[oopic] Re: where's the parallel cable?

--- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, ooPIC Tech Support <dennis.clark@...>
wrote:

Well Guys, I'm glad to say I got my programming problem solved! I
ended up buying a special cable from Superdroid Robots specificaly
made for serial port to OOPIC 'S' board. It's called a Type 2.
http://www.superdroidrobots.com/product_info/RS232_TTL_Cables_09_19_06
.pdf
Seems to do the job. I'm a happy camper!

Dave W

>
> Yes,
>
> There are quite a few places where you can get serial converters
and
> use your S boards with a serial cable if you have B2.2+ or better
chips
> in them.
>
> www.polulu.com
> www.acroname.com
> www.junun.com
>
> are just a few.
>
> DLC
>
> bimityedye wrote:
> > --- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, ooPIC Tech Support <dennis.clark@>
> > wrote:
> > Thanks guys that was helpful! Here's the story!
> > Before I went to the forum for advice, I was getting a dialog box
> > that said "Internal error in PortInp of I2CFuncs" and the the
> > comliler would lock-up and I would have to resort to Task Manager
to
> > end the program. Now that dialog box has been replaced with one
that
> > sez' just 'Parallel port not found' and even though I manually
tell
> > the IDE what port to use, still no-go. Can I some how use my
serial
> > cable to program the 'S' boards? Maybe some sort of converter
cable
> > to put between the serial cable and the 'S' board's programming
port?
> > I hate to think I just blew $140 for nothing! Any help would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Dave W.
> >
> >> You WILL need to run port95nt.exe first.
> >>
> >> DLC
> >>
> >> tinslwc wrote:
> >>
> >>> You might need to run the port95nt.exe program from the oopic
> >>>
> > download
> >
> >>> page. It is listed under the Windows 2000, XP install
> >>>
> > instructions for
> >
> >>> compiler version 5. Using the serial cable to program does not
> >>>
> > require
> >
> >>> this file but the parrallel port does.
> >>>
> >>> --- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, "bimityedye" <bimityedye@> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Just received two new 'S' boards today, Ver III+ w/ C1+ but my
> >>>>
> > trusty
> >
> >>>> Ver 6.1.1 compiler, so dependable with my serial 'R' boards
> >>>>
> > cannot
> >
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> now
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> find the parallel cable for my 'S' boards. I've had the
compiler
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> search
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> for the cable and I've preselected the port but still the same
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> problem
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> with the starter pack cable. Any ideas? Without that cable
what
> >>>>
> > can I
> >
> >>>> do?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> ------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> --
> >> ------------------------------------------------------
> >> Dennis Clark ooPIC Tech Support
> >> www.oopic.com
> >> ------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
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> Dennis Clark ooPIC Tech Support
> www.oopic.com
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