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Reply to "Timy and USB"

skboyd, I had the same problem.

ALGE offers some cables, that you can have through your local dealer (P/N 205-02).

Yet there are some other possibilities. I went to a local computer repair shop, and they hacked me a wonderful and elegant solution: they took a thin 25P Cannon gender changer, took off the internal connections and put a 25p M on one side, 25p F on the other. All pins were soldered pass-through, but pins 10, 11, 12 have been extracted through a lateral hole, to a 10ft cable with a standard 9p F connector. All was for roughly 10 bucks.

Then I used a serial to USB converter. MOXA and BlackBox are my preferred. Although not the cheapest available, they are rock-solid and drivers are absolutely reliable. Some models are also isolated, this is mandatory if you work in a harsh electrical environment.

My personal experience is not to go 'el cheapo' on this connection: yes, obviously an USB A-B cable comes for just 3 bucks, but then.... good luck.
As you may see from the previous threads, while some users seem to be quite happy with the USB connection, the vast majority had to go back to serial to get rid of the many issues related to the USB connection. To be honest, I must tell you that I did not try the recent updates of the USB driver, it might be better than it used to be.

But... serial is simple, works seamlessly and you can go many feet away from the Timy.
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