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PG DeqComp Problem
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:03 pm
by PureDynamics
Can someone please help me with this.. I have a DEQ-Comp I'm trying to get to link with my laptop.. I have tested the unit with my home computer that has serial.. Works like a champ. I've been through 3 different USB to serial cables so I can use my laptop in the car.. NONE will connect with the PG. I keep getting a error about making sure its a 9 pin straight through cable, not a null modem cable.. I've checked the port config and its right. Has anyone ran a Deq-comp on a usb to serial cable? Please help! Thank you
Dan
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:13 pm
by longboard
its a pain with usb you really need a 9 pin connector then will work fine
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:54 pm
by shaheen
from earlier conversations with Erin I think the DEQ needs a native serial port, not a USB. Thats the only reason I bought a Dell D820. The D620 and 520 has native Serial too.
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:39 pm
by joyride
yup, needs to have the 9 pin built in. I was told a PCMCIA card would work, but it doesnt. Thank god you can get an old POS laptop with it for cheap
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:51 pm
by PureDynamics
Well that sucks, if I would have known that I would have sold the unit for something else. I don't have room in the car for larger laptops. The only ones that you can find serial on.. If anyone knows of a small laptop 11" or under with serial please let me know. I need to run the PG and a Zapco DSP6. so need usb as well.
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:53 am
by longboard
you can always hide the laptop somewhere and use a external screen??
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:40 pm
by PureDynamics
joyride wrote:yup, needs to have the 9 pin built in. I was told a PCMCIA card would work, but it doesnt. Thank god you can get an old POS laptop with it for cheap
Have you tried this? If so what was the problem you were getting?
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:27 am
by joyride
i tried it, as soon as I sent the signal, the DEQ got all F'ed up. Stopped playing all together and I thought I killed it. I was not happy. Had to restart it and it came back on fine. From then on, I went with the old laptop with native 9 pin. I just kept it under the front seat.
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:20 am
by PureDynamics
I just don't have room for for a older laptop or even a standard carpc.. I'm taking up more room then people think I have in the car. 94' Rx7. I've been talking to a guy that knows the in's and out's of a usb to serial cable I have.. If I can't get that to work, Think I'm going to build a Via Pico motherboard carpc. Just have a 7" screen in the glove box, just run a wireless mouse and keyboard.