[Elecraft] KAT500 Serial Connection Properties?

[iain macdonnell - N6ML]

On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 6:25 AM, Bob KD7YZ <KD7YZ at denstarfarm.us> wrote:
> I seemed to have malconfigured the KAT500 Utility-to-KAT500 and can not
> find the correct settings for my COM5: Baud/Parity/Stop-Bits/Flow control

The KAT500 does not present any options for those. It attempts to
connect at 4 different baud rates. It should find your KAT500, so long
as you point to the correct COM port.

If you're looking at the [Port Settings] for the COM port in Device
Manager, those settings are not really relevant, since the application
(KAT500 Utility) can override them, but FWIW, mine are set to Bits per
second: 9600, Data bits: 8, Parity: None, Stop bits: 1 and Flow
control: None.


> Oh, I did make sure the USB-to-KAT500 is both connected as well as
> registered by the appropriate computer as present and selectable.

When you say "present and selectable", you mean on the [Port] tab of
the KAT500 Utility? Are you sure you're selecting the correct COM
port? To be sure, disconnect/reconnect the USB cable (at the PC end)
whilst watching the Device Manager, as described in [KAT500 Utility
Help -> Troubleshooting -> Finding the Right COM Port]

Also check that the 1/8" plug at the KAT500 end is securely connected.
It's (too) easy to pull it out slightly and loose (sic) connection.

What happens when you select the correct COM port and click on [Test
Communications] on the [Port] tab of the KAT500 Utility?

73,

    ~iain / N6ML