Feel like a dumb ass asking this; but need to know if im going to buy this software. Laptops dont come with any serial ports. How do you use the usb ports?
Feel like a dumb ass asking this; but need to know if im going to buy this software. Laptops dont come with any serial ports. How do you use the usb ports?
You can buy usb to serial converters.
2000 Ford Focus SE
While the interface is designed for a serial port, any serial to USB converter that creates a "com port" that windows will recognize should work.
We will test a few of them and post the results on the main page.
We will be switching to USB for the next generation
GM CAN protocol, but not the current VPW protocol.
Super_Sport_x2
Most laptops do have serial ports - 9 pin ones. Not to be confused with the 25 pin parallel port for printers. Look for a cover in the back near where the docking station connects
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Not anymore.. most laptops dont bring a serial port anymore..
The only laptop that I have seen new with a serial port is the new centrino from dell inspiron 8200
You can always use a PCMCIA serial port.. it workes flawlessly.. it has worked flawlessly in the past 2 years for me
Dell laptops with serial ports include:
Latitude D600
Latitude D800
Latitude D500
Latitude D505
Inspiron 300
Inspiron 600
Inspiron 1100
Inspiron 8600
and more..
from the dell website
I resell Dell and IBM through my business.. ;DI/O Ports
Docking: 280-pin connector for the D/Port-Family Advanced Port Replicator
Serial (DTE): (one) 9-pin connector; 16550-compatible,16-byte buffer
Parallel: (one) 25-hole connector (unidirectional, bidirectional, or ECP)
Video: (one) 15-hole connector and S-video out connector
Infrared: one port compatible with IrDA Standards 1.1 (Fast IR) and 1.0 (Slow IR)
Audio: microphone-in-jack; stereo headphones/speakers jack
2 USB 2.0 compliant connectors
Modem: RJ-11 port
Ethernet LAN: RJ-45 port
If you dont have one like Highlander and Super Sport said PC card or a USB converter will work
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Be careful about which USB->Serial converter you purchase. Performance can vary dramtically between the brands. Keyspan went the extra step in their hardware/drivers to ensure throughput was maximized. The USB interface is not the limitation but its how the RS-232 interface and the USB interface communicate between one another.
As a point of reference with LS1Edit...
Keyspan - full read in about 20 minutes
Belkin unit - 1/4 the read rate of the Keyspan.
HP unit - 1/8 the read rate of the Keyspan.
Tim
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