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FlexControl will not connect -- Windows 10
Flex 6300, Win 7 & 10, Ver 1.4.16.142
When I cold boot to begin operating, the FlexControl does not work. I have found a work around by going to Device Manager > Ports (Com & LPT) > Right click on FlexControl > Disable and then Enable. FlexControl connects and I'm good to go. I think others have this problem also.
When I cold boot to begin operating, the FlexControl does not work. I have found a work around by going to Device Manager > Ports (Com & LPT) > Right click on FlexControl > Disable and then Enable. FlexControl connects and I'm good to go. I think others have this problem also.
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Make sure Flex Control is disconnected until after everything is removed. Plug in your Flex Control and back in should grab a virtual port. Then you can use CAT to reinstall your other ports.
Thanks for the reply
One thing to try...
1) Enable the FC in SSDR
2) Shut down SSDR
3) Shut down the radio
4) Start SSDR and wait for the chooser before re-starting the radio
An LED on the should light
5) When the radio is up, select it in the chooser and connect
If its like mine, FC will now be functional UNTIL you disable it.
You may have to do it this way every time you start..
AL, K0VM
I tried that and it worked. Problem is, it takes too long. I have an icon on my desktop to Device Manager so with just a few mouse clicks I'm off and running. Thanks a bunch for the reply.
It worked fine before the last upgrade.
Joe K0BX
Harry VA3EC
Good Luck
Roy - W5TKZ
This is a defect we are aggressively working on and have made changes to the code that greatly improves the initialization and operation of the FlexControl. The improvements will be in the next release of SmartSDR.
I get a new drive and do a clean install or as I did with my laptop, I reformatted the drive, installed Win7 from DVD in order to get the free Win10 upgrade, did the upgrade to Win10 and then immediately did a Recovery Refresh which essentially is a "clean" install. Then I copied over my files and documents and reinstalled all of the applications I use. This takes about a whole day, but it is a day well spent in the long run.