Ray,
That is have you updated a ver. 4.2 TIU rev. L using ONLY the mini-mini cable and the USB A-B cable?
Yes, at least 100 times.
I have a plain vanilla install of Windows Home Premium Ver. 7 with SP 1 64bit and all my USB devices work without any additional driver installs!
I'd like to know if anyone with a plain windows install (without any such gadgets such as a USB to serial cable) has been able to use the TIU with a USB cable WITHOUT any additional driver installs.
That's exactly what I use.
I suspect these folks are the same ones who have used things such as the USB to serial cables FIRST, and then have gone on to use a rev L TIU with a USB cable!
The two scenarios have nothing to do with each other.
The reason I'm asking this question is because I think the USB cable connection to a TIU makes use of what is called a VCP (Virtual Com Port) on the PC.
That is of little or no consequence as regards this discussion.
Furthermore, I DO NOT think a normal install of Windows will provide the driver needed to implement a USB to serial conversion.
Even of it doesn't, which I do not believe is the case, Windows should definitely have any needed USB driver available to load on demand.
Also, I believe those people who were able to make use of a USB cable for their Rev. L TIU, ALREADY had a driver to implement a VCP in their windows driver library because they had previously used something that required that kind of driver -- such as the currently popular USB to serial cables which are needed these days since most current PCs don't have serial ports -- only USB ports.
Again, the driver for a USB to Serial cable, which can vary depending on the specific cable and version of Windows, is not the issue. That driver, if needed, would sit above the native USB port driver from a software perspective.
Your problem needs to be addressed as a Windows-specific issue, by whoever supports your PC.
