[WriteLog] USB to CIV problem Solved!!!

[K0BX]

I want to thank all the guys that sent me email with possible solutions 
to my problem.
My USB to CIV cable would not communication with Writelog.  Everything 
was set correctly but just wasn't working.
So I got an e-mail from Joe W4TV (see below) on a possible solution.  
That did not work either, but while I was working on the Writelog.ini 
file in the [RIGS] section I
noticed the following:

[RIGS]
Com4:=19200,n,8,2

two stop bits?  I remember a longtime ago that I had the same problem 
communicating with my PK-232MBX and WL.  The solution was to removed the 
'2' but leave the comma.
Well, I tried that, now it looked like:
Com4:=19200,n,8,

And like magic the communications between the PROII and the computer 
started working!!

I then went over to the next operating position that had a new computer, 
a PROIII and the same cable/problem, but this time instead of removing 
the 2 stop bits I changed it to '1'.
[RIGS]
Com4:=19200,n,8,1  It worked too!.

My rig at home, PROIII, using a normal serial port works fine with the 
Com4:=19200,n,8,2.  So I guess it is just the way the USB => CIV cable 
wants to see.

BTW, this cable is one of the $1.99 plus $8.95 postage cables from Hong 
Kong. 

Just thought I would document the solution for anyone else that might 
have the same problem.  Special thanks to Joe W4TV.

Joe K0BX

Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:

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>>The only thing I can think of and can't find any mention is how 
>>do I turn on DTR or RTS to run te voltage to the USB cable?  I am 
>>pretty sure that is the problem.
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>Look in the Writelog Manual (help file).  The information you 
>need is in the [Rigs] section of the writelog.ini ... see the 
>COMx_RTS_INIT and COMx_DRT_INIT directives. 
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>73, 
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>   ... Joe, W4TV 
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