Virtual Com Ports from Digianswer software.

[mareksuski]

I think, after reading some news on this group, that THE BIG problem is that 3rd Bluetooth devices have Vcoms not compatible (inteface) with Digianswer Bluetooth software. I dont know if it is possible but somebody (my skills are not so good) could write 'bridge' between standard VCom (Microsoft standard) and VCom made by Digianswer. Of course we need to have access for documentation of Digianswer Vcom but mabye some body has it. If 3rd Bluetooth software with their own VCom ports are Microsoft standard it will work.

Example how it should work :-)
1. Nokia PC Suite connect to Dummy Digianswer VCom
2. Dummy VCom will connect to 3rd Party Vcom
3. Vcom will open connection via 3rd Bluetooth software to our Nokia phone
4. Finally we will be able to use PC Nokia Suite with our mobile phone


Please post any comments.
Marek Suski

PS.
I thinks when mobile phone and computer are connecting via bluetooth thera re doing it by creating (starting) on both sides Client serial (mobile) and Host serial (computer) service.

[justinhenley]

Yeah, I had the same idea - haven't got time to do anything at about it at the moment so was hoping that Nokia would just come up with a solution, was more annoyed than anything that they hadn't already.

When I try and connect using the vcom port, my mob establishes the bluetooth serial link and drops it after attempting to detect the phone becuase I assume it doesn't recognise the device becuase the interface isn't quite what it is expecting - it thinks it's using a a data cable which probably corsses over connections.

I agree with mareksuski - a solution would be to write a bridge connection, may look into it next few weeks - will let you know if I get anywhere. I was hoping that maybe Nokia could just add an option for plain serial link in their connection manager, then we wouldn't need to mess around at all - that would be a much better solution if they can't manage to get away from their DTL-4 bluetooth stack as all bluetooth provide vcoms.

Thanks mareksuski

[justinhenley]

I haven't had a chance to investigate much further but I found a tool that may be helpful - on

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/portmon.shtml

a program that worked in a similar way may be easier than writing a vcom driver, I don't know how difficult that is...

anyway, for interest below is a copy of the portmonitor log for connection with my 6310i through the bluetooth vcom which fails to recognise the phone - it looks like it's failing on a AT*NOKIAFBUS command, whatever that is! but it looks as though the comms through the port is not garbled so I am assuming that no interface is needed and it is just the commands that are not being recognised by the phone, am going to play with hyperterminal now.

If someone that has a data cable could post a log that would be great

[log starts here]

