Re: Can't open the serial ports.

Yes.Just look out for the debug messages on the debug window on PB and hunt
for Serial Driver messages.By the way you will have to enable all the debug
zones of the Serial module.
"Mike M." <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23pqzqWbcFHA.3328@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I am making a Debug version of the image and I have connected to my CE
> device from my PC on COM1. Is this the next step to see if I get any
error
> messages during boot?
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Bruce Eitman (eMVP)" <beitmannospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
in
> message news:eZBlLSbcFHA.2212@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > That seems to indicate that the driver loaded, then unloaded for some
> > reason. Possibly a failure in COM_Init()
> >
> > Yes, it should appear under Active. That is a list of loaded drivers.
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Eitman (eMVP)
> > Senior Engineer
> > beitman AT applieddata DOT net
> >
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> >
> >
> > "Mike M." <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:eH%234AHbcFHA.2980@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Hi andreolkovisky, I was able to connect to my device using TCP/IP and
> run
> > > Remote Registry Editor. The serial drivers do NOT appear under the
hive
> > > HKLM\Drivers\Active but they appear under HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn as
Serial
> > and
> > > Serial2. Do they also have to appear under Active?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > "andreolkovisky" <andreolkovisky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> > message
> > > news:uFh5BqNcFHA.796@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Check out if the Serial driver for COM2 is loaded.Sems to me that
the
> > > driver
> > > > is not loaded.
> > > > If you have KITL enabled check out remote registry editor to check
out
> > the
> > > > active drivers.
> > > >
> > > > "Mike M." <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:u52xyeFcFHA.3712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > That didn't do it. I had the application code working before
prior
> to
> > > the
> > > > > (departed) CE guy messing with the image.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the suggestion.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any more?
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike M." <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > > news:uy5bkcFcFHA.720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > That's just a typo in transfering. I will try the _T.
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "buzz" <buzz@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:%23v9hDWFcFHA.456@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > You have m_ComPort in your CreateFile call. Do you really
want
> > > > ComPort?
> > > > > > > (CString ComPort = "COM2").
> > > > > > > Also, try TCHAR* ComPort = _T("COM2:");
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Mike M. wrote:
> > > > > > > > I am using PB 5.0. The target is an Advantech PCM-3348 SBC.
> I
> > > have
> > > > > > > > inherited this project from a recently departed employee and
I
> > am
> > > > > > struggling
> > > > > > > > with the serial ports. COM1 and COM2 were supposedly
working
> > but
> > > > when
> > > > > > my
> > > > > > > > app tries to open COM2: using CreateFile it gets
> > > > ERROR_DEV_NOT_EXIST.
> > > > > I
> > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > googled the groups for hours and have checked the values
from
> > > posts
> > > > I
> > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > seen. The BIOS settings are:
> > > > > > > > COM1, IRQ4, 3F8
> > > > > > > > COM2, IRQ3, 2F8
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I see the the serial definitions in platform.reg are
enclosed
> > with
> > > > > > > > BSP_SERIAL defines. The only place I find BSP_SERIAL2
