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General Category => DirectSOFT => Topic started by: talotam on March 27, 2008, 11:29:56 AM

Title: Comm port setting
Post by: talotam on March 27, 2008, 11:29:56 AM

My laptop (Dell XPS) does not have an available COM1 or COM2.  I have to connect a USB to Serial adaptor, and my available communication port is COM4.  How can I use this to connect to my KOYO DL450?

Thanks,

John Bowers

Title: Re: Comm port setting
Post by: Greg on March 29, 2008, 09:06:17 PM

Depending on your version of DirectSOFT, there is a DSx00.INI file ("x" is the version number of DirectSOFT; e.g. DirectSOFT5 uses DS500.INI) that you need to edit to enable the use of COM4 from DirectSOFT. Please see these 2 FAQs:

http://www.hosteng.com/FAQFiles/DirectSOFT.htm#FAQ0008
http://www.hosteng.com/FAQFiles/DirectSOFT.htm#FAQ0204

Basically, you edit this file and change the line:

COM4Enable=1

...and then restart DirectSOFT, and COM4 will be available to make a link to.

Title: Re: Comm port setting
Post by: talotam on April 20, 2008, 10:39:08 AM

I apologize for not getting back to this subject sooner.  I still haven't taken the time to follow your procedure, but I will very soon.

I have been using my USB by re-assigning it to COM1 through my device manager.  However, each time I power up my computer, it automatically assigns this port to an internal bluetooth device.  I have to "uninstall" the bluetooth in order to use the USB for COM1.  It's a pain when I forget to do so, as the DirectSoft boot-up goes awry and I end up practically doing a line dance to get back to the project.

I will work on setting my system for COM4 this week.

Thanks,

John B