0 2.19229399 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_CREATE BtPort0 SUCCESS Options: Open
1 0.00000503 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_QUEUE_SIZE BtPort0 SUCCESS InSize: 1024 OutSize: 1024
2 0.00000196 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_TIMEOUTS BtPort0 SUCCESS RI:0 RM:0 RC:500 WM:0 WC:500
3 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS
4 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS
5 0.00000251 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_CHARS BtPort0 SUCCESS
6 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS
7 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS
8 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS
9 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_CHARS BtPort0 SUCCESS
10 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS
11 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS Rate: 19200
12 0.00001062 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_RTS BtPort0 SUCCESS
13 0.00000419 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_DTR BtPort0 SUCCESS
14 0.00000223 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS StopBits: 1 Parity: NONE WordLength: 8
15 0.00000196 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_CHAR BtPort0 SUCCESS EOF:1a ERR:0 BRK:0 EVT:d XON:11 XOFF:13
16 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS Shake:9 Replace:80000040 XonLimit:2048 XoffLimit:512
17 0.00000196 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_MODEMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
18 0.00001369 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_WAIT_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS Mask: RXFLAG CTS DSR RLSD
19 0.01868925 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
20 0.00003520 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE BtPort0 SUCCESS Purge: TXABORT RXABORT TXCLEAR RXCLEAR
21 0.02408407 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 7: at&f...
22 2.54148223 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
23 0.00001760 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
24 0.00002039 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE BtPort0 SUCCESS Purge: TXABORT RXABORT TXCLEAR RXCLEAR
25 0.00000503 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE BtPort0 SUCCESS Purge: TXABORT RXABORT TXCLEAR RXCLEAR
26 0.00003101 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE BtPort0 SUCCESS Purge: TXABORT RXABORT TXCLEAR RXCLEAR
27 0.00011845 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 7: at&f...
28 0.02205029 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
29 0.48746363 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
30 0.00001732 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
31 0.00000922 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_READ BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 13: at&f.....OK..
32 0.00009638 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 7: ati3...
33 0.02176170 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
34 0.48990500 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
35 0.00001872 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
36 0.00000950 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_READ BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 27: ati3.....Nokia 6310....OK..
37 0.00011789 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 15: AT*NOKIAFBUS...
38 0.02083449 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
39 0.98789148 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
40 0.00001872 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
41 0.00000950 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_READ BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 24: AT*NOKIAFBUS.....ERROR..
42 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS
43 0.00000279 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS
44 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_CHARS BtPort0 SUCCESS
45 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS
46 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS
47 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS
48 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_CHARS BtPort0 SUCCESS
49 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS
50 0.00000168 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS Rate: 115200
51 0.00001341 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_RTS BtPort0 SUCCESS
52 0.00000307 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_DTR BtPort0 SUCCESS
53 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS StopBits: 1 Parity: NONE WordLength: 8
54 0.00000335 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_CHAR BtPort0 SUCCESS EOF:1a ERR:0 BRK:0 EVT:d XON:11 XOFF:13
55 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS Shake:9 Replace:80000040 XonLimit:2048 XoffLimit:512
56 0.00001229 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE BtPort0 SUCCESS Purge: TXCLEAR RXCLEAR
57 0.00009750 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 10: UUUUUUUUUU
58 0.00005252 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 14: ...........`..
59 0.00001816 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
60 0.00000922 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_READ BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 24: UUUUUUUUUU...........`..
61 0.00000196 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_MODEMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
62 0.00001956 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE BtPort0 SUCCESS Purge: TXABORT RXABORT TXCLEAR RXCLEAR
63 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS
64 0.00000168 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS
65 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_CHARS BtPort0 SUCCESS
66 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS
67 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS
68 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS
69 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_CHARS BtPort0 SUCCESS
70 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS
71 0.00000223 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS Rate: 19200
72 0.00000726 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_RTS BtPort0 SUCCESS
73 0.00000335 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_DTR BtPort0 SUCCESS
74 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS StopBits: 1 Parity: NONE WordLength: 8
75 0.00000223 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_CHAR BtPort0 SUCCESS EOF:1a ERR:0 BRK:0 EVT:d XON:11 XOFF:13
76 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS Shake:9 Replace:80000040 XonLimit:2048 XoffLimit:512
77 0.00007236 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 7: at&f...
78 0.02065598 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
79 0.48776814 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
80 0.00001900 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
81 0.00000866 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_READ BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 13: at&f.....OK..
82 0.00014862 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 7: ati3...
83 0.02085237 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
84 0.49835105 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
85 0.00001704 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
