Help Please MCP Not recognized sioc

[claushansen]

If your computer still can't see the MCP as a USB device nor on orther computers it has to be falty.

[slainte]

Hey guys just wanted to add I have the exact same problem with my windows 7 64 bit main frame and for the last week I have been trying to get it to work on my v2 opencockpits mcp pandp.
What I even bother a powered hub to no avail but it was a cheap ebay job so that could be a problem also.
I resolved my problem by plugging directly into. Usb port using a w7 64 laptop and networking this to my main frame by using sioc and lua scripts from Roark.
I will try some of the work around suggested here because I believe the suggestions are spot on.

[birdyguy]

Hey guys just wanted to add I have the exact same problem with my windows 7 64 bit main frame and for the last week I have been trying to get it to work on my v2 opencockpits mcp pandp.
What I even bother a powered hub to no avail but it was a cheap ebay job so that could be a problem also.
I resolved my problem by plugging directly into. Usb port using a w7 64 laptop and networking this to my main frame by using sioc and lua scripts from Roark.
I will try some of the work around suggested here because I believe the suggestions are spot on.

I am not sure if this will aid your dilemma but it may give you another option to try. I had an OC Multi Radio that my W7 64 bit machine would not see. It would bounce in and out eradicably and or not show up at all, digits and backlighting would not work. My netbook and my old pentium would see it..but the big powerhouse wouldn't.

In the end it turned out that the W7 machine USB ports were all putting out just shy of 5v. For some reason the Multi Radio demanded to see 5v or it refused to show. I installed a separate 5v power supply to the Multi Radio unit and now it works quite well. On another forum it was mentioned that perhaps a bad diode was the cause. The unit now sees 5.17 volts at the card and the W7 64 bit machine sees it with out any irradic type behaviour and the unit pretty much works normally.

It might be an idea to see how much power the OC MCP needs and make sure that it's getting the voltage it needs, if not, it may act like my OC Multi Radio and not show up at all. As a rule most operate on 5volts but I dont have an OC MCP so you need to check your manual. Also, I found Miguel at Open Cockpits to be quite helpful. He's busy and he may take a while to respond, but he was very helpful for me.

[slainte]

hanks birdyguy for such a quick response. I do have the mcp plugged into a 5 volt adapter but to tell you the truth it is old and beat up and not purchased from opencockpits. This could be a major part of the problem.
And what you described was exactly happening I would get Usb recognized on our end or two occasions on mainframe but then it would fail again.
Also I cannot get Roark manager software working even on networked laptop. Error comes up saying faulty side by side location etc. That is why I have opted to use fsuipc connection and lua scripts before I went insane or ended up in divorce proceedings lol.

[Henju]

Hi can you tell me the exact things u did for it to work?

[fordgt40]

I think he just changed machines. You mentioned earlier that the MCP was getting power as some leds came on. That is not proof that the power supply is working or properly connected. The MCP can draw some power from the USB connection, sufficient to light some leds, but will not be recognised by the PC if there is no external power.

I am not convinced that this is a Win 7 problem, it sounds like insufficient power. Forgive me, but a few simple questions

The power supply plug is fully pushed home into the MCP socket?
Are you sure that the power supply is working AND providing 5 volts - do you have a meter to check this
Nothing else is hooked up to this power supply?

David

[Henju]

Thanks But the LED's come on only when I have plugged my mcp into the socket, there is no lights when I plug it in without the power directly into the USB Hub, could there be a problem with the power supply? should I try another type of power? like a 5V battery holder with 2 2.5V AA batteries? or is this a bad idea and might stuff up my MCP? I mean every computer I have tried, all three of them says USB not recognized.... Eventhough they are all win 7 most people on the net are able to get it working with win 7 so....

Best regards

P.S. It says on power supply: SALLDA. 5.2V=1.0A

[fordgt40]

I am having difficulty following this, as you said in post 17 that some leds came on with the power connected but the MCP not plugged into the USB. This is contrary to your last post. Could you please clarify what happens to the leds when

Power cable unplugged from MCP (not turned off at the wall socket), but MCP connected to main PC USB port
Power cable connected to MCP and MCP not connected to USB port
Power cable connected to MCP and MCP connected to USB port

Do not use a battery power supply, you would have to be very careful about wiring it up and getting the right polarity. I assume that your OC power supply is a universal one and provides 5 volts irrespective of whether your house has a 240 or 110 volt supply.

Do you have a meter so that you can check the power supply output

To be honest all this is pointing to a faulty MCP or power supply. However, your answers to the above will help

David

[bussgarfield]

One other little thing to try is this. With the original software from OC for the MCP is the facillity to make a test. You can test to ensure all the led's come on. If they they all illuminate then you could probably rule out the power supply as being faulty.

Gary

[fordgt40]

Hi Gary

I believe this has already been tried see post 10

Regards

David