19 Nov
2018
19 Nov
'18
2:15 p.m.
Hi Ethan
That is entirely possible. I do think about it when I plug and unplug the USB floppy
drive but not usually for the serial.
Is there a way to finish them or maybe stick things in so that I can "safely
remove" things? Most of the time for serial, I use a FTDI but I do have some older
USB to RS232 voltage converters as well.
Dwight
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From: ethan at 757.org <ethan at 757.org>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 8:41 AM
To: dwight; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: What is windoes doing?
I have a question. I use the USB port for serial. In
my program, I use a
fixed com port. When going to the control panel, I find that I see (in
use) tags on some of the com ports. I'm the only one currently using the
com ports but recently another (in use) showed up, requiring me to
modify my program to use another com port. How does one unuse a com
port? how do I find out what is using it so I can stop it? I'm using
windows 7 professional. Has anyone else had this problem? Dwight
Do you unplug the USB to Serial dongle with a terminal program open?
- Ethan