[amsat-bb] Re: USB to serial converters

[Edward Cole]

When I bought one for work to use with serial 
port devices (Motorola RIB programing 
interface).  I had to reassign the port address 
to com-1 or com-2 for the accessory to talk to 
the application program.  I think on my 
particular computer the USB adapter defaulted to 
something like com-7 or higher.  I think I had to 
reboot the application for it to stick.  You 
should have seen a new hardware alert when you 
start up yoru computer the first time.

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 03:08 PM 1/1/2009, Greg D. wrote:

>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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