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tsbb1
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Microtech conection problems Mon, 14 June 2004 07:04 Go to next message
Sorry if its the wrong forum ... l have just bought a new computer to connect to my Microtect mx8 and it dont have the Serial port so l went and bought a USB adapter She no workee So went and bought another one stil no work Has anybody had this problem What brand do l buy ?
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Re: Microtech conection problems Mon, 14 June 2004 08:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
u need a dongle

ring microtech and get one
they are not cheap



all u need is a dongle and a serial cable
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Re: Microtech conection problems Mon, 14 June 2004 08:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Got one... What l have done is get a new computer and it does not have a Serial port Just a usb
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Re: Microtech conection problems Mon, 14 June 2004 08:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
well if yr pc doesnt see the serial port its a windows problem not microtech

did u say mtx8

they do not talk to the laptops unles su get it modified

ltx8 is the laptop ones
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Re: Microtech conection problems Mon, 14 June 2004 08:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Yes its not a microtech problem ... What l want to know is what Serial Adapter to use l have tried a Belikin and a usb data one but they dont work !!!
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Re: Microtech conection problems Mon, 14 June 2004 08:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
it's not just a driver problem?

can you connect to other serial devices?

Cya, Stewart
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Re: Microtech conection problems Mon, 14 June 2004 08:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
as i asked b4 have u had the mtx8 modified to suoit a laptop

from what i have heard the mtx8 does not talk to laptops
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Re: Microtech conection problems Mon, 14 June 2004 08:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Well could be !! Both Serial Adapters Came with Cdroms and both were installed as per instructions still no go !!!
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Re: Microtech conection problems Mon, 14 June 2004 08:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Only the very late model MT(X)-8's were laptop compatible as they were basically LT(X)'s.

You will need a hand controller to check the version, one will display MT on the splash adn the other will be LT.
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Re: Microtech conection problems Mon, 14 June 2004 08:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Don't you need the 'special' dongle from Microtech to do this as we were talking about today Sideshow? And Trevor, I think it is correct that you cannot interface (?terminology?) the MTX-8 with a laptop - only LTX-8's have this feature.

(Oh yeah, that belt info is still coming!)

Cheers,

Jeremy.
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Re: Microtech conection problems Mon, 14 June 2004 08:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ok lets clear a few things up ..Everything is fine on my old computer just plug it in and away it goes.... Now the new computer does not have a Serial port only a USB one So you have to buy a Serial Adapter l have bought two !!!one $40 other $80 there must be a special brand ... l have been told that there are software problems with these leads but someone must have had this same problem and has bought a cable that works .....
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Re: Microtech conection problems Mon, 14 June 2004 12:59 Go to previous message
I had to change the port setup ie the usb serial port came up as com 4 on my new laptop, so I change the setting so that the belkin (yes that's the one I use) was com 2 and what ever was com 2 , change to com 4, and then I could talk to the autronic which only allowed a choice of either com 1 or Com 2 communcation setting of the tuning software, Mircotech have the same ie you chose com 1 or 2.
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the MTX-8 with a laptop

Version 2 does allow this and you need the dongle...
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