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Laptop to Power Commander lead... quick question
Major Stare - 6/5/11 at 07:23 PM

I have a Power Commander, model PCIIIR, that has a 9Pin serial socket.

Will a 9pin serial to USB lead work on my laptop?

GreigM - 6/5/11 at 08:05 PM

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Originally posted by Major Stare
I have a Power Commander, model PCIIIR, that has a 9Pin serial socket.

Will a 9pin serial to USB lead work on my laptop?

unfortunately the answer is yeas and no - it might work depending on the laptop and lead - some combinations work, some don't and there's no real way to predict

Major Stare - 6/5/11 at 08:39 PM

Usb 2.0 To Rs232 9Pin Serial Adapter Cable Lead GPS PDA on eBay (end time 23-May-11 09:40:44 BST)

snapper - 7/5/11 at 02:31 AM

The usual problem is COM port allocation by the computer, sometimes the USB to rs232 adaptor sits on a different com port every time you switch on, the commander may need to be manually switched to find it or will only see com ports 1 to 10.
It can be a bit of a faff but once you get the hang of it, ok.
My adaptor that I use on the megajolt looses drivers every time so I need to upload the driver to the computer every time.