[AndrewJ]

Just for info, has anyone out there tried to use the V3.3 updater on an older Synscan handbox????
I still have Firmware 3.21 loaded on my Hbx, and was going to update to 3.27.
I couldnt get the latest updater to connect in download mode.
I tried the alternate DetectPC2Synscan app and that worked OK.
Then i went and tried the updater again, and on failing, just tried again.
This time it connected ????
I then went back and repeated the process, but using Portmon to sniff what was going on. Ref log below
( I also tried with 2 different cables just to be sure, and its 100% repeatable )
Do others see this behaviour????
as im not sure i want to do a load if the updater is flakey.
( Note, the first send at 115k doesnt actually attempt to send anything, and i think this is what screws it up )

Andrew

ref

0 0.00004582 IRP_MJ_CREATE Options: Open
9 0.00000838 SET_BAUD_RATE Rate: 115200
12 0.00000251 SET_LINE_CONTROL StopBits: 1 Parity: NONE WordLength: 8
13 0.00000084 SET_CHAR EOF:0 ERR:0 BRK:0 EVT:0 XON:11 XOFF:13
14 0.00000251 SET_HANDFLOW Shake:0 Replace:80000000 XonLimit:2048 XoffLimit:512
16 0.00000112 SET_TIMEOUTS RI:30 RM:2 RC:500 WM:2 WC:30
18 0.00000084 IRP_MJ_WRITE Length 0: // *** Note! We send Nothing ??????
72443 0.00000140 IRP_MJ_CLEANUP
72444 0.01567797 IRP_MJ_CLOSE

72445 0.00005364 IRP_MJ_CREATE Options: Open
72454 0.00000838 SET_BAUD_RATE Rate: 9600
72457 0.00000251 SET_LINE_CONTROL StopBits: 1 Parity: NONE WordLength: 8
72458 0.00000112 SET_CHAR EOF:0 ERR:0 BRK:0 EVT:0 XON:11 XOFF:13
72459 0.00000251 SET_HANDFLOW Shake:0 Replace:80000000 XonLimit:2048 XoffLimit:512
72461 0.00000084 SET_TIMEOUTS RI:30 RM:2 RC:500 WM:2 WC:30
72463 0.00001732 IRP_MJ_WRITE Length 1: 49 // *** Send I
// timed out here

// start retry
307681 0.00004554 IRP_MJ_CREATE Options: Open
307690 0.00000838 SET_BAUD_RATE Rate: 115200
307693 0.00000251 SET_LINE_CONTROL StopBits: 1 Parity: NONE WordLength: 8
307694 0.00000112 SET_CHAR EOF:0 ERR:0 BRK:0 EVT:0 XON:11 XOFF:13
307695 0.00000251 SET_HANDFLOW Shake:0 Replace:80000000 XonLimit:2048 XoffLimit:512
307697 0.00000112 SET_TIMEOUTS RI:30 RM:2 RC:500 WM:2 WC:30
307699 0.00001956 IRP_MJ_WRITE Length 1: 49 // *** Send I
307868 0.00000168 IRP_MJ_READ Length 7: 49 03 03 15 03 15 03 // get back this
307869 0.00000168 IRP_MJ_CLEANUP Serial0 SUCCESS
307870 0.01096983 IRP_MJ_CLOSE Serial0 SUCCESS

My HC reports Motor Card 3.03, Std Firmware 3.21, Databases 3.21,
so that lines up with the data i got back.