I'm currently trying to connect to my xPC Target via RS-232 Interface (BaudRate: 19200). I have a Serial Port on the Target PC's motherboard, but not one on the host computer. I am currently having no luck connecting to the Target using a USB-Serial Converter (Prolific PL-2303). This is my current setup:
host PC -> USB-PL2303 -> Serial Cable w/ wires flipped to match null modem cable -> TargetPC's Serial Port
The PL-2303 config is this: BitsPerSecond: 19200 DataBits:8 Parity: None StopBits: 1 FlowControl: Hardware Port: Com1
I set xpcexplr to COM1 & 19200, made a boot disk, and now I'm getting an error when I try to ping or connect: COM port access failed.
Has anyone had any experience/luck with this sort of scheme or is using this USB converter a lost cause? If it's worked before, I'll go back and re-re-check my wiring.
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