[Elecraft] K3 - KIO3B setup

[N2TK, Tony]

Hi Don,
When I moved the USB cable to the front of the PC I get the following in
Device Manager.
two USB ports added - "Generic USB Hub" and "USB Composit Device"
A new category - "Other devices" with a question mark. Under that it shows
"FT232R USB UART" with a question mark.

Do not see anything added referencing a COM port under "Ports (COM & LPT)" 

Running Win 7 Pro on a HP Z220 workstation.
I also have a USB to 8-port RS232 hub.

N2TK, Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:w3fpr at embarqmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 5:32 PM
To: N2TK, Tony <tony.kaz at verizon.net>; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - KIO3B setup

Tony,

The USB "adapter" in the K3 must be defined as a USB COM port by your
computer.  It should be no different than adding a USB to serial adapter
(because that is what is inside the KIO3B).  I suspect that "USB Composite
Device" is what you might be looking for - is there a COM Port number
associated with it?

That kind of stuff is computer dependent.  If you did not obtain anything
reasonable, unplug the USB cable from the computer and try another USB port.
Wait until the computer indicates that the device is ready to use.  I know
that works on Windows 7 and Windows 10 (should work in Win8).
If you are using XP, that may get a bit 'dicey' and you may have to
explicitly load the FTDI driver.

Once you know the COM port that the computer has assigned, just tell
LP-Bridge to use that COM port.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/11/2016 4:39 PM, N2TK, Tony wrote:
> I tried installing the USB cable from the K3 to the PC. The only thing 
> that happens is that in Device Manager >Universal Serial Bus 
> Controllers it show two USB ports added - Generic USB Hub and USB 
> Composite Device. What do I do next?
> How do I get this tied into LP-Bridge as before as there is nothing 
> showing on LP-Bridge how to handle USB connections?
>
>