Pocket Programmer 2 Problem!

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LDLSPEED
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Pocket Programmer 2 Problem!

Post by LDLSPEED »

I installed the Pocket Programmer 2 (PPII) v1.97 and verified that the program and the programmer worked on my older desktop.

Now to the problem: When using my laptop, i bought a db25 to USB adapter because i do not have the required port on my laptop. The usb device uses the COM port settings and from what i can tell, the PPII only detects devices on the LPT 1,2, and 3 ports. There are no menus available in the program to change recognition from the LPT to COM ports. What can i do to make my laptop and the program recognize the PPII device?

Thanks in advance.
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Post by Spunkster »

To my knowledge you cannot use the pocket programmer on anything but LTP1 and LPT2. You may want to contact Transtronics for further details or assistance.
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Post by AndyE »

The pocket programmer is designed to communicate with a parallel port. If your USB adapter is showing up as a COM port, then what you have is a USB to serial port adapter. This will not work, even if it's DB25.

Go find a USB to parallel (printer port) adapter instead.

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Post by Carchitect »

Since you don't have a parallel port I would really recommend you use the romulator with a USB to serial Keyspan adaptor. Then once you are done tuning you can copy the file to a USB drive and transfer it to a desktop.Then write the program to a chip once you have the desktop setup with the programmer. I don't even use the pocket programmer with my laptop much any more.

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