Serial Connection Problem

Hello,


I was using Hyper Terminal on windows XP through a serial port to a '98 Haas VF4 and had no problems.

Now, I have Hyper Terminal on a Windows 10 computer, trying to connect to the same machine and having problems.

The XP computer has an onboard serial port, while the Windows 10 computer has a PCIe to serial, but I have tried a USB to serial with no effect.

When sending a text document over, the program will crash, create random letters, or input the text very slowly without creating a successful connection to the machine.

When doing this, the machine will display some errors saying that the settings are incorrect , like parity and baud rate, but I have made sure that those are correct.

Current settings on the machine are below and I have made sure to match those on Hyper Terminal and the actual device port settings.

Baud rate: 115200
Parity: Even
Stop Bit: 1
Synchronization: Xon/Xoff
Rs232 Data bits: 7

Tried lowering Baud to 38400, 19200, and 9600 and same result.

Is windows 10 just not compatible to communicate with this machine?

It looks like a bad connection in the cable or electromagnetic noises.

Terminal on Windows 10 should work but it is too complex for this purpose because it is not developed for this purpose.
I would recommend using a software application specifically designed and developed for CNC connection and communication.

I use COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE FOR FANUC CNC, which can be used also with other CNCs.
It has nice built-in help menus that tell you how to connect and how to set the communication data etc.
You can download from:

https://www.softpedia.com/get/System...or-FANUC.shtml

If you still have problems, please contact again.

HDowns,

The XP Computer works fine through the same cable. Just when switch over to the Windows 10 computer I am experiencing these problems.

Let me know if you have any suggestions/ things to try. I've been working on this for awhile and need to get it running. Thanks