Figure 2-53: Port properties (COM Properties tab).
The two checkboxes should be checked – especially if an USBSER is used.
Transmit byte by byte instead of sequences of bytes: If this checkbox is unchecked, a sequence of bytes is send directly to the device. Regardless whether the device can cope with this sequence or not.
Use alternative timeout handling: If this checkbox is unchecked, then the timeout is done by the Windows API. Otherwise, the timeout is disabled for the Windows API, and the timing is done by the Device Manager instead.