Serial port question [Archive]

ducttapehaxor

27-09-2005, 21:34

Hi all, I was considering options for our rookie team laptop, and realized that I required a serial port connection to load programs onto the robot. I was planning on using a USB > Serial adapter (the standard dell one) but I have heard around that there are some adapters that have trouble converting. Anyone know anything about this?

Mike Betts

27-09-2005, 22:10

Seth,

We use the Bafo BF-810 and it works well.

If you do a search of these fori, you will find posts where other teams have reported success and/or failure.

Good Luck,

Mike

Matt Krass

28-09-2005, 14:01

I can also report the Keyspan USA-19HS adapter, available in most computer stores (at least around here) works just fine, if a little slow.

When are we going to see USB driven bootloaders for downloading user code?

RbtGal1351

29-09-2005, 00:58

The one I have works fine, but so you know, it takes about 3x as long to download code. (I've timed it, for me it takes about 60 seconds.)

g'luck,
~Stephanie
Team 1351

fowlerm

29-09-2005, 11:35

When are we going to see USB driven bootloaders for downloading user code?
Actually, they will be available this season. There will also be some radio improvements made to the control system.

Mark Pettit

29-09-2005, 12:07

We have been using Cables to Go USB-Serial adapters (http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat%5Fid=101&sku=26886) for a variety of applications and have yet to experience any problems with them.
Now that I think about it, we haven't used it to send code to the Innovation FIRST controller but we did use it with an old serial IR tower we utilize while coaching our LEGO teams.
You'all be Cool!

devicenull

29-09-2005, 22:00

We have been using Cables to Go USB-Serial adapters (http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat%5Fid=101&sku=26886) for a variety of applications and have yet to experience any problems with them.
Now that I think about it, we haven't used it to send code to the Innovation FIRST controller but we did use it with an old serial IR tower we utilize while coaching our LEGO teams.
You'all be Cool!

Same here, except we used it all last year to download code to the RC :)

CJO

30-09-2005, 17:55

We had some problems with one in particular that was losing a few bits here and there.

We have also had several which worked just fine.