USB-to-serial converters that work (especially with ILEC SN10) ?

JJ,

Yeah, I guess timing strobes came out a little after your time ,
kinda high tech, you know?

About B-100s, I've used them, and they are OK - but the difference
between a B-100 and an SN10 is like the difference between an F-4C and
an F-15E. Same idea, just a lot more of it and it works a lot better.
Sure it takes awhile to figure it all out, but with a little homework
and practice, it's actually a lot easier to use than the B-100. That's
called progress...

The SN10 is just getting into the PDA thing (YO is somewhat
conservative, you know), so it's still a learning experience - but I've
got it to work pretty easily and I'm just a dumb ex-WSO. And yes, I do
know how to drag a turn point around a turn-area (it's easy, really -
tell your locals to RTFM), although I think going that kind of stuff
inflight is dumb - too much heads-down time twiddling knobs (and that
would apply to any flight computer). It's another "new" change to
racing that I think is a mixed blessing.

And the new SN10 software lets you see at a glance where your nearest
landable alternates are - something the B-100 will never be able to do.

Did me one of those low passes at about 100 feet Saturday (in a Pik-20B
- wonderful little glider!) and had a blast - got so high on the pullup
I had to use most of those 90 degree flaps to get down after. My wife
thought it was pretty cool. Different strokes, etc...

66

Hi,

I had a friend that could not communicate with his SN-10 using his USB to
serial converter. I put my Socket PCMCIA RS-232 card into his laptop and it
worked great.

I have a link to them on my PDA comparison page he
http://www.soarmn.com/cumulus/pda.htm#SL0700-004

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com

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OK, this may sound silly, but can you report either
good or bad experiences with a SPECIFIC MAKE AND MODEL
of USB-to-serial converter ? We have many reports
of units that don't work properly, and a few that do
(but not necessarily for everyone). A few specific
questions:
- what is the make and model of the converter ?
- did the driver install without dire warnings from
Windoze about "uncertified driver" and the like ?
- you are using it with Windoze XP, which SP (service pack) ?
- does your laptop sometimes crash after you "resume" ?
- has the helpful MS site explained (after a crash) that
you need to update the driver, and directed you to a
site with only non-arabic characters (Japanese, Korean,
Chinese, or somesuch) ?
- have you got scary messages like "thread stuck in kernel" ?
- does it work reliably with SN10 PC-Link (log, database) ?
- does it work reliably with SN10 "software load" ?

This should help us collate some recommendations...
Thanks in advance !
Best Regards, Dave "YO"

66,
I thought my stuff was old until I looked at P7's panel.
Seems to work for him because he earns a seat on the
US team headed for the World's every couple of years.

For a guy that proudly proclaims to be right up to
date with all the new electronic wizard'tries, why
are you stuck on an ancient finish gate and prehistoric
tasking? Is that one of them dichotomies?
JJ

If I had P7s skill I wouldn't need much on my panel either. But I do
like stuff that works. My panel is actually pretty simple, I'll send
you a picture of it.

Just because something is new doesn't mean it's better (New Coke,
anyone?). I just happen to like finish gates, and think they are more
fun and easier (and in some ways safer) than the new finish cylinders.

AAT's are Ok when used appropriately (i.e. when weather is a real
challenge) but I still prefer to RACE, which I define as everybody
going to the same turnpoints. Otherwise, it's just another XC day.

It's all fun, though.

Kirk

I have a Compaq 3000 laptop. I bought a IO Gear guc232a usb to serial
converter to upload my volkslogger. It didn't work. I then bought a
usb to serial converter from Purple Computing (the guys who have garmin
plugs for sale). If you don't use the highest speed (115k) it works
reliably for up and down loads of a volkslogger. I've never tried to
load an SN-10 but I think it would work. I'll try to find an SN-10 to
prove this.

Dan
High Flights Soaring Colorado Springs

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Dan'l writes
I have a Compaq 3000 laptop. I bought a IO Gear guc232a usb to serial
converter to upload my volkslogger. It didn't work. I then bought a
usb to serial converter from Purple Computing (the guys who have garmin
plugs for sale). If you don't use the highest speed (115k) it works
reliably for up and down loads of a volkslogger. I've never tried to
load an SN-10 but I think it would work. I'll try to find an SN-10 to
prove this.

Dan
High Flights Soaring Colorado Springs

Dan, what make and model of serial converter did Purple Computing sell
you? This sort of information could be useful to others.

Best regards,

Tim Newport-Peace

"Indecision is the Key to Flexibility."

It is a "U232-P9", 4 inches long. I believe they are manufactured
specifically for them. They also sell a 6 foot cable model, but for
the laptop, that's a bit much. link to them
is:http://pfranc.com/usb/usb.mhtml#drivers ; their new driver is
"signed" by Microsoft - I continue to use the older one that wasn't,
since it works. I've also bought their do-it-yourself Garmin plugs
twice, and have been satisified with the products.

The IO Gear usb to serial, bought at best buy in Colorado, is only
useful as paperweight (if the wind is low enough...)
Dan

Hi Dave,

You might find the thread on USB to serial adapters
and EWs in uk.rec.aviation.soaring interesting. My
most recent post there is at:

http://uras.gliderpilot.net/?db=uras&op=s2&id=22469&kw=

Ed.

At 17:30 23 May 2005, Robert J. Simpson wrote:

wrote in message
roups.com...
OK, this may sound silly, but can you report either
good or bad experiences with a SPECIFIC MAKE AND MODEL
of USB-to-serial converter ? We have many reports
of units that don't work properly, and a few that
do
(but not necessarily for everyone). A few specific
questions:
- what is the make and model of the converter ?
- did the driver install without dire warnings from
Windoze about 'uncertified driver' and the like ?
- you are using it with Windoze XP, which SP (service
pack) ?
- does your laptop sometimes crash after you 'resume'
?
- has the helpful MS site explained (after a crash)
that
you need to update the driver, and directed you to
a
site with only non-arabic characters (Japanese, Korean,
Chinese, or somesuch) ?
- have you got scary messages like 'thread stuck in
kernel' ?
- does it work reliably with SN10 PC-Link (log, database)
?
- does it work reliably with SN10 'software load'
?

This should help us collate some recommendations...
Thanks in advance !
Best Regards, Dave 'YO'


I've just bought one from Easysync:

http://www.easysync.co.uk/usbrs232_single.html


Works fine using xp sp2 with Garmin 2 and an EW logger.

Rob.


did you try it with ewview or ewuploader or both?
Jim