defined
> > is
> > > in
> > > > a
> > > > > > > > section of the Platform Builder project file. Here is that
> > > portion
> > > > of
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > project file. BSP_SERIAL2 is at the end.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > <FeatureCollection Name="BspFeatures"
> > > > EnforceUniqueItems="True">
> > > > > > > > <Feature Name="Item" FeatureVariable="STPC_ATAPI"
> > > > > > Anchored="True"
> > > > > > > > SupportedBSP="Stpc_consumer_II" ModuleName="STPC_ATAPI.DLL">
> > > > > > > > <CpuCollection Name="SupportedCpus"
> > > > > > EnforceUniqueItems="False">
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="x86" />
> > > > > > > > </CpuCollection>
> > > > > > > > </Feature>
> > > > > > > > <Feature Name="Item" Anchored="True"
> > > > ModuleName="RTL8139.DLL">
> > > > > > > > <CpuCollection Name="SupportedCpus"
> > > > > > EnforceUniqueItems="False">
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="ARMV4" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="ARMV4I" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="MIPSII" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="MIPSII_FP" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="MIPSIV" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="MIPSIV_FP" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="SH4" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="x86" />
> > > > > > > > </CpuCollection>
> > > > > > > > <StringCollectionEX Name="AdditionalVariables">
> > > > > > > > <String>BSP_NIC_RTL8139</String>
> > > > > > > > </StringCollectionEX>
> > > > > > > > </Feature>
> > > > > > > > <Feature Name="Item" Anchored="True"
> > > > > ModuleName="COM16550.DLL">
> > > > > > > > <CpuCollection Name="SupportedCpus"
> > > > > > EnforceUniqueItems="False">
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="ARMV4" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="ARMV4I" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="Emulator" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="MIPSII" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="MIPSII_FP" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="MIPSIV" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="MIPSIV_FP" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="SH4" />
> > > > > > > > <Cpu Name="Item" CpuName="x86" />
> > > > > > > > </CpuCollection>
> > > > > > > > <StringCollectionEX Name="AdditionalVariables">
> > > > > > > > <String>BSP_SERIAL2</String>
> > > > > > > > </StringCollectionEX>
> > > > > > > > </Feature>
> > > > > > > > </FeatureCollection>
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > These are the settings in my platform.reg file:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > IF BSP_NOSERIAL
> > > > > > > >
> > > > "Ranges"="0-0x5F,0x65-0x277,0x284-0x38F,0x392-0x3DF,0x3E2-0xFFFF"
> > > > > > > > ENDIF ; BSP_NOSERIAL
> > > > > > > > IF BSP_NOSERIAL !
> > > > > > > > ;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
"Ranges"="0-0x5F,0x65-0x277,0x284-0x2F7,0x300-0x38F,0x392-0x3DF,0x3E2-0xFFFF
> > > > > > > > "
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
"Ranges"="0-0x5F,0x65-0x277,0x284-0x38F,0x392-0x3DF,0x3E2-0x3F7,0x400-0xFFFF
> > > > > > > > "
> > > > > > > > ENDIF ; BSP_NOSERIAL !
> > > > > > > > IF BSP_SERIAL2
> > > > > > > > ;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
"Ranges"="0-0x5F,0x65-0x277,0x284-0x2F7,0x300-0x38F,0x392-0x3DF,0x3E2-0x3E7,
> > > > > > > > 0x3F0-0xFFFF"
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
"Ranges"="0-0x5F,0x65-0x277,0x284-0x2F7,0x300-0x38F,0x392-0x3DF,0x3E2-0x3F7,
> > > > > > > > 0x400-0xFFFF"
> > > > > > > > ENDIF ; BSP_SERIAL2
> > > > > > > > IF BSP_SERIAL3
> > > > > > > > ;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
"Ranges"="0-0x5F,0x65-0x277,0x284-0x2E7,0x2F0-0x2F7,0x300-0x38F,0x392-0x3DF,
> > > > > > > > 0x3E2-0x3E7,0x3F0-0xFFFF"
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
"Ranges"="0-0x5F,0x65-0x277,0x284-0x2F7,0x300-0x38F,0x392-0x3DF,0x3E2-0x3E7,