86 0.00000782 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_READ BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 27: ati3.....Nokia 6310....OK..
87 0.00013298 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 15: AT*NOKIAFBUS...
88 0.02034169 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
89 1.00776747 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
90 0.00001760 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
91 0.00000978 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_READ BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 24: AT*NOKIAFBUS.....ERROR..
92 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS
93 0.00000168 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS
94 0.00000251 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_CHARS BtPort0 SUCCESS
95 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS
96 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS
97 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS
98 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_CHARS BtPort0 SUCCESS
99 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS
100 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS Rate: 115200
101 0.00001229 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_RTS BtPort0 SUCCESS
102 0.00000307 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_DTR BtPort0 SUCCESS
103 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS StopBits: 1 Parity: NONE WordLength: 8
104 0.00000223 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_CHAR BtPort0 SUCCESS EOF:1a ERR:0 BRK:0 EVT:d XON:11 XOFF:13
105 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS Shake:9 Replace:80000040 XonLimit:2048 XoffLimit:512
106 0.00001285 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE BtPort0 SUCCESS Purge: TXCLEAR RXCLEAR
107 0.00012795 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 10: UUUUUUUUUU
108 0.00007571 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 14: ...........`..
109 0.00002235 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
110 0.00000950 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_READ BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 24: UUUUUUUUUU...........`..
111 0.00002095 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE BtPort0 SUCCESS Purge: TXABORT RXABORT TXCLEAR RXCLEAR
112 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS
113 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS
114 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_CHARS BtPort0 SUCCESS
115 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS
116 0.00000168 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS
117 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS
118 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_CHARS BtPort0 SUCCESS
119 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS
120 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS Rate: 19200
121 0.00000531 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_RTS BtPort0 SUCCESS
122 0.00000251 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_DTR BtPort0 SUCCESS
123 0.00000279 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS StopBits: 1 Parity: NONE WordLength: 8
124 0.00000335 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_CHAR BtPort0 SUCCESS EOF:1a ERR:0 BRK:0 EVT:d XON:11 XOFF:13
125 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS Shake:9 Replace:80000040 XonLimit:2048 XoffLimit:512
126 0.00009247 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 7: at&f...
127 0.02059955 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
128 0.49845078 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
129 0.00001872 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
130 0.00000894 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_READ BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 13: at&f.....OK..
131 0.00014527 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 7: ati3...
132 0.02085880 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
133 0.48958373 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
134 0.00001872 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
135 0.00000866 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_READ BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 27: ati3.....Nokia 6310....OK..
136 0.00010029 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 15: AT*NOKIAFBUS...
137 0.02181087 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
138 344.08681941 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_WAIT_ON_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS
139 0.00001872 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
140 0.00000838 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_READ BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 24: AT*NOKIAFBUS.....ERROR..
141 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS
142 0.00000196 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS
143 0.00000168 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_CHARS BtPort0 SUCCESS
144 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS
145 0.00000112 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS
146 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS
147 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_CHARS BtPort0 SUCCESS
148 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS
149 0.00000223 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_BAUD_RATE BtPort0 SUCCESS Rate: 115200
150 0.00001285 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_RTS BtPort0 SUCCESS
151 0.00000307 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_DTR BtPort0 SUCCESS
152 0.00000140 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_LINE_CONTROL BtPort0 SUCCESS StopBits: 1 Parity: NONE WordLength: 8
153 0.00000223 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_CHAR BtPort0 SUCCESS EOF:1a ERR:0 BRK:0 EVT:d XON:11 XOFF:13
154 0.00000084 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_HANDFLOW BtPort0 SUCCESS Shake:9 Replace:80000040 XonLimit:2048 XoffLimit:512
155 0.00001145 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE BtPort0 SUCCESS Purge: TXCLEAR RXCLEAR
156 0.00013968 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 10: UUUUUUUUUU
157 0.00009359 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_WRITE BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 14: ...........`..
158 0.00001816 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_GET_COMMSTATUS BtPort0 SUCCESS
159 0.00000922 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_READ BtPort0 SUCCESS Length 24: UUUUUUUUUU...........`..
160 0.00003827 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE BtPort0 SUCCESS Purge: TXCLEAR RXCLEAR
161 0.00000615 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_PURGE BtPort0 SUCCESS Purge: TXCLEAR RXCLEAR
162 0.00001620 SERVIC~1.EXE IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_WAIT_MASK BtPort0 SUCCESS Mask:
163 0.00000279 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_CLEANUP BtPort0 SUCCESS
164 0.00026903 SERVIC~1.EXE IRP_MJ_CLOSE BtPort0 SUCCESS

[justinhenley]

not that difficult apparently...

http://www.wd-mag.com/articles/1999/9910/9910a/9910a.htm?topic=articles

off to find c++ disks...

a log of a working serial comms connection would be really useful though (in hex & ascii) or maybe I should just bother to read the sdk documentation - if I can find it...