FreeScan-> Can't connect to BCD996XT

[robman50]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has found a fix for this because this is darn annoying.
Every time I try to connect FreeScan to the scanner (with the proper settings) it all ways gives me 'Could not connect to scanner. Response received: -1'.
Sometimes just out of the blue it will connect though.
It's not my cable because TRUNK88 and bcTool has no trouble connecting to the COM port and the scanner.

 

[robman50]

Hmm... Looks like this was all ready covered.
http://forums.radioreference.com/sc...2-windows-8-8-1-usb-programming-problems.html

 

[ka3jjz]

Something else to consider - if you have turned on control channel output, FreeScan can't connect to a PC.

Did you turn this on to use Trunk88? Mike

 

[robman50]

Yeah I turned on the CC output for Trunk88 and then I turned it back off for FreeScan.

 

[robman50]

HAAA!! I just noticed that the system what is preventing me from connecting my scanner to FreeScan has a DB9 serial port on the motherboard!! Forget the USB to DB9 adapter, I'm going straight up serial!
Not bad for an first generation Core i7 chipset!