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tati1003 · 25-01-08, 01:47 AM

Well...so what should I do?yes they both look the same and both don't work-no idea why.Is there anything else I can do?Maybe some other driver,please!Are there any usb serials for sale on the website?

Robbo · 25-01-08, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by tati1003

Well...so what should I do?yes they both look the same and both don't work-no idea why.Is there anything else I can do?Maybe some other driver,please!Are there any usb serials for sale on the website?

I have heard the one from Maplin works OK. I don't know about on vista though. You could take it back I presume if it didn't, and it said it did.

tati1003 · 25-01-08, 02:01 AM

Do you think it would work if I used gender changer instead of a usb converter?if not i'm going to maplin tomoroow.i'm very desperate to make it work!

Robbo · 25-01-08, 09:23 AM

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Do you think it would work if I used gender changer instead of a usb converter?if not i'm going to maplin tomoroow.i'm very desperate to make it work!

A gender changer will be of no use whatsoever.

For a PC with a serial port, you use a null-modem cable. For a laptop or PC without a serial port, you use a USB-serial and a null modem cable, or a serial port adapter card and a null modem cable.

Basically you always need a null-modem cable, for the TM1000 series, never a gender bender.

tati1003 · 25-01-08, 11:56 PM

I have got null modem cable and I wanted to use it with gender changer to connect to laptop instead of usb serial converter I think i've read it somewhere on forum...well if not then will have to buy it for £20!

Robbo · 26-01-08, 12:00 AM

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I have got null modem cable and I wanted to use it with gender changer to connect to laptop instead of usb serial converter I think i've read it somewhere on forum...well if not then will have to buy it for £20!

If the laptop has a serial port, it will be a male 9-pin, the null-modem has female on both ends, so you won't need the gender bender. Are you confusing it with the VGA socket?

tati1003 · 26-01-08, 04:34 PM

What I can see on my laptop is: 15-pin female port and 3 usb ports...that's all.I thought I could use 9-pin male into 15-pin male "changer" if it exists?

lincsat · 26-01-08, 04:48 PM

I would check the 15 pin port again - I suspect it's an external monitor port, not a serial port.

tati1003 · 29-01-08, 09:40 PM

I just got one usb serial converter from Maplin and it's working!Nice oNE

THANKS FOR ADVICE

Robbo · 29-01-08, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tati1003

I just got one usb serial converter from Maplin and it's working!Nice oNE

THANKS FOR ADVICE

Thanks for confirming

Is that with Vista too?

25-01-08, 01:47 AM	#31 (permalink)
tati1003 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: dummies guide to loading Darkmans Patch to the Technomate 1000 series Well...so what should I do?yes they both look the same and both don't work-no idea why.Is there anything else I can do?Maybe some other driver,please!Are there any usb serials for sale on the website? Last edited by tati1003; 25-01-08 at 01:51 AM. Reason: one more question

25-01-08, 02:01 AM	#33 (permalink)
tati1003 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: dummies guide to loading Darkmans Patch to the Technomate 1000 series Do you think it would work if I used gender changer instead of a usb converter?if not i'm going to maplin tomoroow.i'm very desperate to make it work!

25-01-08, 11:56 PM	#35 (permalink)
tati1003 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: dummies guide to loading Darkmans Patch to the Technomate 1000 series I have got null modem cable and I wanted to use it with gender changer to connect to laptop instead of usb serial converter I think i've read it somewhere on forum...well if not then will have to buy it for £20!

26-01-08, 04:34 PM	#37 (permalink)
tati1003 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: dummies guide to loading Darkmans Patch to the Technomate 1000 series What I can see on my laptop is: 15-pin female port and 3 usb ports...that's all.I thought I could use 9-pin male into 15-pin male "changer" if it exists?

26-01-08, 04:48 PM	#38 (permalink)
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29-01-08, 09:40 PM	#39 (permalink)
tati1003 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: dummies guide to loading Darkmans Patch to the Technomate 1000 series I just got one usb serial converter from Maplin and it's working!Nice oNETHANKS FOR ADVICE