[amsat-bb] Re: USB to serial converters

[Greg D.]

Assuming this is a USB device that provides a "COM Port" serial connector, then you should get some sort of reaction from Windows.  If it's totally inert, then my guess is that the device is broken, or the USB port on the computer is not active.

I'd check to see that another device works in that USB port, just to validate the computer side of things, and then maybe try the suspect device on another machine.  Again, Windows should react to its presence, if only to flash up one of those annoying task bar bubbles.  Did you check in the Device Manager to be sure that it didn't sneak in unannounced?

Greg  KO6TH


> From: timp at speednetllc.com
> To: m0zlb at btinternet.com
> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 14:58:51 -0500
> CC: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: USB to serial converters
> 
> When I connect it nothing happens in XP or Vista. It's doesn't even  
> know it's there.
> 
> Tim KG8OC
> 
> On Jan 1, 2009, at 2:40 PM, David - KG4ZLB/MØZLB wrote:
> 
> > Providing you are using XP or Vista, I would assume that the PC  
> > would recognise the USB converter when you plugged it in and load  
> > the drivers automatically or find them for you from the internet  
> > (providing you are connected at the time)
> >
> > That is what happened when I swapped my USB converter over to a new  
> > machine!
> >
> > Hope that helps!
> >
> > David
> > KG4ZLB/M0ZLB
> > www.kg4zlb.com
> >
> >
> >
> > Timothy Pickett wrote:
> >> I have a serial to usb unit, but no drivers for it. Does anybody  
> >> know  if there is a way to find out what the chip set is? Or where  
> >> to find  drivers that might work? Thanks...
> >>
> >> Tim KG8OC
> >>
> >> On Jan 1, 2009, at 1:39 PM, Mark Spencer wrote:
> >>
> >>
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