Connecting Megajolt to my Pc
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I dont have a lap top so what lead will I need, is this suitable? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-TO-9-25-PIN-SERI...1QQcmdZViewItem
Or is there another I could use, attached is the rear of my pc.
Sorry for the stupid (and probably already asked) question, but couldnt find an answer in the search pages.
Cheers
Shane

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you should just be able to stick a 9pin -9pin cable into either of the sockets next to the 25 way,

I think this is a better way to do it as you normally need drivers for usb-9way cables, and they can be a bit fritzy.

the reason people use the usmb's is becaus modern laptops don't usually have the 9 way anymore.

mega, thanks mini13, how readilly available are these cables? I take it by the looks of it its just a 9 pin male one end 9pin female tother?
Thanks again
Shane.

Cables easily available, look on ebay, serial cable.

NOTE: you do NOT want a NULL-MODEM cable, this looks the same but is wired differently.

How about....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Serial-Extension-2M-...1QQcmdZViewItem
Thanks Tom, top tip.
Shane

i think you need a female - female lead


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DB9-RS-232-F-F-SERIA...1QQcmdZViewItem

The 9 pin on the back of my pc needs a female to fit it (is this odd?), but the 25pin needs a male, hense me thinking i needed a male female, please correct me if im being a tw*t tho, been making classic school boy errors all day!
Shane.

yup, you just need a 9 pin female to female cable, as said above a 9 to 9 serial cable as a common as muck and dead cheap. The ebay link above is what you need, although 5 metres is a bit of an overkill, unless you want to run the cable from indoors to the garage!

Female to female 9pin wont fit? Am I missing something here? These are 9pin plugs I want to connect.
Shane

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-9pin-DB9-M-F-RS2...1QQcmdZViewItem

Top banana Ollie, thanks for that, much appreciated.
Shane.

sorry, my bad - I should read my text b4 posting. I was looking at the female connector on the MJ, doh

Lol not a problem fella, was just scratching my head thinking I had missed something really obvious.
Cheers again
Shane.

I know your just using your 9 pin on your PC but if that fails I used this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-to-9-Pin-Serial-...1QQcmdZViewItem

...to go from USB to the MJ unit with no probs what so ever (once I installed the driver that is).

Thanks jay, may end up purchasing one of these to, as im pretty sure my mates lap top im going to borrow when I finally get to the rollers doesnt have a 9pin port.
Shane.

My lead arrived, have installed the software I believe I need (V3.0.o), but having problems
When MJ is plugged in should I be able to find it in hardware connected? Because I cant! Am I missing somthing obvious? Have re read mj posts and loads of stuff on the picasso site, and im even more confused. If anything this has highlighted ho comuter ilitterate I really am!
Any suggestions?
Shane.

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I think I have solved it, am I right in thinking, that if im sat here with the megajolt only connected to my pc via the serial lead, it wont work, as I need to provide a power supply? If this is the case, please form an ordilly que to hurl insults at me!
Shane.

Yes you need to power it. If I remember a 9 volt battery will power it enough. Correct me if i'm wrong.

Yes I think others have used a 9v, can't coment though as I had it in the mini before I connected to the laptop.

A 9 volt battery powered my megasquirt up, dunno how long it'll last for though.

The 9v battery worked a treat! GOD IM A NUMPTY!
Shane.