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Feb 11, 2003 | 02:09 PM

DarkDave

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usb to serial

My laptop doesnt have a serial connector........I thought it did

bastard thing. So is anyone using a usb to serial adapter? Would that work? Otherwise, what are we sposta use for tuning on a PDA?? Can't get hyper terminal on a PDA so I thought.

Dave

Feb 12, 2003 | 06:41 AM

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though i haven't used a usb-->serial in THIS capacity, i certainly do at my day job, and i can tell you that it provides a true, fully compatable serial port interface, so chances are you'll have no problems.

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Feb 12, 2003 | 11:18 AM

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Hey Ken,
That's coool, thanks for the help. I went ahead and ordered an adapter because I read that you can actually assign a com port once you hook it up. Nathan from txs said it should be fine so I'll give it a whirl.

Does anyone know about the terminal emulator software for the palm??

Dave

Feb 12, 2003 | 01:40 PM

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Im currently using "Online" as a VT100 terminal emulator

http://www.markspace.com/online.html

where did you order the USB->Serial adapter? Was looking for one for my Vaio

Feb 12, 2003 | 01:53 PM

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I bought a usb serial adapter from Microwarehouse. Nathan from txs said that should work fine. Here's the link:
http://www2.warehouse.com/product.as...&cat=pc&blind=

Does Online allow for data logging? I read somewhere that it doesn't allow you to log, or else maybe you need more memory on the PDA or something?

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Feb 12, 2003 | 05:41 PM

fastnoypi

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Online is just a terminal emulator that connects you to any system via telnet or VT100 session, etc.. If you are planning to use it to log , you must be able to set up a session into a Utec or other engine management system that supports logging.

There are several Palm applications that support datalogging via serial to OBD2 connector ..ie Pocketlogger, etc..

Feb 14, 2003 | 08:46 AM

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I bought a Belkin USB to Serial adapter at Best Buy for programming industrial electronic stuff. Despite warnings from other users, it has worked well on all my applications except one brand of PLC, which it refuses to talk to. The only problem I've had is that if your laptop goes to sleep, the adapter sometimes won't work when it awakes and you have to reboot.

Feb 14, 2003 | 08:58 AM

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That's cool. I got a Keyspan adapter that's supposed to be coming ohhhhhhhh right about now.......and I don't allow my laptop to sleep because I'm an evil owner