"Houston, we have a problem ..."
Once I downloaded the required software so that my new laptop (with Windows 7) would recognize my serial-USB converter cable, I decided to save the parameters that I've so painstakingly setup during my Phase I test period.
I ran the Dynon program, plugged in the D100 EFIS and the computer searched for the unit. After a couple of minutes, I got the following error message:
"Error connecting to EFIS D-100. Cant find instrument on any serial
port. Please close any programs which may be using a comm or
serial port."
There weren't any other programs running, and I tried using each USB port with the same resulting error message.
However, now the Yellow Screen of Death was up on the EFIS (Warning, if download fails, call Dynon -- DO NOT POWER OFF UNIT"). Great. It's Sunday and it doesn't do any good to call Dynon because nobody's there. I wasn't about to just leave the master switch on, so I turned it off. The Yellow Screen of Death remained alive. Must be the internal battery, which I'm sure will not keep it going for very long.
What am I to expect when I next go to the hangar? Will be EFIS return to normal when I turn on the master switch? Will I have to box it up and ship it back to Dynon? Will I have to use my old computer instead of my new one for any and all downloads/uploads? Is it a really bad idea to perform any software maintenance on weekends?
HELP!
Once I downloaded the required software so that my new laptop (with Windows 7) would recognize my serial-USB converter cable, I decided to save the parameters that I've so painstakingly setup during my Phase I test period.
I ran the Dynon program, plugged in the D100 EFIS and the computer searched for the unit. After a couple of minutes, I got the following error message:
"Error connecting to EFIS D-100. Cant find instrument on any serial
port. Please close any programs which may be using a comm or
serial port."
There weren't any other programs running, and I tried using each USB port with the same resulting error message.
However, now the Yellow Screen of Death was up on the EFIS (Warning, if download fails, call Dynon -- DO NOT POWER OFF UNIT"). Great. It's Sunday and it doesn't do any good to call Dynon because nobody's there. I wasn't about to just leave the master switch on, so I turned it off. The Yellow Screen of Death remained alive. Must be the internal battery, which I'm sure will not keep it going for very long.
What am I to expect when I next go to the hangar? Will be EFIS return to normal when I turn on the master switch? Will I have to box it up and ship it back to Dynon? Will I have to use my old computer instead of my new one for any and all downloads/uploads? Is it a really bad idea to perform any software maintenance on weekends?
HELP!