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how to install dc9.62 on windows 7

Started by krishna September 21, 2012
sir
i am working with RCM3110 and rcm3100 kits my previous version of windows is winXP now i want to install dc9.62 in another system
which is working on windows 7 OS can i install or it will not work
properly any other software to install with dc9.62 for USB target response kindly help regards
krishnadvs

DC 9.62 works fine on Win7.

--- In r..., "krishna" wrote:
> sir
> i am working with RCM3110 and rcm3100 kits my previous version of windows is winXP now i want to install dc9.62 in another system
> which is working on windows 7 OS can i install or it will not work
> properly any other software to install with dc9.62 for USB target response kindly help regards
> krishnadvs
>

The only issue I have just now is getting a USB to Serial adaptor to work
under Windows 7 64 bit. It is one of the original ZWorld/Rabbit recommended
units with the FTDI chipset.

It fails with timeouts trying to programme a RCM3000.

My other stuff with the 4000 and 5000 processors are working fine under
Windows 7 64 bit and a USB programming cable.

You might be lucky and there is an application note on the Digi website
about timeouts but so far this has not worked for me with this adaptor.

Dave.

From: r... [mailto:r...] On
Behalf Of krishna
Sent: 21 September 2012 18:31
To: r...
Subject: [rabbit-semi] how to install dc9.62 on windows 7

sir
i am working with RCM3110 and rcm3100 kits my previous version of windows is
winXP now i want to install dc9.62 in another system
which is working on windows 7 OS can i install or it will not work
properly any other software to install with dc9.62 for USB target response
kindly help regards
krishnadvs
I know what you mean. I avoid USB-to-Serial adapters like the plague. They are so flakey.

For my laptop, I use the serial port provided on the docking station. And when I'm undocked, I have a port-expander I attach to the laptap that brings out a standard RS-232 port.

Steve

--- In r..., "Dave McLaughlin" wrote:
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> The only issue I have just now is getting a USB to Serial adaptor to work
> under Windows 7 64 bit. It is one of the original ZWorld/Rabbit recommended
> units with the FTDI chipset.
>
>
>
> It fails with timeouts trying to programme a RCM3000.
>
>
>
> My other stuff with the 4000 and 5000 processors are working fine under
> Windows 7 64 bit and a USB programming cable.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> You might be lucky and there is an application note on the Digi website
> about timeouts but so far this has not worked for me with this adaptor.
>
>
>
> Dave.
>
>
>
>
>
> From: r... [mailto:r...] On
> Behalf Of krishna
> Sent: 21 September 2012 18:31
> To: r...
> Subject: [rabbit-semi] how to install dc9.62 on windows 7
>
>
>
>
> sir
> i am working with RCM3110 and rcm3100 kits my previous version of windows is
> winXP now i want to install dc9.62 in another system
> which is working on windows 7 OS can i install or it will not work
> properly any other software to install with dc9.62 for USB target response
> kindly help regards
> krishnadvs
>

We are running DC9.62 for our legacy RCM3000 and DC10.70 for our RCM6000 systems.

DC9.62 runs correctly on Win7/64 on a Toshiba Satellite (Intel Core I7) with the genuine Rabbit USB/Serial adaptor(FTDI) chipset.

Make sure you install the latest driver from ftdichip.com.
Device Manager (with the port plugged in) shows my driver details as:
10/April/2012, V2.8.24.0

Note that we DID have a problem with DC9.52 (Not 9.62) on a previous Vista machine and had to use the utility "RunOnCPU0.EXE" (See Technical Note TN257). This note does state that DC9.62 should automatically set processor affinity to a single core.

As a last resort, maybe look at TN257 for your particular hardware combination?

--- In r..., "krishna" wrote:
> sir
> i am working with RCM3110 and rcm3100 kits my previous version of windows is winXP now i want to install dc9.62 in another system
> which is working on windows 7 OS can i install or it will not work
> properly any other software to install with dc9.62 for USB target response kindly help regards
> krishnadvs
>

Cheers for that.

I am running the latest FTDI drivers. Actually, although Steve points out
that the USB to Serial can be flaky, for normal UART use they are rock
solid. It is just that Rabbit uses some of the lines to toggle state and
that is where it falls over.

I have read TN257 the other day and my installation is already set for 1
processor use.

It is quite frustrating as right now I can't debug of programme anything
with DC9.62 where it uses the USB-Serial adaptor. It does all the detection
etc but once it tries to programme the bios it fails with a timeout.

Dave.

From: r... [mailto:r...] On
Behalf Of mario_wtbbh
Sent: 22 September 2012 05:59
To: r...
Subject: [rabbit-semi] Re: how to install dc9.62 on windows 7

We are running DC9.62 for our legacy RCM3000 and DC10.70 for our RCM6000
systems.

DC9.62 runs correctly on Win7/64 on a Toshiba Satellite (Intel Core I7) with
the genuine Rabbit USB/Serial adaptor(FTDI) chipset.

Make sure you install the latest driver from ftdichip.com.
Device Manager (with the port plugged in) shows my driver details as:
10/April/2012, V2.8.24.0

Note that we DID have a problem with DC9.52 (Not 9.62) on a previous Vista
machine and had to use the utility "RunOnCPU0.EXE" (See Technical Note
TN257). This note does state that DC9.62 should automatically set processor
affinity to a single core.

As a last resort, maybe look at TN257 for your particular hardware
combination?

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