[WriteLog] WinKeyer USB keyer problems

[Kelly Johnson]

NOTE - I know my WinKeyer is working because it works with WKTEST and
with DX4WIN.  I just can't get it to work with WriteLog.  Maybe my
WriteLog is too old?


On 9/18/07, Kelly Johnson <n6kj.kelly at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm using WriteLog version 10.51m which is pretty old.  Do I need a new version?
>
> I've attempted to install the VCP driver(s) for my WinKeyer on 3 WinXP
> machines now: a desktop and 2 laptops.  I can't make it work on any of
> them.
>
> On the laptop, the VCP is assigned to COM8, so I set CommSlot4=8
> inside my WriteLog.ini and attempt to use COM8 for CW keying.  Every
> time I start up WriteLog with this WriteLog.ini it crashes.  If I go
> back to CommSlot4=4, then no problem, but of course COM4 is just a
> plain 'ol serial port, not WinKey.
>
> On one laptop, WinKeyer freezes.  Pusing the RED button does nothing.
> I have to reboot WinKeyer.
>
> On the other laptop, I have a bigger problem.  The VCP is assigned to
> COM21 which is out of range for WriteLog (or at least my version of
> WriteLog).  I can try reassigning VCP to a smaller COM number, but for
> some reason my OS thinks all ports are "in use" up to COM20.  My guess
> is that this is because I've installed other VCP's on this laptop
> before.
>
> I can't get my WinKeyer to work on any of these systems with WriteLog.  Help!!!!
>