Anyone here have a laptop without serial ports? and are using usb to serial adapter to tune there motec? i have a Sony laptop, I've got the keyspan adapter but it doesn't work to well... been having to use a friends older Dell with serial ports.

 

I have use the USB to Serial adapter with both the sony and toshiba computer.... It works out great! There is a couple of different selection that can be purchase at best buy or Fly's Electronics if there is one over where you at... Oh, and make sure the USB Port that is taken the serial adapter is assign for the job. It won't work if you just plug in the adapter without setting it up. Good luck!

 

We use the one from Radio Shack it work great. Just set it up in all the ports. This way you can just plug in and go. Software comes on a disk though, so you have to put it on CD if you don't have a disk drive to install it.

John

 

Mine works fine, I don't even know what brand it is, I think i got it at Fry's. Maybe it's just you Minh. lol

 

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Tony, this is why I asked you yesterday because Ive heard of this happening. I have the same problem with Autronic. Once you find an adapter that works keep it handy and buy an extra one.

art

 

I have 2 already

 

there is a big thread on serial/usb adapters for efi tuning on the megasquirt board: http://msefi.com/viewtopic.php?t=3410

 

Ive herd of the radio shack ones working, i guess imma give them a try. i have the keyspan one now it works great for other systems, but only the motec , yeah i have assigned the ports just not luck.. thanks for the help guys.

 

I am using one from tiger direct. works great with the fast system.

 

Yea, it's probably Minh... haha kidding kidding I just got a new one at Fry's the other day. It's a cheap $15 AirLink that I was extremely skepitcal about, but it ended up working. So far I've used it on my IBM laptop and friend's Toshiba with both Motec and FAST without any problems. I used to have a Keyspan that worked great when running an Emulator/Romulator for Hondata but it was always sketchy and sometimes had connections problems with other EMSs.

P.S. - Minh, you're still running M48 on your car, aren't you? I'm sure Tony knows but I haven't got to work with any of the Motec systems that run a parallel connection (I've seen it on Bergenholtz's car and Skunk's RSX so I figured it must be on the high end stuff! Yes/No Tony ). Straight serial is definately nice but hopefully you find an adapter that works so you can make use of your Sony.

 

Buy a Compaq Presario 2108CL...they are on Ebay new for like 700 bones. I have one and it came with a Serial...I was on the Hunt for a new Laptop that had serial for months...finally found this one at Costco for $1100 last August.

 

i use a socketcom pcmcia-seral adapter. its alot faster than a usb adapter and dosnt flake out like the usb drivers for the 2 or 3 i usb adapters i used to have.

 

Yeah its probly me.. i suck at life when it comes to computer's, everyone seems to have luck with the ones from Fry, we dont have that electronics store but i guess theres always online ordering..

 

http://www.outpost.com is fryes...

 

My Dell Inpiron 1100 has no serial ports. I am using two Siig USB-to-serial adapters and they work well. I have a PCMCIA serial card and it does not work.
http://www.siig.com/product.asp?pid=252