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Cannot open a COM port on Bluetooth #1

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Assign SerialChart to a Bluetooth COM port
2. Run

Application complains it cannot open com port

Original issue reported on code.google.com by rien.mat...@gmail.com on 29 Jun 2011 at 6:58

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
This a problem that comes from the qt serial library. So I will not be fixing 
that but as a workaround I want to let you know that you're not stuck with 
high-numbered ports that Windows assigns , you can change them to something 
lower than 10, for example COM7 , COM5, here is how:

Right Click on My Computer, and click Manage
Then from Device Manager > Ports (COM & LPT)
Right click the port with high number and choose Properties.
Click on Port Settings Tab and then click Advanced...
On that dialog you can change COM Port Number to a number lower than 10. 
Sometimes it will say "In Use" but you can assign it over it , as long as that 
device is not connected (you don't see it under device manager).

Original comment by sergiubaluta on 22 Jan 2013 at 4:24