Digitrax PR3 software upgrade

[Capt. Brigg]

Will the Digitrax PR3 computer interface run on a Windows 7 PC system, is there an upgraded driver, and where can it be found if available?

[rrinker]

 Works perfectly fine on Windows 7, 32 or 64 bit. Download the latest Soundloader from the Digitrax web site and that driver is one that will work. I use my PR3 on two different computers with Windows 7.

                   --Randy

 

[Stevert]

rrinker

 Works perfectly fine on Windows 7, 32 or 64 bit. Download the latest Soundloader from the Digitrax web site and that driver is one that will work. I use my PR3 on two different computers with Windows 7.

                   --Randy

Randy is correct, but I'll add that unless Digitrax has updated them recently, the latest drivers are labeled as being for Vista.

However, they will work just fine for Win7, both 32-bit and 64-bit.  Here's a link to the download.

The important thing is to follow the installation directions exactly, so that you end up installing the Digitrax drivers and not the Windows drivers. 

If you let Windows install it's own drivers, your PR3 simply will not work.

[Capt. Brigg]

thank you both for the information and download link.

I will try the drivers tomorrow.

[brucet]

digitrax       PR3      well not start   

JMRI programs it cant find a correct     usb port

[rrinker]

Open device manager and plug and unplug the PR3. You should see the device come and go. If not, you do not have the driver loaded properly. Follow the instructions posted on the Digitrax site EXACTLY. Once you see the port coming and going in Device Manager, this will be the serial port to put in JMRI.

                        --Randy

 

[jrbernier]

As an added comment - I upgrade an existing JMRI/WIN 7 laptop to Win 10 and everything still worked. Last week I updated another Win 7 laptop to Win 10 that was never attached to a PR3. I downloaded the Digitrax driver, and it loaded and with the correct port - usually I need to look at Device Mgr and then select/change it.

Jim