ControlCAL freezes

[arb1958]

I'm having an issue with ControlCAL.

I loaded Pioneer 9G Elite profiles and pressed the power on button. Display powered on, but ControlCAL froze - all buttons including the menu did not work. I killed ControlCAL in the Task Manager, started it again and pressed the power off button. Display powered off, but ControlCAL froze again. Nothing was displayed in the terminal window.

I am using a male/female straight-thru RS-232 cable and a F/F gender changer. Am I missing something?

Thanks.

[Turbe]

This sounds exactly like a serial port, adapter (hardware and/or driver) and/or cable issue.

Are you using a built-in serial port or USB Serial Adapter?

You need to verify the Port Assignment in Control Panel.

What COM Port did you configure ControlCAL for (MENU / SETTINGS / PORT SETTINGS)?

[arb1958]

I am using a built-in serial port. ControlCAL was configured for COM1.

Looks like the port is sending something to the display because the display can be powered on.

I'll try another cable tomorrow.

[Turbe]

Have you verified that the built-in Serial Port is assigned to COM1 in your Control Panel (I'm not talking about ControlCAL)?

Since serial cables are rarely labeled, you can use a multimeter to verify Pins 2 and 3 go to Pins 2 and 3 on the other end.

More info (and issues others have had) here (http://www.controlcal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174)


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[arb1958]

My old laptop was the culprit. I installed ControlCAL on a newer PC and it worked like a charm.