Error connecting to serial port. Try a different port?

jobinjobin Calicut
edited April 2017 in OpenBCI_GUI
I have a cyton 32 bit system. I tried connecting cyton with the desktop computer. For this when I connected USB dongle with the desktop computer as per the instructions in the OPENBCI/downloads.com website, the blue led on the USB dongle glows and also COM 16 is visible under 'ports' in 'device manager'. USB Dongle is switched to GPIO 6 as instructed. 

However, when I opened OpenBCI GUI and selected 'live(from cyton)', com16 and checked the status I get the message as "Error connecting to serial port. Try a different port?". I even tried plugging the USB dongle in all the desktop computer ports and the effect is still the same. Can somebody help to solve this issue of error in connecting? 

Comments

  • JannatulJannatul Malaysia
    I also hv the same problem. When i click button status, it show "Error reading to serial port. Try a different port?".

    Is anyone know how to fix this problem? I really need help.
  • j-gilbert@ischeminomics.com[email protected] here
    me too on a mac
  • j-gilbert@ischeminomics.com[email protected] here
    oops  I do have the observed problem when I go into the radio submenu and try scanning or checking the connection.  BUT if I just autostart the system having selected the tty I think it should be, and wait long enough (several minutes) it will start the electrode display.  the error seems in the radio checking interface for me.  using a macbook 2016 with osx sierra (10.12.4 currently)
    the same problem does occur if I setup everything with Processing and run the GUI from a sketch.
    and the same problem does occur if I run from windows in parallels.   not so urgent since I can run the system anyway for now.

  • RenatRenat Russia
    The same problem "Error connecting to serial port. Try a different port?", who found the solution?
    How to check individually USB dongle and cyton 32 bit?
    Windows does not complain on USB dongle.
    System: Windows 7 64bit
  • RenatRenat Russia
    The problem solved with the reinstallation of the operating system Windows
  • azpazp
    i have the same issue; 
    i'm using a windows 10 with a cyton board  connecting through the dongle, on a fresh install. 
     

  • azpazp
    can somebody give me some tips? 
    at the moment I tried all the ports, reinstalled the app. the dongle flashes the led red for a bit, but then it stays blue( on the description says that blue it's ok) . 
    Also the drivers for the dongle seem to have worked out ok, as they show up in the hub, and in the device manager as explained. 
    Did I miss some error or something? 
    Is there other software that might still work if opengui app does not work? I am willing to learn another language or smth , in order to use this. 
    Please any help is appreciated.

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