LX 5000

On Jun 19, 2:36*pm, Gaetan Trudel wrote:
On 19 juin, 08:45, Dan wrote:



On Jun 18, 9:03*pm, Gaetan Trudel wrote:

Hi
My new laptop with Window VISTA will not communicate with my LX 5000
with a serial/USB adapter.
Can someone help!
Thank you
Gilles

Hi Gilles- I assume you have the latest serial/usb converter drivers;
you might also want to check:

• Close all other applications that may be using the PC com port
(Active Sync is a well known culprit.)
• Check cable and connector
• Disconnect all other units that may be connected to another COM port
(LX 20, Colibri, PDA)
• Check the com speed on both units which should be the same

With newer laptops, I've had to decrease the com speed on the laptop
end - they are much quicker than the nav computer, and the mis-match
causes no communication. I have had different success on my laptop on
different usb ports - some are powered, some aren't, and that makes a
difference (no indication in the the laptop manual, and a long time
with tech spt to find out).

Could you communicate with the lx with an older laptop?
Does someone else at the field have a vista laptop that works (or
doesn't) - this will help troubleshooting.

Latest version of software - if you're using LXe (or SeeYou, StrePla,
etc) - that works with vista.

Dan
Hi Gilles. One problem that I have encountered is that the LX
software on your pc cannot automatically detect which usb port the LX
instrument is connected to so it often assigns the wrong port. In
addition to the checks already given, on your computer, go to control
panel, hardware and sound, device manager, ports, and check to see
which usb port is assigned to the serial port simulator (mine says
something like radio shack serial port simulator). Once you know
which port, use go back to the LX software and be sure that the
correct port is selected.

good luck.


Hi
Because my exchange date is up on the serial/USb adapter I have return
it.
Now I am looking for info on a serial /usb adapter that work *with
window vista and lx 5000. Must be one that work ?
Please send name, modell or number...etc.
Regards
Gilles

On Jun 25, 12:08*am, Jeff wrote:
On Jun 19, 2:36*pm, Gaetan Trudel wrote:

On 19 juin, 08:45, Dan wrote:

On Jun 18, 9:03*pm, Gaetan Trudel wrote:

Hi
My new laptop with Window VISTA will not communicate with my LX 5000
with a serial/USB adapter.
Can someone help!
Thank you
Gilles

Hi Gilles- I assume you have the latest serial/usb converter drivers;
you might also want to check:

• Close all other applications that may be using the PC com port
(Active Sync is a well known culprit.)
• Check cable and connector
• Disconnect all other units that may be connected to another COM port
(LX 20, Colibri, PDA)
• Check the com speed on both units which should be the same

With newer laptops, I've had to decrease the com speed on the laptop
end - they are much quicker than the nav computer, and the mis-match
causes no communication. I have had different success on my laptop on
different usb ports - some are powered, some aren't, and that makes a
difference (no indication in the the laptop manual, and a long time
with tech spt to find out).

Could you communicate with the lx with an older laptop?
Does someone else at the field have a vista laptop that works (or
doesn't) - this will help troubleshooting.

Latest version of software - if you're using LXe (or SeeYou, StrePla,
etc) - that works with vista.

Dan

Hi Gilles. *One problem that I have encountered is that the LX
software on your pc cannot automatically detect which usb port the LX
instrument is connected to so it often assigns the wrong port. * In
addition to the checks already given, on your computer, go to control
panel, hardware and sound, device manager, ports, and check to see
which usb port is assigned to the serial port simulator (mine says
something like radio shack serial port simulator). *Once you know
which port, use go back to the LX software and be sure that the
correct port is selected.

good luck.



Hi
Because my exchange date is up on the serial/USb adapter I have return
it.
Now I am looking for info on a serial /usb adapter that work *with
window vista and lx 5000. Must be one that work ?
Please send name, modell or number...etc.
Regards
Gilles

I ran into the same kind of issues with an LX5000 and a laptop.
Another user at the club had donated a nice USB cord that usually
worked. Still, it's very difficult to work with a laptop outdoors
since
they're almost impossible to read in the daylight. Also, Windows has
a bad habit of thinking that you've attached a serial mouse to the
system!
I've had this whole setup fail with a netbook, though.

The best device for day-to-day operation (declaring and downloading
flights)
is your PDA. Soarpilot works for the Palm users, and ConnectMe works
for the iPaqs. This way you only need the laptop for when you want to
update the turnpoints or airspace in the device.

-- Matt