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serial port not working on laptop..
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:07 am
by marko
any computer pro's in here? i'm trying to get my UCS PRO to work with my laptop but my serial port is not having any of it, the UCS is fine and connects to my desktop pc straight away so i know it's not the processor or cable. tried matching com ports up but still no luck, the laptop is an old dell d600 i bought specifically because it has a serial port for diagnostics
any help/suggestions would be great!
Mark.
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 6:05 am
by Eric D
I would turn off the FIFO buffers. I believe you do that by opening the device manager, find the serial port and go to its advanced options then look for something you can uncheck. I believe the FIFO buffers are enabled by default, so they will probably be on.
I have had issues like this many times while interfacing RS232 to industrial controls, and CNC machines.
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 6:06 am
by marko
Eric D wrote:I would turn off the FIFO buffers. I believe you do that by opening the device manager, find the serial port and go to its advanced options then look for something you can uncheck. I believe the FIFO buffers are enabled by default, so they will probably be on.
I have had issues like this many times while interfacing RS232 to industrial controls, and CNC machines.
will try that later, thanks
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 6:27 am
by marko
just tried it with no luck at all
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:00 am
by bretti_kivi
is the speed on the serial port set correctly?
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:03 am
by marko
bretti_kivi wrote:is the speed on the serial port set correctly?
as low as it'll go, i copied the settings from the desktop pc to laptop, desktop ok, laptop not.. unfotunetly i can't sit in the car tuning with a desktop, keyboard and monitor on my laps
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 1:30 am
by marko
anyone else have some input on this?
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 1:45 am
by longboard
have you tried another laptop its possible yours has a issue on the port?
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 1:55 am
by marko
longboard wrote:have you tried another laptop its possible yours has a issue on the port?
no, well i have 2 laptops, my main one i'm using now that only has usb's and a 2nd laptop i bought just for the ucs programme as it has a serial port.
both no luck but connects straight away on my desktop, didn't even have to go into device manager..
is the F1 gear the same? i may have to down grade (
) to alpine if i have no luck with the ucs
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:27 am
by tonym
Im betting its an OS problem...even if it works on the same OS on a dif computer...
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:30 am
by marko
fixed it with new adapter i just bought today, still not sure why the laptop's serial port won't work but at least i got there in the end
thanks guys
