Alternatively, plug the device in to the USB port, go to settings, system, about, device manager ( Win10) and look at the ports created.
Set software you want to use to that port. Mike At 12:47 PM 11/30/2015, you wrote:
Hi Bernie Just tried it, my system is Win 7 and it didn't work. All I got was: "ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value" ROSS ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________ Ross McLean Mobile: + 61 488 270 105 Telephone: + 61 7 4325 4771 -----Original Message----- From: Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] On Behalf Of Bernie Baer Sent: Monday, 30 November 2015 12:01 PM To: aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Serial to USB http://www.dontronics-shop.com/easysync-premium-gold-usb-rs232-adapter-cable -1-meter-cable.html The FTDI chip version from Dontronics works every time, providing you specify the correct port number in your software. To identify what port number to use, try this: 1. Create a txt file, call it port.txt 2. Edit it to include these two lines and nothing else reg query HKLM\hardware\devicemap\serialcomm pause 3. Save it, then rename it to port.bat 4. Double click on it, it will list all com ports in use _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
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