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Re: Control Lab - serial/USB
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Sat, 9 Jun 2007 21:23:20 GMT
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linmix <linmix@gmail.com!spamcake!>
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> > I do not have a Control Lab but I do have two USB->Serial converters and have
> > tested them on a variety of devices at work and have not had any issues yet.
> > These come with device drivers that create serial ports on your machine. As
> > long as the OS you are using is supported by the manufacturer of the converter,
> > the OS will recognize it as a serial port.
> >
> > Doug
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> I'm in the same boat as Doug, not having a control lab, but using several
> USB-> serial converters. I have had mixed experiences. Some converters have
> worked on everything I've tried (like my trusty Belkin F5U103-- no longer in
> production) while others have worked for some applications and not others. I
> have not been able to figure out what difference exists between converters and
> applications to explain this. I suspect it has something to do with how the
> converter presents itself to the computer/OS but I'm not sure. I would
> definitly recommend NOT buying the cheapest one you can find. That has come
> back to haunt me a couple times.
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> Good Luck.
>
> John
I've tried two different converter cables (both say they work with
modems, PDA's etc) but no luck with the CLI under RoboLAb.
Before I run the program (which I have tested on my desktop PC and there
it works) I select the COM port (which does show up.
When I run the program nothing happens and the CLI's red light (which
was turned off while the program ran on the desktop PC) stays on.
Can anyone giev me any hints as to how to take it from here?
regards,
linmix
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| (...) I'm in the same boat as Doug, not having a control lab, but using several USB-> serial converters. I have had mixed experiences. Some converters have worked on everything I've tried (like my trusty Belkin F5U103-- no longer in production) (...) (17 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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