> > > > > > > > 0x3F0-0x3F7,0x400-0xFFFF"
> > > > > > > > ENDIF ; BSP_SERIAL3
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ; @CESYSGEN IF CE_MODULES_SERIAL
> > > > > > > > IF BSP_SERIAL3
> > > > > > > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\Serial3]
> > > > > > > > ; "SysIntr"=dword:15
> > > > > > > > "SysIntr"=dword:10
> > > > > > > > ; "IoBase"=dword:02E8
> > > > > > > > "IoBase"=dword:03E8
> > > > > > > > "IoLen"=dword:8
> > > > > > > > "DeviceArrayIndex"=dword:2
> > > > > > > > "Prefix"="COM"
> > > > > > > > "IClass"="{CC5195AC-BA49-48a0-BE17-DF6D1B0173DD}"
> > > > > > > > "Dll"="Com16550.Dll"
> > > > > > > > "Order"=dword:0
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\Serial3\Unimodem]
> > > > > > > > "Tsp"="Unimodem.dll"
> > > > > > > > "DeviceType"=dword:0
> > > > > > > > "FriendlyName"=LOC_FRIENDLYNAME_SERIAL3
> > > > > > > > "DevConfig"=hex: 10,00, 00,00, 05,00,00,00, 10,01,00,00,
> > > > > 00,4B,00,00,
> > > > > > > > 00,00, 08, 00, 00, 00,00,00,00
> > > > > > > > ENDIF BSP_SERIAL3
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > IF BSP_SERIAL2
> > > > > > > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\Serial2]
> > > > > > > > ; "SysIntr"=dword:14
> > > > > > > > "SysIntr"=dword:3
> > > > > > > > ; "IoBase"=dword:03E8
> > > > > > > > "IoBase"=dword:02F8
> > > > > > > > "IoLen"=dword:8
> > > > > > > > "DeviceArrayIndex"=dword:1
> > > > > > > > "Prefix"="COM"
> > > > > > > > "IClass"="{CC5195AC-BA49-48a0-BE17-DF6D1B0173DD}"
> > > > > > > > "Dll"="Com16550.Dll"
> > > > > > > > "Order"=dword:1
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\Serial2\Unimodem]
> > > > > > > > "Tsp"="Unimodem.dll"
> > > > > > > > "DeviceType"=dword:0
> > > > > > > > "FriendlyName"=LOC_FRIENDLYNAME_SERIAL2
> > > > > > > > "DevConfig"=hex: 10,00, 00,00, 05,00,00,00, 10,01,00,00,
> > > > > 00,4B,00,00,
> > > > > > > > 00,00, 08, 00, 00, 00,00,00,00
> > > > > > > > ENDIF BSP_SERIAL2
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > IF BSP_NOSERIAL !
> > > > > > > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\Serial]
> > > > > > > > ; "SysIntr"=dword:13
> > > > > > > > "SysIntr"=dword:4
> > > > > > > > ; "IoBase"=dword:02F8
> > > > > > > > "IoBase"=dword:03F8
> > > > > > > > "IoLen"=dword:8
> > > > > > > > "DeviceArrayIndex"=dword:0
> > > > > > > > "Prefix"="COM"
> > > > > > > > "IClass"="{CC5195AC-BA49-48a0-BE17-DF6D1B0173DD}"
> > > > > > > > "Dll"="Com16550.Dll"
> > > > > > > > "Order"=dword:0
> > > > > > > > "Priority"=dword:0
> > > > > > > > ; Turn on follows for Installable ISR (isr16550 supporting
> > > SOFTWARE
> > > > > FIFO
> > > > > > > > ; "Irq"=dword:3
> > > > > > > > ; "IsrDll"="isr16550.dll"
> > > > > > > > ; "IsrHandler"="ISRHandler"
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\Serial\Unimodem]
> > > > > > > > "Tsp"="Unimodem.dll"
> > > > > > > > "DeviceType"=dword:0
> > > > > > > > "FriendlyName"=LOC_FRIENDLYNAME_SERIAL
> > > > > > > > "DevConfig"=hex: 10,00, 00,00, 05,00,00,00, 10,01,00,00,
> > > > > 00,4B,00,00,
> > > > > > > > 00,00, 08, 00, 00, 00,00,00,00
> > > > > > > > ENDIF BSP_NOSERIAL !
> > > > > > > > ; @CESYSGEN ENDIF CE_MODULES_SERIAL
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The app is built in eVC 4.0.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > HANDLE hPort;
> > > > > > > > bRet = false;
> > > > > > > > CString ComPort = "COM2:";
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > hPort = CreateFile(m_ComPort, GENERIC_READ, 0, NULL,
> > > > OPEN_EXISTING,0,
> > > > > > > > NULL);
> > > > > > > > if(hPort == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
> > > > > > > > // Log error
> > > > > > > > else
> > > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > > // Do stuff
> > > > > > > > CloseHandle(hPort);
> > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The CreateFile fails with error code 55.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > TIA
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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