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How do I connect to my MicroVib II if my computer is not equipped with a serial port?
Your computer must be equipped with an RS-232
compatible serial port in order for MicroBase Professional to communicate with the MicroVib II Aircraft Analyzer. If your computer is not equipped with such
a port, see the FAQ, Using MicroBase Professional With USB Ports.
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MicroBase Pro won't connect to my MicroVib II
Aircraft Analyzer - what should I check?
If you cannot connect to the your MicroVib II
Aircraft Analyzer, use the following checklist:
- Make sure you are using the correct cable to
connect your MicroVib II your PC. You should use the 1311 Serial Cable
to connect directly from the large metal connector on your MicroVib II to an
RS-232 serial port on your PC.
- If your MicroVib II has recently been used
with a DSS Signal Mux, disconnect it from the mux unit, then turn the
MicroVib II Off and then back On before trying to connect with
MicroBase Pro.
- Make sure that your MicroVib II it turned on
and in an idle state. To place the MicroVib II into idle, just press the
MODE menu item.
- Your computer must be equipped with a
working, available RS-232 serial port. To determine if your computer contains
the necessary serial port, go to the Windows Control Panel - System
- Hardware - Device Manager and open the category Ports (COM
and LPT). Note what serial port numbers are shown in the format COMX where
X is an integer 1-9.
- Open MicroBase Professional and enter the
appropriate RS-232 port number under Options - Connect Settings.
- Make sure that the serial port you wish to
use is enabled. On some computers, the serial port may be
inactivated due to a setting in the computer CMOS or in the Windows device
manager.
- If you are using a USB to Serial Port
Adapter, see the
FAQ, Using MicroBase Professional With USB Ports.
- Try to determine if another program is
preventing access to the Serial Port even though it is not actively using it.
This is a common problem with computers using Hot sync software intended
to connect to a PDA. If this is the case, close the interfering program so that MicroBase can have
full access to the Serial Port.
- Make sure you are using the correct
procedure to connect to your PC. With the MicroVib II turned On and
with the Mode menu selected, start the MicroVib II Data Manager Dialog
(File - MicroVib II - Data Manager). MicroBase should automatically
connect and report that it has found your MicroVib II.
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