macambra Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) Has anyone succesfully installed a usb RS232 socket on MS2 PCB? http://www.mouser.com/search/refine.aspx?Ntk=P_MarCom&Ntt=127879863 Edited December 3, 2011 by macambra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModernS30 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 That seems like a really good mod, I don't see why it wouldn't work. Anybody add any input on issues it may cause? Otherwise I think I am going to order one and try it on my MSI PCB3.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenG Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 That seems like a really good mod, I don't see why it wouldn't work. Anybody add any input on issues it may cause? Otherwise I think I am going to order one and try it on my MSI PCB3.0 From my time in the computer industry, FTDI based usb serial adapters usually are the ones with the best compatibility. Lots of other cheap ones have all sorts of tx/rx issues, packet loss, incompatibility with some basic serial things, etc. So I'd say that it is safe to assume that it will work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-ya Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 From a hardware perspective it should work. It gets power from the PC, so no changes should be required. From a software perspective it should work if the driver for this product appears as a normal COM port to the operating system. Megatune should then be able to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macambra Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 From a hardware perspective it should work. It gets power from the PC, so no changes should be required. From a software perspective it should work if the driver for this product appears as a normal COM port to the operating system. Megatune should then be able to see it. So here's the final question. what type should we use for the MS2? According to these guys, they have three different units available-RS232,3.3v, and 5v. http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/DataSheets/Modules/DS_DB9-USB-RS232.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
govtcontact Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I know this is a bit of a old topic, but here is what I did. I am successfully (Xubuntu 12.04 and WinXP in Virtual Box) using the TTL-RS232-5.0V cable for communication. I by passed the RS232 converter chip on the MS2 board. I hooked the RXx/Tx of the cable to the input pins on the RS232 IC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macambra Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 I did insatll the USB converter and it has been working great. The next unit I build is going to be bluetooth though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I wouldn't make it BT only. If you ever need to flash firmware or tune startups (BT negotiation takes a couple seconds). That and it's slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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