Galileo Luna IrDa connection fails

[wmtoole]

Help can anyone help?

I have bourght a UWATEC Galileo Luna computer and a UWATEC IrDa interface but my pc can not communicate with the diving computer.
My pc is running Windows 7 Professional, 32 bit
When i turn on the Luna i get an "connection established ikon" on the luna screen but when i try to upload/download information frome the pc program i get a message who tells me that i cannot communicate with the diving computer

Kind regards

Torben

 

[OMFSDiver]

I have a similar issue with Windows 7 it says my "MDAC" is not up to date, I have gone to the Microsoft website and I have the latest version. Any help would be appreciated

 

[squid509]

try holding the galileo the the Irda sensor so that there is nothing in the way and linded up
light in the room can have an effect

 

[mulla]

Do you have correct drivers for the UWATEC IrDa device? I didn't have the official UWATEC device, but I find that I couldn't get a correct driver for my usb IrDA dongle. I ended getting XP setup in a virtual machine and got it working that way. Depending on which version of Windows 7 you have, you may be entitled to a free XP VM free of charge from Microsoft.

 

[soltari675]

I had to get a separate infrared cable with its own drivers to work

 

[wmtoole]

Hey squid509
I did what you told me - and it WORKS. I put the IrDa sensor cloce to (2 cm) the IR window in the Luna computer and turned off the light in the room - thats all.
I dont understand why the commukation between the Galileo Luna and the IrDa unit i so bad. Normaly i dont have problems controlling my Television with an IrDa Remote under normal light conditions?
Thank's for your help

Torben

 

[James R]

They are much weaker than your TV's remote and the signal is much more focused, thus you have to put them pretty close together and lined up nearly perfectly.

I bought a USB IRDA from a local electronics shop for much less (24.99 IIRC) & it worked well in Xp, Win7 32bit, and now in Win7 64bit - no 3rd party drivers needed as Windows finds the device & installs drivers for me.