OK John
It's years since I had anything with XP on it so I can't remember how
things work.
However, if it's similar to current versions ie W10, you can check your
computer com ports by right clicking on the start menu and then going into
device manager.
Or you may have to get into device manager another way.
Once in device manager, amongst the extensive list you will find Ports (Com
& LPT). Click on that and it will show you the com ports that are
connected. If you are correct Com 3 should indicate that it is a USB serial
port.
You then click on that and click on the settings TAB. You then need to set
it to 57600.
Then in the TenTec flash update utility you need to check that in settings,
the serial port selected corresponds and that serial port not ethernet is
ticked.
You do not mention what type of serial to USB converter you are using.
These days only those with a built in FTDI chip will definitely work so
your O2 may not actually be communicating with your laptop even if you set
the baud rate correctly. I found that recently when an old serial to USB
convertor I had used previously with an O2 would no longer work and I had
to change to an FTDI one. They are easy to find on eBay.
73
Barry VK2BJ
On Fri, 5 Apr 2019 at 12:03, K3GHH <k3ghh@arrl.net> wrote:
> Thanks, Barry... I'm going to QRT for tonight and see if I can get all
> those cables reconnected behind the transceiver and amplifier. Maybe try
> a different laptop tomorrow.
>
> This Dell Inspiron has a serial port but it's female and all the cables
> I can find around here also have female ends --- the only two males are
> on the serial/USB converter cable and a short Y with two females on the
> other end.
>
> I don't know how to tell if COM3 is the one connected to the Orion, but
> it was the only one not giving a "That port is not available" error.
> Also don't see where to find or select the baud rate.
>
> PS: Re my optimistic "progress" post --- shortly later the process
> failed, "communication with the radio failed" or something like that.
> It wasn't behaving properly anyway.
>
> On 4/4/19 8:13 PM, Barry Simpson wrote:
> > Hi John
> >
> > Are you sure that COM 3 is actually the one connected to your O2 ?
> >
> > Does your old XP laptop have a serial port ? If so I would be using a
> > serial cable direct from the laptop to the O2.
> >
> > Have you got the correct baud rate set - 57600 ?
> >
> > Barry VK2BJ
> >
> > On Fri, 5 Apr 2019 at 10:47, K3GHH <k3ghh@arrl.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Apologies for the elementary question, but with 3.033xa running (and
> >> even that was installed by the factory, after service) I obviously don't
> >> do this very often. Now trying to go to xe.
> >>
> >> I'm using an old Windows XP laptop with a cable from the O-2's serial
> >> port to a laptop USB port through an adapter. After trial and error I
> >> found that COM3 did not give me a "Port not found" error, so I'm using
> >> that. The "Ten-Tec Flash32 Flash Update Utility" seems to be running,
> >> and the laptop screen shows a "11175 total data lines in file" message.
> >> A couple of the laptop lights are blinking; one looks like a disk icon
> >> and another like a battery.
> >>
> >> But there's no action showing on the Orion screen --- just "FLASH UPDATE
> >> MODE" and "Press any key to exit." From previous work I remember
> >> progress being shown on the O2 screen, as the manual says it should be.
> >>
> >> Suggestions?
> >>
> >> -- John K3GHH
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