Specifications

PICED FAQ

Page 6

Serial COM Port(s) are not listed in the PICED software.

Solution

The problem can be fixed by updating the registry as follows :

Close down PICED.

Click on the START menu.

Click on Run.

Type in "regedit" and click on OK to start the Registry Editor.

Select the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\DeviceMap\SerialComm key (it may be

different on different operating systems).

You will see a list of COM ports.

Select the Edit | New | String Value menu item.

A new item appears in the list.

Enter the name of the COM port (eg. COM3) and press Enter.

Double click on the item.

In the Value Data edit box, the in the name of the COM port again.

Click on OK.

Repeat for any other missing COM ports.

Close down the Registry Editor.

Restart PICED.

The new COM port should now be in the list.

Note : making changes to the Windows Registry should be done with great caution as it is

possible to cause computer problems.

1.2.1.3 Can't Connect to C-Gate

Problem

The PICED software can't connect to C-Gate, or the connection is unreliable.

Solution

There are several possible reasons for this as listed below :

1. The IP Address is incorrect

Check that the IP Address in the PICED Project Options form is correct. If C-Gate is running on

the local machine, the IP Address will be 127.0.0.1.

2. C-Gate is not running

Check that C-Gate is running on the selected IP Address.

3. The Port Number is incorrect.

The default C-Gate command port is 20023. If it has been changed to another value in the

C-GateConfig.txt

file, then the correct value needs to be entered into the PICED Project Options

form.

4. C-Gate is taking too long to respond