K3 usb to serial

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Can anyone guess what I am NOT doing correctly?

KUSB (Prolific usb) driver installed in Windows xp pro with SP3

Windows says installed and working correctly. (No matter which usb port I plug the usb to serial cable into.

Speed is set to 38400 on the PC and K3 but still just wants to poll the K3 but does not connect.

What am I missing here?...apart from having lost the plot long ago...(:-))

73's
Gary
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Gary,

I don't know what is going on, but I can assure you of one thing - the
K3 does not poll - it only responds to what it sees on the RS-232 bus.  
Any polling must be initiated at the computer end.

Is there any chance that you can try a computer with a real serial
port?  That should give an indication of whether the K3 is at fault or
the computer/USB adapter is the culprit.

73,
Don W3FPR

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> Can anyone guess what I am NOT doing correctly?
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> KUSB (Prolific usb) driver installed in Windows xp pro with SP3
>
> Windows says installed and working correctly. (No matter which usb port I plug the usb to serial cable into.
>
> Speed is set to 38400 on the PC and K3 but still just wants to poll the K3 but does not connect.
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> What am I missing here?...apart from having lost the plot long ago...(:-))
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> 73's
> Gary
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[Dick Dievendorff]

What program are you using to poll the K3?

If it's the K3 Utility, please make sure you've selected the correct COM
port.  There's information in K3 Utility Help to assist in finding the COM
port that corresponds to your KUSB.  If there is more than one choice in the
Port page's COM port selector, try other ones.

There have been defective USB to Serial cables, there have been defective PC
USB hubs, and there have been failures in the K3's KIO3.  Generally the
issue is selecting the wrong COM port or a defective cable.  Can you try
another cable?  

If available, try a "real" RS-232 port in preference to any USB to Serial
adapter.

Has this ever worked for you?

Dick, K6KR


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Subject: [Elecraft] K3 usb to serial

Can anyone guess what I am NOT doing correctly?

KUSB (Prolific usb) driver installed in Windows xp pro with SP3

Windows says installed and working correctly. (No matter which usb port I
plug the usb to serial cable into.

Speed is set to 38400 on the PC and K3 but still just wants to poll the K3
but does not connect.

What am I missing here?...apart from having lost the plot long ago...(:-))

73's
Gary
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[n7ws]

What program is polling the K3 and what port number is it set to?

Go to Device Manager and see what port and speed the USB adapter is defaulted to.  The program that's trying to communicate with the K3 has to use the same number.  If you move the adapter to another USB port this will change.  You can assign a port number and speed in Device Manager.



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Can anyone guess what I am NOT doing correctly?

KUSB (Prolific usb) driver installed in Windows xp pro with SP3

Windows says installed and working correctly. (No matter which usb port I plug the usb to serial cable into.

Speed is set to 38400 on the PC and K3 but still just wants to poll the K3 but does not connect.

What am I missing here?...apart from having lost the plot long ago...(:-))

73's
Gary
Sent via BlackBerry® from Telstra




     
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