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toma72 · 01-06-07, 03:45 PM

Hello all ,

got a problem and would appreciate some help.

i have a eurovox max running software from feb 06 and i have no problems at all but my mate has a star view and lost all his channels so i sed i would try sorting it for him , (lad he bought off gonna try charge him 20 quid to sort???)

So i bought USB to 9 pin serial cable (usb cos my computer and laptop do not have the required connection) I have read elsewhere that this is not infact a null modem cable. i know i can purchase a null modem cable from ebay but its the connection what is stopping me . Where do i go now ?

Thankyou

lincsat · 01-06-07, 09:07 PM

Buy a null modem cable from the shop - Lincsat's Nick-nacks (Shop)

Then plug one end into your USB to Serial adapter, make sure you configure your adapter to use COM1 or COM2, most by default use COM4-6 and some programs don't recognise that com port.

That's exactly what I've done for a M8's D-Box as his PC doesn't have a COM port.

saintkiro · 03-06-07, 11:58 PM

Stupid question but how do you configure the adapter to use the comm ports. New to all this sorry.
K

lincsat · 04-06-07, 12:41 AM

Have a look in the instructions that come with it - you may also be able to configure it from windows device manager.

01-06-07, 03:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
toma72 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Null Modem Lead ?? Hello all , got a problem and would appreciate some help. i have a eurovox max running software from feb 06 and i have no problems at all but my mate has a star view and lost all his channels so i sed i would try sorting it for him , (lad he bought off gonna try charge him 20 quid to sort???) So i bought USB to 9 pin serial cable (usb cos my computer and laptop do not have the required connection) I have read elsewhere that this is not infact a null modem cable. i know i can purchase a null modem cable from ebay but its the connection what is stopping me . Where do i go now ? Thankyou

01-06-07, 09:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 3,646 Thanks: 2 Thanked 888 Times in 173 Posts	Re: Null Modem Lead ?? Buy a null modem cable from the shop - Lincsat's Nick-nacks (Shop) Then plug one end into your USB to Serial adapter, make sure you configure your adapter to use COM1 or COM2, most by default use COM4-6 and some programs don't recognise that com port. That's exactly what I've done for a M8's D-Box as his PC doesn't have a COM port.

03-06-07, 11:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
saintkiro Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Null Modem Lead ?? Stupid question but how do you configure the adapter to use the comm ports. New to all this sorry. K

04-06-07, 12:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 3,646 Thanks: 2 Thanked 888 Times in 173 Posts	Re: Null Modem Lead ?? Have a look in the instructions that come with it - you may also be able to configure it from windows device manager.

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