It looks like a FTDI driver problem. Try the followings: 1) reinstall the USB to serial driver? (http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/FD238ED75B22740B86257315004E35FE) 2) use other serial COM reading code like .NET to test whether there is incoming data on the particular port. 3) use the tos-provided code lile net.tinyos.tools.Listen
>Has anyone used serial port communication to a telosb mote >under Windows 8? I have a program that works fine under XP >but I don't seem to be able to get the right FTDI driver magic >under 8. We, may have, followed the instructions for loading >their VCP driver. When the program starts it detects that >there are devices on COM3 and COM5, but neither of those port >names actually connect to the mote. >To make matters worse I am debugging this over the phone with >someone who knows nothing about Windows on the other end, I >do not have any of the hardware to test...and its all TOS1.x Institute for Infocomm Research disclaimer: "This email is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify us immediately. Please do not copy or use it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you." _______________________________________________ Tinyos-help mailing list [email protected] https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tinyos-help
