[oopic] Re: Trouble connecting to OOPic-R via serial cable

I've since tried several things, including resetting the EEPROM and
reinstalling the IDE, and now its working. Not sure what the original
problem was (but now its working on Comm 3 as defined by the IDE).
Thanks for your help everyone.

Dana

--- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, ooPIC Technical Support
<dennis.clark@...> wrote:
>
> Hmm, I'm no Windows expert, but if it says that something has the COM
> port open then I'd start looking at a driver. Do you have any other
> devices that hook up to the serial port in your configuration? Even if
> they aren't being used right now?
>
> DLC
>
> dhaukoos wrote:
> > No Hyperterm or similar running. Not sure the best way to check what
> > else might have the serial port open, so I logged out and back in
> > again, and then only started the OOPic IDE. When I tried the same
> > sequence, I got the same error message. How can I explicitly query to
> > find out what might have it open (if it really is)? Should I try
> > restarting the PC instead of just loggin out?
> >
> > Dana
> >
> > --- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, ooPIC Technical Support
> > <dennis.clark@> wrote:
> >
> >>Look for what else has that serial port open. Only one device at a
> >
> > time
> >
> >>can. Do you have a Hyperterm or similar running?
> >>
> >>DLC
> >>
> >>dhaukoos wrote:
> >>
> >>>--- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, "rtstofer" <rstofer@> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>--- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, "dhaukoos" <dhaukoos@> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>I am attempting to connect my PC to my OOPic-R for the first
> >
> > time, and
> >
> >>>>>I have a problem. From the OOPic IDE, I am getting the following
> >
> > error
> >
> >>>>>message, "Cannot find a serial cable connected to an ooPIC", when I
> >>>>>press the button labeled 'Find Serial Cable' under Tools->Cable
> >>>>>Configuration.
> >>>>
> >>>>Finding a serial cable doesn't always work. Just TELL the IDE where
> >>>>to look. If you have the cable on COM1, specify it.
> >>>>
> >>>>Richard
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Thanks for your response. I have tried specifying Comm 1 via the
radio
> >>>button selection. When I subsequently try to make and download (via
> >>>the F5 key) the simple example from chap. 2 of the programmer's guide
> >>>(Your first OOpic application), I get this message: "Error opening
> >>>Comm 1, Port already open".
> >>>
> >>>Not sure what to try next. Any other thoughts?
> >>>
> >>>Dana
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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