rfxcom usb freeze

by **dimach** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:53 pm

Hi,
I have USB rfxcom with two receivers. Receiver with id 0 is X10 USA and receiver with id 1 is for Oregon Scientific.
The problem I have is that the receiver stops receiving signals after approximately 15 hours(can be more, can be less).
After I restart application, it works again.
I've tried latest heyu and my own php based application with the same results.
My app works in variable length mode. I assume the same is true for heyu.

Any suggestions? May be there is better firmware available?

Thanks,
Dmitri.

by **b_weijenberg** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:30 pm

Is the receiver directly connected to the PC or on an USB hub?

I have seen this problem before with the receiver connected to a hub. When connected directly to the PC port it ran OK.

Do you have another system to connect the receiver to and run RFreceiver to see if it works OK for a long time?

It is not expected that a receiver firmware update solves disconnect problems. It is more likely that the USB hardware in the interface or the driver is not OK.
Go to http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm and check if you have the latest VCP driver version installed.

by **dimach** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:57 pm

It is connected using hub. I'm using Debian Linux and the serial adapter is recognized by the kernel.

Unfortunately the system is 6000 km from me at the moment and I won't be able to reconnect it to direct port now.

I'll post once I try to connect it directly to USB port.

Thanks!

by **dimach** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:38 am

The receiver was connected directly to USB port and it works fine for the last 28 hours.

Thanks!