Re: [Aus-soaring] Serial to USB

CD\ reg query HKLM\hardware\devicemap\serialcomm pause Cut & paste from my .bat file created using Notepad. I added the CD\ to get it back to the root directory as I thought that was the initial problem. It wasn't.. Maybe I just don't have that HKLM key in the registry, no Serial Port on this com

Re: [Aus-soaring] Serial to USB

That would be right. The newer Prolific's since about 2012-2013 use the new chip 2303HXD with drivers which work in Win 10. You must have one with the later chip. To avoid buying a USB to serial with an earlier 2303 chip just buy a FTDI chip device. Mike Which is what I said if you read

Re: [Aus-soaring] Serial to USB

That would be right. The newer Prolific's since about 2012-2013 use the new chip 2303HXD with drivers which work in Win 10. You must have one with the later chip. To avoid buying a USB to serial with an earlier 2303 chip just buy a FTDI chip device. Mike Which is what I said if you read

Re: [Aus-soaring] Serial to USB

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

Re: [Aus-soaring] Serial to USB

Hi Ross, it works on my Win7 machine. Did you put the word pause on the second line? Try entering the first line at a command prompt and see if it returns a value. If you created the .txt file using Word, try creating it using WordPad or any other simple text editor (Word adds hidden formatting th

Re: [Aus-soaring] Serial to USB

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 10

Re: [Aus-soaring] Serial to USB

just to be contra… I have Proflic working perfectly in Win 10, in Parallels on a MAC > On 30 Nov 2015, at 12:06 PM, Mike Borgelt > wrote: > > Here's the story: > > There are two main kinds of USB to serial chips. > > The FTDI chip as in the Dontronics device and some other brands and the

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

Re: [Aus-soaring] Serial to USB

Here's the story: There are two main kinds of USB to serial chips. The FTDI chip as in the Dontronics device and some other brands and the 2303 chip in the Prolific and other devices. I bought a new FTDI chip device last week via eBay.

Re: [Aus-soaring] Serial to USB

I get one from a guy in Melbourne called dontronics (Don McKenzie) & it always seems to work. Somebody at Southern Cross GC put me on to these 8 years ago. Yes it is a few dollars more but always work. I did had a Jaycar or Altronics one & sent it to nick Gilbert to see if he could get it to wor

Re: [Aus-soaring] Serial to USB

Did you check on which port it is on in the device manager? They tend to end up on some unusual numbers. Cheers Paul On Nov 30, 2015 10:28, "jim crowhurst" wrote: > Hi all, > I've had limited (no) success with a serial to USB connector I bought from > Jaycar for my laptop (running windows 8 64

Re: [Aus-soaring] Serial to USB

Jim, just about all adapters use the same Chip. all of them are built in China. you would think that they all should work, but they don't. I find about one in 10 is sub quality. I suspect they are susceptible to power supply noise, but it's a guess. they are cheap, buy a few of them. throw th

[Aus-soaring] Serial to USB

Hi all, I've had limited (no) success with a serial to USB connector I bought from Jaycar for my laptop (running windows 8 64 bit) to talk to my Lx 5000. Has anyone else had issues with these connectors, or is there one make better than the others that works reliably? Jim

Re: [Aus-soaring] Nimbus3&4 & Discus & Ventus 2 owners

At 05:08 PM 11/29/2015, you wrote: These gliders all have their aerial in the rudder (fin is carbon fibre) and at the base of rudder is a BNC connector for disconnecting aerial. Regretfully when the rudder is removed & replaced the BNC connection should be fully taped up with self amalgamatin