[DXLog.net - Support] Support Digest, Vol 37, Issue 3

[Fred Handscombe]

Hi Boris

Many thanks for that link I will give it a try

Have you used it with Prolific?  I had heard that you get the Prolific 
to work and then the next Window update overwrites the new driver?

Hopefully this one "sticks"

73 Fred


On 10/06/2016 16:42, Boris Knezovic E73Y wrote:
> Fred,
>
> I had success making old Prolific USB-to-Serial adapter working under 
> Win10 with driver available at http://plugable.com/drivers/prolific
>
> Good Luck
>
> 73's Boris E73Y
>
> On 10-Jun-16 12:34, Fred Handscombe wrote:
>> Dear Bob
>>
>> You do need to qualify that statement a little!
>>
>> Whether or not a Prolific adapter will work does depend on which Windows
>> system you are using
>>
>> For my work I have W7 and pretty much every adapter in my "tin of
>> goodies" works
>>
>> On my shack PC and personal laptops I have W10 and every Prolific
>> "fails" while all the FTDI ones are OK.
>>
>> 73 Fred
>> G4BWP
>>
>>> Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 09:03:36 -0700
>>>
>>> Are you using a Prolific USB-to-Serial adapter?  Check the driver 
>>> name in
>>> the Windows Device Manager.  Many Prolific adapters do not work.  FTDI
>>> adapters such as the GearMo brand are much more reliable than Prolific.
>>>
>>> The symptom you describe is consistent with my observation that some
>>> USB-to-Serial adapters require RTS or DTR to be set to "Always ON" or
>>> "High" to supply consistent power to the adapter before they will
>>> properly
>>> poll the radio.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Bob, N6TV
>>>
>>
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