Okay,just want to know if anyone else has/heard of this problem and how they worked around it.
When I'm monitoring or recording with the PL and my battery(laptop) starts dying I plug it into my 12VDC/DC convertor and it gives me a "could not open port" error. And then all PL functions are done. If I unplug the power cord and re-try the monitor function it will re-establish communication.But once in a while it won't and I have to close the PL and relaunch it to get data again.
My laptop is an older HP pavillion with XP and very little else installed. I've already installed a dedicated 12V female cig lighter directly to battery and grounded to the block and to no avail.
Any suggestions or work arounds?
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When I'm monitoring or recording with the PL and my battery(laptop) starts dying I plug it into my 12VDC/DC convertor and it gives me a "could not open port" error. And then all PL functions are done. If I unplug the power cord and re-try the monitor function it will re-establish communication.But once in a while it won't and I have to close the PL and relaunch it to get data again.
My laptop is an older HP pavillion with XP and very little else installed. I've already installed a dedicated 12V female cig lighter directly to battery and grounded to the block and to no avail.
Any suggestions or work arounds?
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