KAT500 Serial Connection Properties?

[Bob KD7YZ]

I seemed to have malconfigured the KAT500 Utility-to-KAT500 and can not
find the correct settings for my COM5: Baud/Parity/Stop-Bits/Flow control

any quick answers?

Oh, I did make sure the USB-to-KAT500 is both connected as well as
registered by the appropriate computer as present and selectable.

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Bob KD7YZ
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[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2]

On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 6:25 AM, Bob KD7YZ <[hidden email]> wrote:
> I seemed to have malconfigured the KAT500 Utility-to-KAT500 and can not
> find the correct settings for my COM5: Baud/Parity/Stop-Bits/Flow control

The KAT500 does not present any options for those. It attempts to
connect at 4 different baud rates. It should find your KAT500, so long
as you point to the correct COM port.

If you're looking at the [Port Settings] for the COM port in Device
Manager, those settings are not really relevant, since the application
(KAT500 Utility) can override them, but FWIW, mine are set to Bits per
second: 9600, Data bits: 8, Parity: None, Stop bits: 1 and Flow
control: None.


> Oh, I did make sure the USB-to-KAT500 is both connected as well as
> registered by the appropriate computer as present and selectable.

When you say "present and selectable", you mean on the [Port] tab of
the KAT500 Utility? Are you sure you're selecting the correct COM
port? To be sure, disconnect/reconnect the USB cable (at the PC end)
whilst watching the Device Manager, as described in [KAT500 Utility
Help -> Troubleshooting -> Finding the Right COM Port]

Also check that the 1/8" plug at the KAT500 end is securely connected.
It's (too) easy to pull it out slightly and loose (sic) connection.

What happens when you select the correct COM port and click on [Test
Communications] on the [Port] tab of the KAT500 Utility?

73,

    ~iain / N6ML
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[Bob KD7YZ]

On 1/14/2014 11:21, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:

> The KAT500 does not present any options for those.

>
> What happens when you select the correct COM port and click on [Test
> Communications] on the [Port] tab of the KAT500 Utility?
>

constant searching ... however:

> Also check that the 1/8" plug at the KAT500 end is securely connected.
> It's (too) easy to pull it out slightly and loose (sic) connection.


Well suggested!
Earlier this morning I saw a "possible" need to re-seat it. 'Didn't
really look like it was out. But due to the stacking of, bottom to top,
KAT500-K3-XV50-XV144-XV432, and notwithstanding Rene's excellent
T-Connector cabling, I still am forced to use an auto-peeky-mirror, to
actually see behind the stacked equipment.

And having read this response, I peered around and could see just enough
of the silver-tipped plug to give it a push back in.

thanks ..All connected now.


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Bob KD7YZ
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www.denstarfarm.us/LGD
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