Danozeman
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| posted on 17/7/07 at 02:47 PM |
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usb and megajolt.
My old laptop has gone tits up so mapping my megajolt is a problem now.
My megajolt is serial. What do i need to conenct it to usb?? Wil those serial to usb adaptors work?
Its easier to get a laptop with usb rather than serial now.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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BenB
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| posted on 17/7/07 at 02:50 PM |
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I think the general consensus is "mostly"... Some people have reported problems..... One option is to get a cheapo laptop just for work on
the car- also means it doesn't matter if it gets covered in crud....
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paulf
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| posted on 17/7/07 at 03:06 PM |
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Maplins sell a converter that seems to work ok, but may be laptop dependent.I think the newer versions of the config software cause less problems with
the USB converters.
Paul.
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oadamo
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| posted on 17/7/07 at 03:07 PM |
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i had the same prob but with megasquirt i got mine from maplin. i had to go into devices and change the com port then it all worked.
adam
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scottc
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| posted on 17/7/07 at 03:11 PM |
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Got a Maplin one to work with Megasquirt okay.
but yeah you might want to change the com port.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 17/7/07 at 03:24 PM |
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Make sure that you've got the very latest MJ firmware & config software - currently v3.2.1 - Brent Picasso has put a lot of effort into
fixing the problems with USB-serial converters in this release. He doesn't claim 100% success, but it's better than over 75% failure
experienced with older versions! He's now got it up to 'almost all converters will work'.
David
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Danozeman
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| posted on 17/7/07 at 08:57 PM |
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Thanks lads. Im hoping i can get my old laptop up and running so i dont have to get one.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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