Filser interfacing woes

Hello all,
My old portable PC packed up definitely a few weeks ago and
when I started looking around for a new one I found that
none of them have the old traditional serial port anymore !?

This rather leaves me in the lurch with the Filser GPS-logger
in my glider, since the interface is over a cable that connects
to the serial port.

I imagine there may be others here who have come up agaist
the same thing. Can anyone point me to a solution ?

The model is Filser DX-50, functionally equivalent to the Lx5000
I am told, and possibly this particular problem will be the
same for some other models as well.

Cheers CV

This rather leaves me in the lurch with the Filser GPS-logger
in my glider, since the interface is over a cable that connects
to the serial port

I was able to stop the interferance in my B-100, by routing the cable from the
GPS, away from all the other cables. I also moved the radio antenna cable
(RG-58) to the other side of the instrument panel. All my problems went away. I
think most of it was getting in through the antenna cable. I even had my audio
playing Mexican music in the central California valley, but I think that had
something to do with some day labor's getting back at Zero Sinco.
JJ Sinclair

CV wrote:

Hello all,
My old portable PC packed up definitely a few weeks ago and
when I started looking around for a new one I found that
none of them have the old traditional serial port anymore !?

This rather leaves me in the lurch with the Filser GPS-logger
in my glider, since the interface is over a cable that connects
to the serial port.

I imagine there may be others here who have come up agaist
the same thing. Can anyone point me to a solution ?

The model is Filser DX-50, functionally equivalent to the Lx5000
I am told, and possibly this particular problem will be the
same for some other models as well.

If a downloading program is available for an older PDA like the Compaq
Aero 1500 series, using one of those might be more convenient than a
laptop, and not much more costly (think eBay) than a potentially
problematic USB to Serial adapter. I use 1530 to download the files from
my Cambridge loggers to a compact flashcard, and it's a lot easier than
lugging a laptop around.

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Eric Greenwell wrote:

If a downloading program is available for an older PDA like the Compaq
Aero 1500 series, using one of those might be more convenient than a
laptop, and not much more costly (think eBay) than a potentially
problematic USB to Serial adapter.

Of what problems do you think? I tested some different low cost
USB-to-serial adapters, and all worked fine, with Windows software as well
as with Linux.
Eggert

CV wrote:

My old portable PC packed up definitely a few weeks ago and
when I started looking around for a new one I found that
none of them have the old traditional serial port anymore !?

All new notebooks have USB ports, that replace the serial ports. To connect
an old serial cable, you need an usb-to-serial adapter. These adapters are
to be found in electronic shops, and on eBay in the 10-20 $ range (at least
in europe). They work fine.
Eggert

Get the FlywithCE "Downloader", use almost any model iPaq or Aero and you
can leave the PC at home......up/down load files, transfer data (turnpoints,
tasks, airports) right to the pocket PC....I have cables to connect directly
to the Filser devices and software link on my page
http://www.wingsandwheels.com/lx_nav...ies_for_ip.htm
once you have this you can also easily add FlywithCE Navigator if you ever
find the need for more ipaq navigation (you probably don't need this with
the DX50) and you're good to go.makes life without the laptop easy
tim
www.wingsandwheels.com

"CV" wrote in message
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Hello all,
My old portable PC packed up definitely a few weeks ago and
when I started looking around for a new one I found that
none of them have the old traditional serial port anymore !?

This rather leaves me in the lurch with the Filser GPS-logger
in my glider, since the interface is over a cable that connects
to the serial port.

I imagine there may be others here who have come up agaist
the same thing. Can anyone point me to a solution ?

The model is Filser DX-50, functionally equivalent to the Lx5000
I am told, and possibly this particular problem will be the
same for some other models as well.

Cheers CV

Eggert

You are wrong! Not all work fine. We have tested several. Some work with
some loggers others do not. We have tested several adapters with
Camridge, EW, Volkslogger and LX, no one worked with all logges.

This is a real problem.

To me the "PDA solution" is the best solution.

Robert

Eggert Ehmke wrote:
CV wrote:


My old portable PC packed up definitely a few weeks ago and
when I started looking around for a new one I found that
none of them have the old traditional serial port anymore !?


All new notebooks have USB ports, that replace the serial ports. To connect
an old serial cable, you need an usb-to-serial adapter. These adapters are
to be found in electronic shops, and on eBay in the 10-20 $ range (at least
in europe). They work fine.
Eggert

Eggert Ehmke wrote:
All new notebooks have USB ports, that replace the serial ports. To connect
an old serial cable, you need an usb-to-serial adapter. These adapters are
to be found in electronic shops, and on eBay in the 10-20 $ range (at least
in europe). They work fine.
Eggert

Big thanks to you, and others who replied. The adapter seems to be
the quick and easy way out for the moment. But I'll keep the PDA
in mind too. Must say that fiddling around with the laptop in
the cockpit when you are just about to derig and have a thousand
other things to think about is a bit invonvenient.

Thanks again /CV

Why not try an up-to-date laptop with bluetooth capability. With a bluetooth
adaptor in the cockpit downloads, uploads and task programming can be
acheived from the laptop in your car or minivan!

Ian


"CV" wrote in message
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Eggert Ehmke wrote:
All new notebooks have USB ports, that replace the serial ports. To
connect
an old serial cable, you need an usb-to-serial adapter. These adapters
are
to be found in electronic shops, and on eBay in the 10-20 $ range (at
least
in europe). They work fine.
Eggert

Big thanks to you, and others who replied. The adapter seems to be
the quick and easy way out for the moment. But I'll keep the PDA
in mind too. Must say that fiddling around with the laptop in
the cockpit when you are just about to derig and have a thousand
other things to think about is a bit invonvenient.

Thanks again /CV

In article , CV
writes

I had the same trouble when I bought a new laptop.
Our local computer shop sold me a thingy which plugs into a USB port and
has an RS232 socket which you can use for your logger.

I think it is called a USB to serial bridge. It came with a CD to
install the software it needs. It works fine with my EW logger.

Hello all,
My old portable PC packed up definitely a few weeks ago and
when I started looking around for a new one I found that
none of them have the old traditional serial port anymore !?

This rather leaves me in the lurch with the Filser GPS-logger
in my glider, since the interface is over a cable that connects
to the serial port.

I imagine there may be others here who have come up agaist
the same thing. Can anyone point me to a solution ?

The model is Filser DX-50, functionally equivalent to the Lx5000
I am told, and possibly this particular problem will be the
same for some other models as well.

Cheers CV


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Mike Lindsay