Jeff,

I have SatPC32, G-5500 Yaesu AZ/EL rotors working together on 64-bit Windows 7--but not via a USB interface. I am using a PCI board--2 Port serial card to drive both Yaesu rotots and Icom IC910H and a driver compatible with Win7. The board cost $20 and the driver $0.00. Far far less than the USB to Serial box I purchased along the way.

All info on difficulties I had with my set up, including labors with USB, were posted on this list within the past month or so. Contact me via BB or Off-List for more details.

The bad news is either Vista or Windows 7 64-bit MUST have drivers which were designed and coded for 64-bit operation. Even though numerous listers and vendors suggested I use the 32-bit drivers with Win7... They did not work for me, and based on what I read on other news groups, I believe many many others have had the same problems with USB to Serial interfaces and other kinds of USB gadgets in the 64-bit Windows o/s's.

Larry W7IN Plains, Montana

On 5/19/2010 7:10 PM, Jeff KB2M wrote:

I'm trying to help a new SAT op get his 64 bit VISTA laptop running with SatPC32, LVB Tracker Box(USB), and a Yaesu az el rotor. Does anyone have all of this running on a 64 bit VISTA machine?

73 Jeff kb2m

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Hi all,

I am at present trying to configure 2 817s and SATPc32 with a Samsung N150 windows 7 32bit starter edition netbook and some CT62 equivalent interface cables using the Prolific chipset.

I cannot claim that I yet have success but the one major lesson learnt last night (late) was that you have to install all the software and drivers by clicking on "run as administrator" -maybe obvious and already well written up but I had missed it:)

73

Graham G3VZV

----- Original Message ----- From: "Erich Eichmann" erich.eichmann@t-online.de To: "Jeff KB2M" kb2m@comcast.net Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 8:35 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 with 64 bit VISTA

Hello Jeff, unfortunately I don't have an G6LVB Tracker. But as far as I know, the built in USB-to-Serial adapter doesn't work on 64-bit Windows systems.

Your friend could try an external USB-to-Serial adapter and steer the LVB Tracker via the serial port. May be there are others but the only USB-to-Serial adapter I know that works on 64-bit Vista and Windows 7 is the Prolific single port USB-to_Serial adapter. For Vista 64-bit and Windows 7, 64-bit, you need the latest driver version. It can be downloaded here:

http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?id=31

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From that page download the "PL2303 Prolific Driverinstaller v1210.zip"

73s, Erich, DK1TB

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I'm trying to help a new SAT op get his 64 bit VISTA laptop running with SatPC32, LVB Tracker Box(USB), and a Yaesu az el rotor. Does anyone have all of this running on a 64 bit VISTA machine?

73 Jeff kb2m

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