PFC Throttle connection issue

[JoseVazquez]

I recently bought a new computer for FSX, it runs Win 7 64bits and has no COM ports.

When trying to connect my PFC throttle console using a serial-USB adapter (Belkin F5U109) in the PFC control connections check I get COM3 open connection OK but from there on "no results seen at all!"

I went back to the old computer running Win XP 32bits with one COM port. When connected to the COM port, the PFC console works perfectly.Then I connected through the same serial-USB adapter and I get the same connection problem.

In each case I installed the appropiate driver for the adapter and I can see the COM3 available. I have no other PFC modles installed.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

[Pete Dowson]

When trying to connect my PFC throttle console using a serial-USB adapter (Belkin F5U109) in the PFC control connections check I get COM3 open connection OK but from there on "no results seen at all!"

I went back to the old computer running Win XP 32bits with one COM port. When connected to the COM port, the PFC console works perfectly.Then I connected through the same serial-USB adapter and I get the same connection problem.

In each case I installed the appropiate driver for the adapter and I can see the COM3 available.

It can only be one of three things:

1. You are getting the wrong port number

2. The driver is no good. I had great difficulty getting decent drivers for those cheaper adapters, expecially 64-bit ones. You could check the FTDI site. Most adapters use their chips/.

3. The adapter itself is broken.

I gave up on those adapter things. Even when you get one that weorks they start playing up after a while and become unreliable. I invested in a BrainBoxes PCI serial port card. Perfect. Good drivers, reliable operation. They cost around 10 times as much (50 UKP rather than 5-10 for an adapter), but it's been well worthwhile for me.

Regards

Pete