Shop OBEX P1 Docs P2 Docs Learn Events
How to get the PC to talk to the Propeller starter kit board? Help? — Parallax Forums

How to get the PC to talk to the Propeller starter kit board? Help?

jim leejim lee Posts: 4
edited 2011-05-31 21:52 in Propeller 1
Just bought a propeller starter kit for my Son. Read the manual, installed off the CD, set up 9V power adapter, wrote the first program, hooked up the supplied USB cord. And.. Nothing. PC goes on about not finding hardware on COM1. Downloaded drivers etc. Tried everything we could think of. ( Not a lot of PC knowledge here )

Downloaded the Mac version with Serial driver and installed it on the MacBook. Bam! It worked! So the board is fine. But my son really wants it to work on his PC.

Sigh..

What am I missing on getting this to run on the PC?

Thanks millions!

-jim lee

Comments

  • Kevin WoodKevin Wood Posts: 1,266
    edited 2011-05-31 01:13
    Which version of Windows are you using? If it's Vista or 7, you'll want to make sure you right-click on the driver installer and choose "Run as Administrator".
  • jim leejim lee Posts: 4
    edited 2011-05-31 21:49
    Its an old-ish XP machine.

    -jim lee
  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2011-05-31 21:52
    Try reinstalling the FTDI driver and make sure the board is not plugged into the PC. If it's plugged in, the driver may not install properly.
Sign In or Register to comment.