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PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby woodygb » 21 Mar 2012, 20:55

The Woody home built programming lead works as well as the PG Drives one.

I plugged it into the USB, it asked for the driver... I fed it that, and it installed on COM26 which will never work with the PG DRIVES OEM SOFTWARE. Because it goes up to COM 8 only!

No problem, I moved the USB/SERIAL port to 8 in device damager. And then choose 8 in the software. Works flawlessly

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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby Burgerman » 21 Mar 2012, 21:09

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I posted more about it in the wrong place here... :oops:
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Postby Burgerman » 21 Mar 2012, 21:11

This is excellent and means many people can program all the PG Drives stuff, if the software can be found. And it can!
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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby woodygb » 21 Mar 2012, 21:13

It was a lot of research to find out that the interface solution was ultimately ...VERY VERY SIMPLE!

http://raytalk.en.alibaba.com/product/4 ... R_800.html is the cable I bought via Ebay
from Radio Arena

http://www.radioarena.co.uk/index.php?_ ... ductId=628

Google search for the EXACT same cable.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid ... 3&q=UC01KM

Other cables makes/models may well work ...
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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby Martin O Refurbisher » 21 Mar 2012, 22:43

Brilliant,
Woody, well done!

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Postby brax » 22 Mar 2012, 06:28

Woody,

You're THE MAN, :D . I was just over at Electro Tech forum, getting ready to register and try to pump some gurus for info, when i decided to jump back here and see if you had any progress first. I'm elated i can finally move ahead with getting a cable.


I can only imagine how much time you must have spent researching this, amazing it turned out to be so easy. I spent all night, one night, going through data sheets just to identify a few components, only to come back here and find out you had already done that and show me what the rest of them, that i had no luck with, were.

May fate and fortune favor you always.

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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby woodygb » 22 Mar 2012, 09:23

Your welcome ....
Electro-tech ... Phffft!
I actually posted there myself requesting help ...got ZIP!

http://www.electro-tech-online.com/elec ... mming.html

I nearly posted "Thanks for nothing" ...to finish the thread ...but decided against it.
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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby woodygb » 22 Mar 2012, 14:23

I can see no reason not to try this interface with the R-Net...

I'll happily post the interface to anyone that wishes to try it.
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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby woodygb » 22 Mar 2012, 14:26

Additionally ...Has anyone got a Curtis / Q-Logic wheelchair controller that I could borrow and play with interfacing?
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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby Burgerman » 22 Mar 2012, 17:14

Do you have the OEM programming software for that one?

I think you already have the PG Drives OEM one do you not? If not email/PM me and I will tell you where to get it!
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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby woodygb » 22 Mar 2012, 17:20

The answer to the PG OEM question is yes ...Van der Valk

I have the dealer R-Net ...good enough for testing connectivity.

DLM V32 Magic Drive...Curtis 1314 PC Station ...Wizard Dynamic...
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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby Burgerman » 22 Mar 2012, 17:30

First two same as me.
3rd one...??? Dont understand.

>>>DLM V32 Magic Drive...Curtis 1314 PC Station ...Wizard Dynamic...
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Postby woodygb » 22 Mar 2012, 17:33

DLM V32 Magic Drive...Curtis 1314 PC Station ...Wizard Dynamic

All wheelchair associated PC based programming software.


http://www.permobil.com/United-Kingdom/ ... gic_Drive/

http://curtisinstruments.com/index.cfm? ... ry&catID=7

http://www.dynamiccontrols.com/mobility ... rogramming
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Postby woodygb » 22 Mar 2012, 17:42

I'm a bit of a Magpie .... I pick up "shiny" things ..around the web.. that interest me ... :D
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Postby Burgerman » 22 Mar 2012, 18:34

My email box is quite big...
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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby LROBBINS » 22 Mar 2012, 20:06

Woody,

Unfortunately, the Dynamic Wizard requires a dongle and the dongle specifies its level. I don't know what physical form the dongle takes these days, but my old Wizard (mine is OEM level) has it in a parallel port plug. I keep an old laptop just for its "classic" serial (for the programming cable) and parallel ports that I need for this. Maybe JoeC knows what's available now.
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Postby woodygb » 22 Mar 2012, 20:10

Cheers Lenny ..

I had an inkling that was the case ..but it was "shiny" and attracted me... :lol:
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Postby woodygb » 22 Mar 2012, 20:37

Burgerman wrote:My email box is quite big...

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Postby Burgerman » 22 Mar 2012, 21:22

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Postby woodygb » 22 Mar 2012, 21:25

Zipped it and it won't send ...hits 100% ...fails and restarts
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Postby Burgerman » 22 Mar 2012, 21:32

Oh...

How big?
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Postby Burgerman » 22 Mar 2012, 21:33

I can upload about 2gb to this server. But my email box is about 10mb? Thought it was loads bigger.
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Postby woodygb » 22 Mar 2012, 21:38

35Mb file

uploading to Skydrive via my Hotmail account.
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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby Burgerman » 22 Mar 2012, 22:36

GOT THE CURTISS OEM ONE NOW...
I HAVE THE DX ONE...
AND ALL THE PG DRIVES ONES (apart from R-net, as that just does dealer/user so its useless...)
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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby JoeC » 22 Mar 2012, 23:33

LROBBINS wrote:Woody,

Unfortunately, the Dynamic Wizard requires a dongle and the dongle specifies its level. I don't know what physical form the dongle takes these days, but my old Wizard (mine is OEM level) has it in a parallel port plug. I keep an old laptop just for its "classic" serial (for the programming cable) and parallel ports that I need for this. Maybe JoeC knows what's available now.
Ciao,
Lenny


It looks like a USB memory stick. It has a hole for a lanyard, which comes with it. I keep the string attached so that it becomes wrapped up in the cables and I don't lose the little thing!

In theory, if you have a broken dongle, Dynamic will do a replacement for you for something less than the full price that you pay up front. You'd have to mail it in, I'm sure.
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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby Burgerman » 22 Mar 2012, 23:47

The only way to circumvent that is if a hacker modifies the code so it doesent look for the dongle. Well beyond me... And illegal of course. I'm lucky they will just sell me one. But many others are not in that position, so in the interests of their own mobility dont really have the choice here.
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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby woodygb » 22 Mar 2012, 23:56

"JoeCIt looks like a USB memory stick. It has a hole for a lanyard, which comes with it. I keep the string attached so that it becomes wrapped up in the cables and I don't lose the little thing!

In theory, if you have a broken dongle, Dynamic will do a replacement for you for something less than the full price that you pay up front. You'd have to mail it in, I'm sure.

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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby segreen » 24 Mar 2012, 18:57

Woody, I'm getting a device cannot start code 10 error.
I've tried re-installing the driver but no joy.Tried my computer and laptop. Any ideas?

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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby Burgerman » 24 Mar 2012, 19:15

Woodies lead, windows 7 64 bit? Workes first time here. I expect the same on other operating systems too. Delete the driver, and reinstall it. Restart PC. Has to work, its digital... All the ones and zeros are the same.

Unless you have a different driver? Or no driver installed? What does it say in device manager?
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Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D

Postby woodygb » 24 Mar 2012, 19:17

No idea ...sorry... it just works...for me.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findbyerr ... -error.htm

What WINDOWS XP , VISTA, 7,
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