COM port problem

I am trying to get my garmin connected to my laptop via a serial to USB connection. Keep getting the message "Failed to terminate RS232 thread" which i understand to be because other programs are trying to access the com port. How do i find out what it is and stop it?

dunno. try me on mid 14th norwegian iron forging techniques instead.

lol, what do ya know?

its easier to list what i dont know.

Charcoal or wood?

seriously though… you got the baud rates n stuff all set up right?

and is it through a usb hub?

i had to use accesories>communications>hyper terminal to get mine to work but forget exactly what I had to do.
Possibly not much help there but I no eff all about iron forging techniques from any tiome period/country

Pig skin bellows?

you need to give pin 2 a good talking too and tell it that if it doesnt get along with pin 5 better by tomorrow you are going to hurt it.

Tried assigning a different com port?

If you've installed the adaptor and driver, then it should have created a new COM port – i.e. one that can't possibly be in use by another app. Are you finding the right COM P{ort in Memory Map or whatever it is you're trying to connect with?

Have you checked that your using NMEA protocol on the Garmin

are you a total noob Rob?

its connected via the garmin serial cable to a usb/serial cable adaptor. Driver is installed as far as Windows tells me. all settings are done, tried changing it to com port 1 to no avail

It's unlikely to be COM port 1 though as that will already have been installed on your computer?

What type of USB converter? I would doubt you have other software trying to use a COM port. Some software is quite fussy about how a COM port is configured. I use old drivers for my USB converter as the newer ones only work with some software.

OMG Rob. stick to Key Stage 3 maths.

all done and checked druidh. Its doing my fookin head in!

FTDI adaptor

What COM Ports are listed in Device Manager?

just the one that is connected to the gps (com port 20)

I'd ask someone who knows about IT

Unfortunately I can't think of anyone.

thats 2 of us then

look on the bright side my Memory map wont even open and even Memory map dont know why I get an error every time I try. You are at least nearer to a solution than me and what better way to spend the last days of your LLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNGGGGGGG holiday

20???

Some (particularly older) applications can't see past 4 or 8.

thats just a random free one i used

Com port 1 is reserved for devices connected to the first physical com port. Try changing it to something sensible like 4

Things like this just make me think bog standard bike computers are the way forward. Batteries last forever, they cost chips and tell you all you need to know.

com port sorted on number 4 – error now is timing out sending packet;254!

Is your garmin configured to use NMEA?

IKEA?

garmin is set to "garmin" as in instructions

if set to "nmea" then no GPS signal is received in MM

Have you closed all other programs, especially ineternet connections?

HTF would i be replying to this thread?

Is your MM gps set-up for usb or serial?

serial

Dime bar?

It should be seeing it as a USB device not serial.

Oats, that'll sort you out, otherwise Wheat is a good un. Failing that Taggart should do the trick.