gonzalu
Member
Hello all,
Thank you for the great resource of this community. I seek help in trying to identfy a problem I am having with the BC296D and a USB to Serial adapter. Nothing seems to work no matter what I have tried.
First, some details:
Uniden Bearcat BC296D
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
QVS USB to Serial Adapter (Microenter)
Prolific PL-2303HDX
IOGEar USB to Serial Adapter [GUC232A which is actually a rebadged ATEN unit] (Microcenter)
Prolific PL-2303HD
Unit works perfectly on an old laptop running Windows XP and another running Windows 7 x64. Both have native Serial Ports.
I have the very latest drivers for Windows 7 x64 for both adapters (both use same chipset) from Prolific. No errors on the Device Manager. I was even able to update the firmware on the scanner as well as the re-banding update.
No matter what I have tried, the scanner software always returns an error that it cannot communicate wit the scanner. There is a momentary connection sometimes where I will get the first screen on the scanner but it eventually fails within 5 seconds.
Tried all three flow control options (XON/XOFF, HARDWARE, OFF) and all supported baud rates from 9600 to 57000... Careful to match all three always (Scanner, Software and Driver)
Thank you for your help in troubleshooting this issue. Have no other x64 USB Only computers to try it out on for now :-(
Thank you for the great resource of this community. I seek help in trying to identfy a problem I am having with the BC296D and a USB to Serial adapter. Nothing seems to work no matter what I have tried.
First, some details:
Uniden Bearcat BC296D
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
QVS USB to Serial Adapter (Microenter)
Prolific PL-2303HDX
IOGEar USB to Serial Adapter [GUC232A which is actually a rebadged ATEN unit] (Microcenter)
Prolific PL-2303HD
Unit works perfectly on an old laptop running Windows XP and another running Windows 7 x64. Both have native Serial Ports.
I have the very latest drivers for Windows 7 x64 for both adapters (both use same chipset) from Prolific. No errors on the Device Manager. I was even able to update the firmware on the scanner as well as the re-banding update.
No matter what I have tried, the scanner software always returns an error that it cannot communicate wit the scanner. There is a momentary connection sometimes where I will get the first screen on the scanner but it eventually fails within 5 seconds.
Tried all three flow control options (XON/XOFF, HARDWARE, OFF) and all supported baud rates from 9600 to 57000... Careful to match all three always (Scanner, Software and Driver)
Thank you for your help in troubleshooting this issue. Have no other x64 USB Only computers to try it out on for now :-(