Fc Datalogit Cable

[raps86]

As the title says i have the black box and the software but im seeing if any1 has bought the cable from the box to the laptop that has worked properely with the software and pfc. if you have can you post up the brand and model of the adaptor that you bought. or am i beter of just buying the 1 from the datalogit site. Thanks in advance and yes i have searched but couldnt find the info i need

[paulr33]

do you mean the USB cable? if possible go for the true serial port version and dont use a serial port to USB dongle

and where possible run something like windows98 and not windows vista

[raps86]

yeah im on about the usb cable. as the computer that the software is on only has usb ports and it is running windows xp and not vista. Its my dads old work laptop

[JonnoHR31]

i've used the one on the datalogit site and a $2 ebay adaptor with my datalogit, both work fine altho the ebay one has dropped out before when using it on my wideband controller. if your not in any hurry for the insignifigant money i'd try an ebay one before spending $50+ on a proper one

[discopotato03]

I wanted to cover all the bases so I bought my Datalogit with their USB converter cable , and through E Bay a Dell Latitude D610M for under $400 . It has a real serial port and it's now set up to dual boot Win XP or Windows 7 .

The Tech Edge WB3A2 I have can use either as well , serial via its RJ45 socket or USB through a std square socket . I actually screwed up here because the Tech Edge uses its RJ45 socket to plug the LCD display in , they kindly sent me an RJ45 splitter with steering diodes in it so I can connect the display and serial cable through the one socket on the controller box .

Serial comms work quite reliably its just that Lap Top manufacturers have tried hard to get rid of the serial interface because most home users don't need it . Universal Serial Bus was never quite as universal as is should be and not surprisingly a lot of scientific test equipment demands a serial interface .

In the end I think most people buy an older lap top with a real serial port and use that for car stuff .

I particularly like the Dell D610M because its fine to surf the net or whatever and can talk to your Datalogit through a cheap reliable easy to get serial cable .

Other than that get the Datalogit people to send you their USB converter cable .

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