program port in computer

[starsROBOTICS]

if i was going to buy a laptop and i wanted to use programming from there what type of port should i have? If i also wated to do it from a home computer is the port labeled "I0I0" ok?

[Foster]

You want a serial port, it has a 9 pin female connector. It is often labeled IOIOIO.

Otherwise a USB port works if you get a USB to Serial converter, about $20.

[starsROBOTICS]

what if the port is labeled "com 1"?

[programMORT11]

that should work too- i'd say its really better to use serial compared to a usb-to-serial cable, since that is a lot slower (at least on my AVR :) )

[whitetiger0990]

In order to program the bot, you need a USB converter or a computer with a standard db9 female port (9 pins). These are labeled 1010 or COM1. These are the same. (I'm pretty sure those are 1s and 0s, not Is and Os).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COM_%28hardware_interface%29

[starsROBOTICS]

In order to program the bot, you need a USB converter or a computer with a standard db9 female port (9 pins). These are labeled 1010 or COM1. These are the same. (I'm pretty sure those are 1s and 0s, not Is and Os).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COM_%28hardware_interface%29

thanks