[Techtoolslist] Data I/O and Windows XP

[Matt Rossiter]

Thanks Mike!

Let me just confirm a couple of things if you don't mind.

1) I'm using the same cable/null modem that works when I'm using Windows98
- Is that fine?
2) On my computer settings I have the serial port configured as Com1, 9600,
8, none, 1, and hardware flow control enabled. - does that sound good?  My
other option for flow control is XON/XOFF.
3) In the promlink configuration I have the programmer port set to Com1,
9600, 8, none, and 1.  There's no option to set flow control.  Is there a
way to set that in Promlink?

I tried the new PL.SET file but now it complains about Port1 and Port2.  I
can't communicate with the programmer at all.  Just wondering if I'm
missing something.

Thanks for all the help.

Matt

 

>> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:40:37 +0100, Mike Coates <mike at the-coates.com>

>> wrote:

>>> I've used promlink on XP without problem (but then I patched it!)

>>>

>>> If you have no flow control, you are losing data during the transfer - 

>>> simple commands are only a single byte, but file transfer either way is

> 

>>> going to send large amounts of info.

>>>

>>> you also say you are using com1, but the error indicates that it's 

>>> trying to use com2 initially - I've attached my config file, def. com1

> - 

>>> but with flow control enabled - has worked for me using a cable made to

> 

>>> the specs on the leopardcats web page.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Matt Rossiter wrote:

>>>> Hello, 

>>>>

>>>> I'm hooking up a laptop to a Data I/O UniPak 2B Eprom Programmer and

>>>> connected through a USB to Serial adapter made by Airlink.  I'm using

>>>> Promlink 6.10, which is the patched version from MikesArcade.com. 

>>>>

>>>> http://mikesarcade.com/arcade/promlink.html

>>>>

>>>> My Settings are Com1, 9600 Baud, Parity None, Data Bits 8, Stop Bits 1

>>> and

>>>> of course flow control is off.  I/O Format is current set to Absolute

>>>> Binary. 

>>>>

>>>> I've read some of the threads before on this and I seem to be running

>>> into

>>>> a similar problem regarding trying to send and receive eprom data.  I

>>> can

>>>> do things such as blank checks, selecting devices, reading eproms,

> etc.

>>>>

>>>> 1)  First of all, when I initially start up Promlink, I always get

> this

>>>> message "16 Bit MS-DOS Subsystem - pl.exe The system cannot open Com2

>>> port

>>>> requested by the application.  Choose 'Close' to terminate the

>>> application.

>>>>

>>>> Rather than choosing 'Close' I click 'Ignore' and get in.

>>>>

>>>> 2) When I read eproms, I can do so and get a sumcheck, but if I save

>>> them

>>>> to a file I can't identify the file using romident.

>>>>

>>>> 3) When I try to send a file to the programmer I will see a progress

> bar

>>>> quickly go to 100% and it will wait indefinitely with a "Waiting for

>>>> programmer response..." message.

>>