question about using laptop w/ ls1edit
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alright here's my deal...ive started looking for a laptop and i figure since I'm getting one for school, might as well get one that i can use to program the car. well ive done a little bit of shopping but the ones Ive looked at dont say anything about a "rs232" serial port??!! is there another name for that port or is it just so basic that no 1 even bothers to refer to it..suggestions?? thx
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It's much better to use a laptop with an RS232 port than using a USB with an adapter. Often times the connection is unreliable with the adapters. If I were you, I would look for a used laptop that has a real RS232 port. If you have to use an adapter, don't get the Belkin brand, that one has the most problems. Can't remember the brand of the best adapter, do a search and you will find it. Another option is to get a laptop with a PCMCIA slot and put a RS232 adapter in the slot, that will work with no problems.
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Keyspan is the brand you want to get. i use it w/ my autotap and never lost connection w/ it yet. For some reason my a-tap wouldnt work w/ my serial port because something was blocking it form working. tried everything to disable it but didt work. used the USB adaptor and no problems
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well i found out that the laptop im getting has both a USB and PCMCIA ports. what would be the better of the two, use my USB or my PCMCIA, or does it make a difference?
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I have a serial port on the Dell laptop, its resonably new so that may srill make it with the RS232 Serial port.
I dont trust USB serial ports,certainly not for timing. The USB port is a virual port, its listed at the BIOS level, windows contols it all, and relying on windows isn't a good idea, so many interrups can get in the way. If I was downloading to my PCM I dont want anything to get in the way.
A PCMCIA serial port would be more ideal than a USB, as PCMCIA is joined to the PCI bus, a more direct route to your CPU.
I would search around more for an RS232 9 way D type serial port first.
I dont trust USB serial ports,certainly not for timing. The USB port is a virual port, its listed at the BIOS level, windows contols it all, and relying on windows isn't a good idea, so many interrups can get in the way. If I was downloading to my PCM I dont want anything to get in the way.
A PCMCIA serial port would be more ideal than a USB, as PCMCIA is joined to the PCI bus, a more direct route to your CPU.
I would search around more for an RS232 9 way D type serial port first.
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Re: question about using laptop w/ ls1edit
well i found out that the laptop im getting has both a USB and PCMCIA ports. what would be the better of the two, use my USB or my PCMCIA, or does it make a difference?