[Elecraft] K2 connecting to N1MM on Laptop

[Don Wilhelm]

Ray,

It seems like you are expecting the K2 to define the COM port number (or 
perhaps it is just your wording).

The COM port is assigned to the USB to serial adapter by your computer.
Open Device Manager and then expand the ports item - then plug in the 
USB to serial adapter (no need to connect to the K2 at this point).
Observe which device is added and its associated COM port number.
Put that port number into N1MM+.

If you are planning to run several software applications simultaneously, 
then you will have to use Virtual COM ports,  Assign the COM port 
connected to the K2 to the virtual COM port application and then connect 
the various applications to the virtual COM ports created.

If you are running only one application at a time, there is no need for 
the virtual COM port software.

73,
Don W3FPR


On 7/27/2019 3:33 PM, Ray Spreadbury via Elecraft wrote:
> 
> I now want to connect the K2 to N1MM+ on the laptop, presumably using an
> FTDI chipset USB/RS232 port connector plugged into the laptop. I have also
> downloaded the Virtual Serial Port Emulator program & created a few virtual
> COM ports in the same way as I would if using the K3 with N1MM+.
> 
> Using MENU/DISPLAY in the K2, I have switched the PORT - ON, but I don't see
> anywhere to specify specific ports for connecting to the logging program & I
> note that N1MM+ is not in the lists of programs in the KIO2 manual, which
> seems somewhat of an oversight to me but I guess it's a historic omission?
>