Re: K3S/N1MM communications failed.

[Jack Brindle-2]

Peter;

If you haven’t done so already, I strongly suggest you post this query to the N1MM reflector.
You may get a good response here, but that reflector is the place for N1MM questions, and I’d
bet you will get a quicker response in that forum.

73 & hope to Q in CWWCW!

- Jack, W6FB

> On Nov 23, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Peter Dougherty <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> My travel laptop upgraded itself to Windows 10 earlier this summer. I have
> had no occasion or reason to fully dismantle my home station to test it out
> until today, the day before I leave for CQWW in VE3 but I have a
> show-stopper problem that I can't seem to fix.
>
> I have no communication between N1MM+ and the K3S, using the USB cable
> supplied by Elecraft. Last year it all worked 100% reliably under Windows 7.
> Since the upgrade something has obviously changed.
> When I plug the K3S into the computer a new port shows up in Device manager
> (COM-9 in this case). I launch N1MM+ go into the configurer and select COM9,
> click SET and, using the same settings that work on my desktop system,
> nothing's happening. I'm using 38400, N-8-1, DTR=PTT, RTS=Always Off, Radio
> Nr. 1, Foot switch none, radio polling rate Normal. None of the checkboxes
> are checked. I have also selected both DTR and RTS to Always off, which has
> also worked in the past. Nothing. No CAT control, no CW send, nothing. I'm
> completely dead in the water. I am leaving tomorrow morning (Thursday) and
> need to get this going or I'm completely sunk.
>
> Like I said, last year it worked 100% on the first try. Today, nothing.
> Other than the Windows 7 to Windows 10  forced "upgrade" in July, various
> forced patches, etc, and an update to N1MM+ yesterday nothing has been done
> to this computer in a year. No new hardware or software. Any help gratefully
> appreciated. Please feel free to contact me via my QRZ.com email address as
> well.
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Regards,
> Peter Dougherty, W2IRT/VE3THX.
>
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Make sure CONFIG:RS232 is set to USB????

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From: Elecraft <[hidden email]> on behalf of Peter Dougherty <[hidden email]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 3:42 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [Elecraft] K3S/N1MM communications failed.

My travel laptop upgraded itself to Windows 10 earlier this summer. I have
had no occasion or reason to fully dismantle my home station to test it out
until today, the day before I leave for CQWW in VE3 but I have a
show-stopper problem that I can't seem to fix.

I have no communication between N1MM+ and the K3S, using the USB cable
supplied by Elecraft. Last year it all worked 100% reliably under Windows 7.
Since the upgrade something has obviously changed.
When I plug the K3S into the computer a new port shows up in Device manager
(COM-9 in this case). I launch N1MM+ go into the configurer and select COM9,
click SET and, using the same settings that work on my desktop system,
nothing's happening. I'm using 38400, N-8-1, DTR=PTT, RTS=Always Off, Radio
Nr. 1, Foot switch none, radio polling rate Normal. None of the checkboxes
are checked. I have also selected both DTR and RTS to Always off, which has
also worked in the past. Nothing. No CAT control, no CW send, nothing. I'm
completely dead in the water. I am leaving tomorrow morning (Thursday) and
need to get this going or I'm completely sunk.

Like I said, last year it worked 100% on the first try. Today, nothing.
Other than the Windows 7 to Windows 10  forced "upgrade" in July, various
forced patches, etc, and an update to N1MM+ yesterday nothing has been done
to this computer in a year. No new hardware or software. Any help gratefully
appreciated. Please feel free to contact me via my QRZ.com email address as
well.
----------------------------------------------------
Regards,
Peter Dougherty, W2IRT/VE3THX.

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[Richard Fjeld-2]

Peter,

Maybe something like this could be related to your problem.

I recently lost all my USB ports.  They were dead. I let Windows 10
check for a better driver
and it said I had the best one.  So I went to the Lenovo website and put
in my model
and s/n, and it came up with a full screen to have me update the
driver.  Problem fixed!

The moral of the story is; watch out for drivers.

Dick, n0ce


On 11/23/2016 4:42 PM, Peter Dougherty wrote:

> My travel laptop upgraded itself to Windows 10 earlier this summer. I have
> had no occasion or reason to fully dismantle my home station to test it out
> until today, the day before I leave for CQWW in VE3 but I have a
> show-stopper problem that I can't seem to fix.
>
> I have no communication between N1MM+ and the K3S, using the USB cable
> supplied by Elecraft. Last year it all worked 100% reliably under Windows 7.
> Since the upgrade something has obviously changed.
> When I plug the K3S into the computer a new port shows up in Device manager
> (COM-9 in this case). I launch N1MM+ go into the configurer and select COM9,
> click SET and, using the same settings that work on my desktop system,
> nothing's happening. I'm using 38400, N-8-1, DTR=PTT, RTS=Always Off, Radio
> Nr. 1, Foot switch none, radio polling rate Normal. None of the checkboxes
> are checked. I have also selected both DTR and RTS to Always off, which has
> also worked in the past. Nothing. No CAT control, no CW send, nothing. I'm
> completely dead in the water. I am leaving tomorrow morning (Thursday) and
> need to get this going or I'm completely sunk.
>
> Like I said, last year it worked 100% on the first try. Today, nothing.
> Other than the Windows 7 to Windows 10  forced "upgrade" in July, various
> forced patches, etc, and an update to N1MM+ yesterday nothing has been done
> to this computer in a year. No new hardware or software. Any help gratefully
> appreciated. Please feel free to contact me via my QRZ.com email address as
> well.
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Regards,
> Peter Dougherty, W2IRT/VE3THX.
>  
>

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On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 4:42 PM -0600, "Peter Dougherty" <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:


My travel laptop upgraded itself to Windows 10 earlier this summer. I have
had no occasion or reason to fully dismantle my home station to test it out
until today, the day before I leave for CQWW in VE3 but I have a
show-stopper problem that I can't seem to fix.

I have no communication between N1MM+ and the K3S, using the USB cable
supplied by Elecraft. Last year it all worked 100% reliably under Windows 7.
Since the upgrade something has obviously changed.
When I plug the K3S into the computer a new port shows up in Device manager
(COM-9 in this case). I launch N1MM+ go into the configurer and select COM9,
click SET and, using the same settings that work on my desktop system,
nothing's happening. I'm using 38400, N-8-1, DTR=PTT, RTS=Always Off, Radio
Nr. 1, Foot switch none, radio polling rate Normal. None of the checkboxes
are checked. I have also selected both DTR and RTS to Always off, which has
also worked in the past. Nothing. No CAT control, no CW send, nothing. I'm
completely dead in the water. I am leaving tomorrow morning (Thursday) and
need to get this going or I'm completely sunk.

Like I said, last year it worked 100% on the first try. Today, nothing.
Other than the Windows 7 to Windows 10  forced "upgrade" in July, various
forced patches, etc, and an update to N1MM+ yesterday nothing has been done
to this computer in a year. No new hardware or software. Any help gratefully
appreciated. Please feel free to contact me via my QRZ.com email address as
well.
----------------------------------------------------
Regards,
Peter Dougherty, W2IRT/VE3THX.

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