Com Ports and Ascom

[astro mick]

Hi.

How do you allocate a com port in the Ascom Driver set up,when their are none showing in the Device Manger,or hidden Files?(Windows 10)

I did run the the port find box in the set-up,but it could,nt find any ports.

I have installed the FTDI driver,but am now stuck.

Any help would be appreciated.

Mick.

[kev]

Forgive a dumb reply but you have got the usb-com cable plugged in? fdti com ports only show up when the cable us plugged in. Its caught out a couple of my work colleagues.   

[sloz1664]

What are you installing to require a com port. This will help to establish the right procedure to attach your revice.

Steve

[symmetal]

Win 10 has FTDI drivers built-in so installing one isn't required though it shouldn't do any harm. The EQAscom find port feature is not very reliable as identifying actual devices attached to com ports is not easy to do, if at all.

If your EQAscom cable is plugged in and it isn't listed under 'Com' ports in Device Manager there may be an entry with a yellow exclamation mark under 'Unknown Devices'. If there is right click and uninstall the unknown device and then either select the menu option 'Action/Scan for Hardware changes' or just unplug and replug the EQAscom cable. The Device Manager 'Action' options don't actually appear until you've clicked in the Device Manager main window for some reason.

Alan

[astro mick]

1 hour ago, kev said:

Forgive a dumb reply but you have got the usb-com cable plugged in? fdti com ports only show up when the cable us plugged in. Its caught out a couple of my work colleagues.   

Yes Kev.

It was plugged in

[astro mick]

1 hour ago, sloz1664 said:

What are you installing to require a com port. This will help to establish the right procedure to attach your revice.

Steve

I believe EQMOD requires this.

[astro mick]

1 hour ago, symmetal said:

Win 10 has FTDI drivers built-in so installing one isn't required though it shouldn't do any harm. The EQAscom find port feature is not very reliable as identifying actual devices attached to com ports is not easy to do, if at all.

If your EQAscom cable is plugged in and it isn't listed under 'Com' ports in Device Manager there may be an entry with a yellow exclamation mark under 'Unknown Devices'. If there is right click and uninstall the unknown device and then either select the menu option 'Action/Scan for Hardware changes' or just unplug and replug the EQAscom cable. The Device Manager 'Action' options don't actually appear until you've clicked in the Device Manager main window for some reason.

Alan

Hi Alan.

I dont recall seeing this,but will have another play.

Cheers.

Mick.

[astro mick]

Its not detecting the VCP when the USB is plugged in.

I have one or two things to try.

Mick.

[Budgie1]

What type of USB-Com cable are you using, is it a cheap one or a something like the Skywatcher cable?

I only ask as I ended up buying the Skywatcher cable to update the firmware on my EQ5 handset as the unbranded one I had just wouldn't work.

[astro mick]

Thanks all,but now sorted.

Mick.