Quick Start with Remote PC Connections

Remote connections

In this text I will try to list all problems and solutions and precautions related to remote desktop connection usage.
Beside the fact that I have migrated from Serbia to Australia in 2015 I didn't really want to abandon my home computer in Serbia.

Actually I attached two web cameras to this computer. Skype is set to automatically accepts video calls, so I remote video easily.

Here I would list tasks to do for long lasting remote connection.

I. BIOS

Halt on: NO ERRORS
Remote connections is highest priority.

WakeOnLan: Enable  - main step in making it independent from having to ask other people to turn on your computer.

AC Power Back: Power
If your computer stay out of power for whatever time, it won't be able to wake on lan as it could before power interuption.
Set this option in BIOS to POWER so your computer starts up immidaetaly when power is back.

SaveOnExit


II.

Install TeamViewer
Working with TW

Enable Remote Desktop
Enable Telnet Server feature
Install SSH server and client software

Set remote computer's IP address to static value
Set correctly DNS IP address
Check regulary Event viewer


III. Set router



IV. TROUBLESHOOTING

How to find r.c. IP address with Skype
How to connect to TW client if you know IP address but no TW ID

Installing Windows 10 Home Edition

Foreword:
Upgrade from Windows 8.1 Home to Windows 10 Home and later clean installation of Windows 10 Home on Toshiba Satellite C75 A6-5200 7370, using newly formatted partiton, resulted in both occasions in notably slower slower performing system.

Clean installation of Windows 10 Home on HP Pavilion i3-2300Mhz laptop system resulted in smooth and well performed, quick responsive system, even after clean installation was loaded with additional time-to-load consuming applications.

Possible slowdowns for first system could be following:

1. Upgrade

* upgrade took about 3 hours to complete
* upgrade related conflicts.

2. Clean install

* when clean install was completed, system was slightly slower than equal system under Windows 8.
* being loaded with additional application system performance decrased.
* swithcing from Microsoft account to local Administrator accont made perfromance to notably increase
* there was unexpected shotdown wich could involve damaging of startup files

Installation

- Download Windows 10 ISO using Media Creating Tool or try creating bootable USB using with same utility, but turn off antivirus first.
- In case ISO is downloaded, turn off antivirus real time scanner and use Rufus to create bootable USB.
* Note: Win7USB tool won't work as UEFI BIOS does not recognize such USB disk. Even if UEFI is changed into CSI in BIOS, format
procedure will start but with no success as modern hard drive root partitions are of GDI type and it can't be formatted without UEFI support.
- Rufus settings: MBR UEFI and exFAT or LargeFAT (default)
- Go PC settings -> Repair -> Boot from UEFI USB device


New installation of Windows 10 Home was completed on formatted and clean partition.
Graphic adapter drivers were obtained through Device manager - Driver Updated, this resulted in performance increase
AMD Chipset drivers were located as separate installation pack and applied, this resulted in perfomance increase
System was loaded with equal applications and is performing as equal system under Windows 8

Conclusions

Fresh installation might be best start.
Install graphic drivers using forced update in device manager or Windows update (later try installing larger graphic driver pack)
Install separate chipset drivers (AMD in Toshiba case)
Depending on system capacity swith to local account logging


Activation

Windows can be activated after an upgrade or after clean installation when Product Key of an Windows 7/8 installation already activated
on same computer has to be entered.


Post-Installation Notes:

Remote desktop functionality
Windows 10 Home does not have Remote Desktop server functionality and can't connect to other Home based system. To resolve this
use third party software (TeamViewer) or checked solution at: http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=faq-Windows-10&faq=129

Updates
Windows updates takes priority while downloading and can slow or stop other parallel downloading streams

Onedrive - local account
OneDrive can be activated as a service based on Microsoft account while local account is used for system logon

Office installation
Same product key can be used multiple times under different Windows version hosted on one computer.

Quick start with Arduino Uno

To connect Arduino Uno to PC computer we need following parts:

- Printer's USB cable
- Arduino chip with board
- Proper power supply

Arduino board needs DC power supply in range from 9 to 12V, 500mA to 1A, which is then regulated down to 5v and 3.3v on board. It is said that even voltages up to 20VDC are safe for voltage regulation. I have used 12 V,1A.

For Tx/Rx communication, use printer type usb cable. With use of usb cable, no need to set serial port parameters. To make communication with chip you can use Arduino IDE from official website. Last version/s is/are working on Windows 10 only.

For use with Windows 8.1 install some of previous versions. I used Arduino IDE 1.65.
To try out and play with chip go to Open (arrow) and select some of prefilled source codes.

Quick Start with Micromite

To connect Micromite to PC computer we need following parts:

- PL203 USB to Serial interface
- Micromite chip with board
- Proper power supply

To correctly install PL203 chip driver, it is not enough just to install driver from manufacturer's web site. As many of these chips are made in China, and not accepted by original manufacturer as valid, this driver will produce Error code 10 when driver is installed.

To overcome this sitution we need to use older driver, which is available here.

Proper power supply means that sometimes if you use extension cable USB power, it won't give enough power to power supply unit which is converting 5v into 3.3v for Micromite and as a result chip would respond with a lot of garbage in terminal program, even with all com parameters correctly set.  Use computer USB port for power supplying.

To make communication with chip you can use Teraterm and MM edit.