never get the errors when just running the radios without N1MM/u2R. I don't remember any such error from long ago when I was using N1MM without SO2R. I sought advice on a computer forum and a Microsoft employee advised me to try using high port numbers such as 25 or higher for my applications, as any "hidden" usage in Windows would be unlikely to use a high number. No conflicts are reported for the numbers I use for N1MM and u2R, so it seems meaningless to change those to high numbers. It seems I need to try high COM port numbers for communicating with the radios. How can I do that? Using the Elecraft FTDI adapters. Thanks, 73, Erik K7TV __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
