Lights do not work in show or test section

[GlennT]

I have set up the box and adapter and when I I use the configure page and set it up to com 3 I can get the lights to work on the console. When I go into networks to set the adapter to com 3 and keeps giving me a red X and saying verify adapter is plugged in and port is.... Can't get the lights to work in the test lights tab or in the show?

 

[Jimehc]

Go into "Device Manager" on your PC

Go down to /Ports and expand if needed

Unplug adapter - Com Port should vanish

plugin Adapter - note COM Port it is using - that is the COM Port # you need to use

[GlennT]

It says com3 and it works when I configure it and use it on the console, My understanding is that I have to download it under network to get it to work in the show, correct. That is where I keep getting an error.

[GlennT]

[GlennT]

Sorry the last one did not have com3

[GlennT]

This is what I get when I hit save

[GlennT]

When I use the light console on this page the lights work fine.

[PhilMassey]

Have you tried closing and reopening control panel. While you're at it, reboot as well.

[GlennT]

Phil, thank you. I actually looked at updates and apparently my firmware needed a reboot in order to update, As soon as I did that everything worked! Doesn't turning things off and back on almost always work. Should have thought of that sooner.

[TheDucks]

You can assign the USB adapters to any COM (there are 3 letters, not 4: COM, LPT,CON,NUL,CON,AUX from the CP/M-DOS era) in the advanced section of Windows device Manager.

I avoid Com3 as my laptop has a REAL one, the Modem. and others were in use for USB to serial adapters (used to configure server room equipment)

I use COM 10,11,12,13 (Reg AuxA,AuxB,AuxC) Easy to remember when switching computers 🙂 Mark the LOR assignment  on the adapter, it will be reused the next time you attach it to that computer . I make all my computers assign the same COM to that adapter (you add and set 1 at a time the first time)