Ok, I know this is a REALLY old topic, and there are numerous references to this transmitter throughout the site, but I'm at a complete dead-end.
I run XP x64 (AMD Athlon 64) so I can't cheat and use PPJoy as XP x64 requires all device drivers to be compiled for 64 bit.
Now, this is where things get wierd. I've got a couple PIC testers and they report everything working fine.
RS232analyser.exe reports activity from the transmitter. Its pretty clear by watching it how the encoding is working... basic linear scale for each channel depending on position.
But FMS 2 Alpha 85 refuses to acknowledge the interface. Its like flat out ignores all data from the serial port.
So, I searched the forums and came across FMS Serial PIC Interface Tester... I assume this from one of the project contributors so I download and install it... notice that's its a cute vb program from the installer --- anyway... it works. It recognized the radio, calibrated it, and everything.
One thing I did notice in the FMS PIC tester is that there is a modal window that opens showing a wiring diagram for the Zhen Hua PIC interface. I haven't taken the time yet to pop open the rs232 connector to look at my pinouts, but I assume since it works in the little tester it should work just fine in FMS too.
What am I missing? I've also tried the "stable" Beta 7 version of FMS and get the same results.
Any help, and again I apologize for the redundancy of this topic, is greatly appreciated.
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