Check in the device manager on your computer to see which COM port number
has been assigned to the USB-serial converter. This is the COM port you need
to use when setting up SD. XP seems to assign ports in the 5 to 8 range, but
it's highly dependent on other USB devices & peripherals on the computer. I
think there's an upper limit on the COM port number that SD can handle, but
these should be OK. It almost certainly won't be COM1.
73 Ian G4FSU
On 04/05/06, Bob Marshall <bob.marshall42@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all.
> My laptop does not have a serial port so I intend to use a USB to Serial
> Converter.
> How do I get SD to recognize this as, when trying the PORTS command and
> typing
> 1 for comm 1, I get the message "there are no Comm Ports on this
> computer". The other option would be parallel keying but having already
> purchased the USB/serial cable, I would like to use
> it. At the moment I do not need rig control. I have looked in the
> archives but could
> not find what I'm looking for.
> Any help appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Bob
> g4kew
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