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PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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21 Mar 2012, 20:55by woodygb
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
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21 Mar 2012, 21:09by Burgerman
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1947I posted more about it in the wrong place here...
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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21 Mar 2012, 21:11by Burgerman
This is excellent and means many people can program all the PG Drives stuff, if the software can be found. And it can!
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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21 Mar 2012, 21:13by woodygb
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=628Google search for the EXACT same cable.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid ... 3&q=UC01KMOther cables makes/models may well work ...
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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21 Mar 2012, 22:43by Martin O Refurbisher
Brilliant,
Woody, well done!
Best,
Martin
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 06:28by brax
Woody,
You're THE MAN,
. 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.
peace
brax
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 09:23by woodygb
Your welcome ....
Electro-tech ... Phffft!
I actually posted there myself requesting help ...got ZIP!
http://www.electro-tech-online.com/elec ... mming.htmlI nearly posted "Thanks for nothing" ...to finish the thread ...but decided against it.
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 14:23by woodygb
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
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22 Mar 2012, 14:26by woodygb
Additionally ...Has anyone got a Curtis / Q-Logic wheelchair controller that I could borrow and play with interfacing?
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 17:14by Burgerman
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!
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 17:20by woodygb
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...
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 17:30by Burgerman
First two same as me.
3rd one...??? Dont understand.
>>>DLM V32 Magic Drive...Curtis 1314 PC Station ...Wizard Dynamic...
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 17:33by woodygb
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 17:42by woodygb
I'm a bit of a Magpie .... I pick up "shiny" things ..around the web.. that interest me ...
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 18:34by Burgerman
My email box is quite big...
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 20:06by LROBBINS
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
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 20:10by woodygb
Cheers Lenny ..
I had an inkling that was the case ..but it was "shiny" and attracted me...
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 20:37by woodygb
Burgerman wrote:My email box is quite big...
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 21:22by Burgerman
?
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 21:25by woodygb
Zipped it and it won't send ...hits 100% ...fails and restarts
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 21:32by Burgerman
Oh...
How big?
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 21:33by Burgerman
I can upload about 2gb to this server. But my email box is about 10mb? Thought it was loads bigger.
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 21:38by woodygb
35Mb file
uploading to Skydrive via my Hotmail account.
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 22:36by Burgerman
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...)
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 23:33by JoeC
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.
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 23:47by Burgerman
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.
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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22 Mar 2012, 23:56by woodygb
"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.
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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24 Mar 2012, 18:57by segreen
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?
Steve
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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24 Mar 2012, 19:15by Burgerman
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?
Re: PGDT Serial interface cable ...USB Alternative :D
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24 Mar 2012, 19:17by woodygb
No idea ...sorry... it just works...for me.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findbyerr ... -error.htmWhat WINDOWS XP , VISTA, 7,