SX-key IDE com port config

BrianW

A little problem with the com port config on V3.0 IDE

I have a USB-COM adaptor that comes up as COM8 I can't set it to anything less than this just com8 or above.

In the new IDE I can now select COM8 as the port but when I hit program or debug I get an error no SX-Key on COM2.

Regards
Brian

PJMonty

Brian,

There is a bug that made it past the beta testing involving COM port selection. If the COM ports in the configuration window list are not contiguous, then the wrong port is opened. For example, your list (because of this mutant USB port that can't be anything other than COM 8) might look like this:

COM1
COM2
COM8

The missing COM ports (3 to 7) cause the IDE to open the wrong port. In this case, it tries to open COM 2. Actually, I'm guessing that COM2 is in use already, so your list might just be:

COM1
COM8

I apologize for problem. It has been fixed, and will be released as part of a minor point upgrade to the software soon. In the meantime, the only alternative is to use one of the ports where the list in the configuration window is contiguous AND it starts with the lowest COM port. For example, if the list looked like this:

COM1
COM2
COM4
COM5
COM6

You could only use COM 1 or 2, but not COM 4,5, or 6.

Thanks, PeterM

Post Edited (PJMonty) : 11/8/2004 7:20:35 PM GMT

BrianW

Thank you for the prompt and informative response.

Cheers!
Brian