09-16-2012, 06:27 PM
Fried my RS-232 to USB adapter though while uploading to the Touchpanel. It was getting a little hot, and now the device malfunctions and isn't recognized when it's connected to my PC. Device manager calls it "unknown". I believe it's done.
No surprise though it's not just some cable, There's data through RXD, and TXD going through there, which needs to be converted into a format that can be recognized through a USB port for COM. Therefore, a conversion has to happen. This is done through a bunch of parts they've built into the adapter. Transistors, resistors, capacitors, diodes, chips, etc... from what I can see (because it's a clear case).
No sense in rebuilding one myself though, and I can't just make a regular cable. To have something more reliable i'm looking now into buying a PCI card to give my PC 9 pin Serial Ports... No conversion, much more stable. And faster data transfers...
Until then i'm at a standstill with creating anything new
Some quick photos I've had on my iTouch that i'll share...
Cresnet on the TPS-4000L back to the MC2E:
![[Image: NZr8e.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/NZr8e.jpg)
Cresnet on the MC2E back to the TPS-4000L:
![[Image: 1Whyk.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/1Whyk.jpg)
Then i've got a couple IR emitters on the Serial/IR output on the back of the processor which go to my TV and Shaw Cable box for which i'm controlling.
Here's my VTPro GUI for the Touchpanel i've created utilizing Photoshop:
![[Image: eZBhq.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/eZBhq.jpg)
No surprise though it's not just some cable, There's data through RXD, and TXD going through there, which needs to be converted into a format that can be recognized through a USB port for COM. Therefore, a conversion has to happen. This is done through a bunch of parts they've built into the adapter. Transistors, resistors, capacitors, diodes, chips, etc... from what I can see (because it's a clear case).
No sense in rebuilding one myself though, and I can't just make a regular cable. To have something more reliable i'm looking now into buying a PCI card to give my PC 9 pin Serial Ports... No conversion, much more stable. And faster data transfers...
Until then i'm at a standstill with creating anything new
Some quick photos I've had on my iTouch that i'll share...
Cresnet on the TPS-4000L back to the MC2E:
Cresnet on the MC2E back to the TPS-4000L:
Then i've got a couple IR emitters on the Serial/IR output on the back of the processor which go to my TV and Shaw Cable box for which i'm controlling.
Here's my VTPro GUI for the Touchpanel i've created utilizing Photoshop: