Re: [beagleboard] Issues with FTDI cable on Windows with BBB

2015-09-16 Thread William Hermans
> > *On the contrary, I have no idea of what the root problem was but* > * hibernation was part of the (accidental) solution!* I've read a few "stories" of Hibernation causing issues very similar to the one you've experienced here. E.G. causing devices to mysteriously go missing, only to reappear

Re: [beagleboard] Issues with FTDI cable on Windows with BBB

2015-09-16 Thread Taceant Omnes
On 16 September 2015 at 17:22, William Hermans wrote: > Ah ! Hibernation has a bad "habit" of causing problems like this. On the contrary, I have no idea of what the root problem was but hibernation was part of the (accidental) solution! -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss

Re: [beagleboard] Issues with FTDI cable on Windows with BBB

2015-09-16 Thread William Hermans
Ah ! Hibernation has a bad "habit" of causing problems like this. On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 6:22 AM, Taceant Omnes wrote: > On 10 September 2015 at 19:53, William Hermans wrote: > > Probably what should be done first, is check device manager to make sure > the > > device is actually setup properl

Re: [beagleboard] Issues with FTDI cable on Windows with BBB

2015-09-16 Thread Taceant Omnes
On 10 September 2015 at 19:53, William Hermans wrote: > Probably what should be done first, is check device manager to make sure the > device is actually setup properly. I've had Windows change setting on me > under device properties at least once. For unknown reasons. > > By the way, the prolific

Re: [beagleboard] Issues with FTDI cable on Windows with BBB

2015-09-16 Thread Taceant Omnes
On 10 September 2015 at 19:10, Graham wrote: > Are you sure it is a "real" FTDI cable. > There were some cables out there that look the same, but were built with > counterfeit FTDI chips. > FTDI released some (Windows) driver updates this past May that could tell > them apart, and not work with th

Re: [beagleboard] Issues with FTDI cable on Windows with BBB

2015-09-10 Thread William Hermans
Probably what should be done first, is check device manager to make sure the device is actually setup properly. I've had Windows change setting on me under device properties at least once. For unknown reasons. By the way, the prolific pl2303hx cables that cost like 1/10th the price of an FTDI work

Re: [beagleboard] Issues with FTDI cable on Windows with BBB

2015-09-10 Thread Maxim Podbereznyy
I confirm what Graham describes. I had issues with custom boards where bought FTDI chips were used, but never with FTDI cables purchased from digikey 10 Сен 2015 г. 21:10 пользователь "Graham" написал: > Are you sure it is a "real" FTDI cable. > There were some cables out there that look the sam

Re: [beagleboard] Issues with FTDI cable on Windows with BBB

2015-09-10 Thread Graham
Are you sure it is a "real" FTDI cable. There were some cables out there that look the same, but were built with counterfeit FTDI chips. FTDI released some (Windows) driver updates this past May that could tell them apart, and not work with the counterfeit chips. They later recalled them, but you

Re: [beagleboard] Issues with FTDI cable on Windows with BBB

2015-09-10 Thread Taceant Omnes
On 10 September 2015 at 18:38, Maxim Podbereznyy wrote: > You should go to the FTDI website and download the latest driver. Thanks. I already did that. Also I tried two different FTDI cables just in case one was not good. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You receiv

Re: [beagleboard] Issues with FTDI cable on Windows with BBB

2015-09-10 Thread Maxim Podbereznyy
You should go to the FTDI website and download the latest driver. 10 Сен 2015 г. 20:00 пользователь "Taceant Omnes" написал: > > On 10 September 2015 at 17:30, Maxim Podbereznyy wrote: > > I use the FTDI cable for years with no errors at all under Win7 64bits. > > Usually I use putty but also us

Re: [beagleboard] Issues with FTDI cable on Windows with BBB

2015-09-10 Thread Taceant Omnes
On 10 September 2015 at 17:30, Maxim Podbereznyy wrote: > I use the FTDI cable for years with no errors at all under Win7 64bits. > Usually I use putty but also used Hyper Terminal without issues. You should > configure the port 115200 8 bits, no parity Thanks Maxim. My serial port configuration

Re: [beagleboard] Issues with FTDI cable on Windows with BBB

2015-09-10 Thread Maxim Podbereznyy
I use the FTDI cable for years with no errors at all under Win7 64bits. Usually I use putty but also used Hyper Terminal without issues. You should configure the port 115200 8 bits, no parity 10 Сен 2015 г. 17:44 пользователь "Taceant Omnes" написал: > I have used putty via USB on Windows on BB W

[beagleboard] Issues with FTDI cable on Windows with BBB

2015-09-10 Thread Taceant Omnes
I have used putty via USB on Windows on BB White without issue for more than a year. BB White has a FTDI chip. Now I am trying to use the BB Black with the FTDI cable recommended in the BBB manual, however it is not working in 95% of my tries. Once it worked when I had the cable working with Putty