[time-nuts] T-Bolt Mon and Windows 7

Stephen Tompsett (G8LYB) stephen at tompsett.net
Mon Apr 22 10:34:39 EDT 2013


I run T-Bolt mon and Lady Heather successfully on Windows-7 64-bit using
FDTI USB to serial converters.
With the FDTI USB converters you can disable 'Serial Enumerator' in the
advanced device properties to stop the port being assumed to be a mouse
by Windows.



On 21/04/2013 12:19, GandalfG8 at aol.com wrote:
> Hi Dick
>  
> I've tried it via a Prolific USB to serial adapter, running as  COM4, and 
> as far as I can tell, the answer is yes---ish:-)
>  
> Both TboltMon version 2.60 and Trimble GPS monitor 1.60, seem to be  ok 
> monitoring a Thunderbolt under Win7 Ultimate 32 bit, until Windows pulls  its 
> old trick and decides the data is coming from a serial mouse, in this case a  
> serial ballpoint mouse.
> Disabling the mouse restores operation, and I can once more switch between  
> the two Trimble programs ok, but online comments suggest that a permanent 
> fix  for this problem, which has been around for years, seems to be far more  
> elusive under Win7 than with previous versions.
>  
> Although I'm using a USB to serial converter, as this Win7 laptop has  no 
> actual serial ports, previous experience with the WinXP rackmount  kit I 
> normally use, where I have fixed it permanently, suggests the problem  is just 
> as likely to occur with "proper" serial ports.
>  
> Just checked Lady Heather and she's also running fine under Win7 using the  
> same setup.
>  
> Regards
>  
> Nigel
> GM8PZR
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> In a message dated 21/04/2013 03:49:40 GMT Daylight Time,  
> w1ksz at earthlink.net writes:
>
> Will  T-Bolt Mon work in Windows 7 ?
>
> Thanks, Dick,  W1KSZ
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