Laptop without serial/parallel port

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Hans

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Hi All,

I have recently received a new all singing all dancing (well nearly :)
laptop but unfortunately it no longer has a serial or parallel port (Dell
5150). In order to use my serial and parallel download/program cables I need
one of those USB to serial/parallel converters.

Do they work (i.e. simulate a real parallel/serial port) or am I asking for
trouble?

What about a PCMCIA parallel/serial card?

Thanks

Hans

www.ht-lab.com
 
My experience is that they do work. (USB converters) I have a Compaq Evo
N800v. I hate having to take them along but they appear to work as
advertised. I have heard of others having trouble though.



"Hans" <hansydelm@no-spam-ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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Hi All,

I have recently received a new all singing all dancing (well nearly :)
laptop but unfortunately it no longer has a serial or parallel port (Dell
5150). In order to use my serial and parallel download/program cables I
need
one of those USB to serial/parallel converters.

Do they work (i.e. simulate a real parallel/serial port) or am I asking
for
trouble?

What about a PCMCIA parallel/serial card?

Thanks

Hans

www.ht-lab.com
Click to expand...
 
Hans wrote:
Hi All,

I have recently received a new all singing all dancing (well nearly :)
laptop but unfortunately it no longer has a serial or parallel port (Dell
5150). In order to use my serial and parallel download/program cables I need
one of those USB to serial/parallel converters.

Do they work (i.e. simulate a real parallel/serial port) or am I asking for
trouble?

What about a PCMCIA parallel/serial card?

Thanks

Hans

www.ht-lab.com


Hi,
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We tried months ago, but with only troubles. They do not come from
hardware, but from software ... all is depending on how the drivers are
written.

Amontec annouced a new USB pod for Xilinx and Altera JTAG access. The
POD will be ready for Q1 2004.

Laurent
www.amontec.com

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There's a tip on ISE5 of Xilinx:
Please set the environment variable XIL_IMPACT_LPT2_BASE_ADDRESS to the
base address used by your USB converter.
It's worked on a PCI printer card in ISE5 / Windows 2000.
However, I don't know if it will work on USB converter.



"Amontec Team, Laurent Gauch" <laurent.gauch@amontecDELETEALLCAPS.com> :3FC1B602.7000303@amontecDELETEALLCAPS.com...
: Hans wrote:
: > Hi All,
: >
: > I have recently received a new all singing all dancing (well nearly :)
: > laptop but unfortunately it no longer has a serial or parallel port (Dell
: > 5150). In order to use my serial and parallel download/program cables I need
: > one of those USB to serial/parallel converters.
: >
: > Do they work (i.e. simulate a real parallel/serial port) or am I asking for
: > trouble?
: >
: > What about a PCMCIA parallel/serial card?
: >
: > Thanks
: >
: > Hans
: >
: > www.ht-lab.com
: >
: >
: Hi,
:
: We tried months ago, but with only troubles. They do not come from
: hardware, but from software ... all is depending on how the drivers are
: written.
:
: Amontec annouced a new USB pod for Xilinx and Altera JTAG access. The
: POD will be ready for Q1 2004.
:
: Laurent
: www.amontec.com
:
: ------------ And now a word from our sponsor ------------------
: Want to have instant messaging, and chat rooms, and discussion
: groups for your local users or business, you need dbabble!
: -- See http://netwinsite.com/sponsor/sponsor_dbabble.htm ----
 
Hi,

Hans wrote:
I have recently received a new all singing all dancing (well nearly :)
laptop but unfortunately it no longer has a serial or parallel port (Dell
5150). In order to use my serial and parallel download/program cables I need
one of those USB to serial/parallel converters.

Do they work (i.e. simulate a real parallel/serial port) or am I asking for
trouble?

What about a PCMCIA parallel/serial card?
Click to expand...
I've had no problems with a Quatech PCMCIA parallel card. It was
expensive (relative to what you get). but it works. And as another
poster points out, you need to set an environment variable to tell the
Xilinx S/W the correct IO port.

www.quatech.com

Regards,

John
 
Hi All,

Thanks for all the suggestions and comments, I guess the next thing is too
simply buy one and try it out,

Regards,
Hans.
www.ht-lab.com



"louis lin" <louis@zyflex.com.tw> wrote in message
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There's a tip on ISE5 of Xilinx:
Please set the environment variable XIL_IMPACT_LPT2_BASE_ADDRESS to the
base address used by your USB converter.
It's worked on a PCI printer card in ISE5 / Windows 2000.
However, I don't know if it will work on USB converter.



"Amontec Team, Laurent Gauch" <laurent.gauch@amontecDELETEALLCAPS.com
:3FC1B602.7000303@amontecDELETEALLCAPS.com...
: Hans wrote:
: > Hi All,
:
: > I have recently received a new all singing all dancing (well nearly
:)
: > laptop but unfortunately it no longer has a serial or parallel port
(Dell
: > 5150). In order to use my serial and parallel download/program cables
I need
: > one of those USB to serial/parallel converters.
:
: > Do they work (i.e. simulate a real parallel/serial port) or am I
asking for
: > trouble?
:
: > What about a PCMCIA parallel/serial card?
:
: > Thanks
:
: > Hans
:
: > www.ht-lab.com
:
:
: Hi,
:
: We tried months ago, but with only troubles. They do not come from
: hardware, but from software ... all is depending on how the drivers are
: written.
:
: Amontec annouced a new USB pod for Xilinx and Altera JTAG access. The
: POD will be ready for Q1 2004.
:
: Laurent
: www.amontec.com
:
: ------------ And now a word from our sponsor ------------------
: Want to have instant messaging, and chat rooms, and discussion
: groups for your local users or business, you need dbabble!
: -- See http://netwinsite.com/sponsor/sponsor_dbabble.htm ----
Click to expand...
 
yep!



"Hans" <hansydelm@no-spam-ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:fVKwb.6988$4Y6.6456@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
Hi All,

Thanks for all the suggestions and comments, I guess the next thing is too
simply buy one and try it out,

Regards,
Hans.
www.ht-lab.com



"louis lin" <louis@zyflex.com.tw> wrote in message
news:bpsik2$fpn@netnews.hinet.net...

There's a tip on ISE5 of Xilinx:
Please set the environment variable XIL_IMPACT_LPT2_BASE_ADDRESS to the
base address used by your USB converter.
It's worked on a PCI printer card in ISE5 / Windows 2000.
However, I don't know if it will work on USB converter.



"Amontec Team, Laurent Gauch" <laurent.gauch@amontecDELETEALLCAPS.com
:3FC1B602.7000303@amontecDELETEALLCAPS.com...
: Hans wrote:
: > Hi All,
:
: > I have recently received a new all singing all dancing (well nearly
:)
: > laptop but unfortunately it no longer has a serial or parallel port
(Dell
: > 5150). In order to use my serial and parallel download/program
cables
I need
: > one of those USB to serial/parallel converters.
:
: > Do they work (i.e. simulate a real parallel/serial port) or am I
asking for
: > trouble?
:
: > What about a PCMCIA parallel/serial card?
:
: > Thanks
:
: > Hans
:
: > www.ht-lab.com
:
:
: Hi,
:
: We tried months ago, but with only troubles. They do not come from
: hardware, but from software ... all is depending on how the drivers
are
: written.
:
: Amontec annouced a new USB pod for Xilinx and Altera JTAG access. The
: POD will be ready for Q1 2004.
:
: Laurent
: www.amontec.com
:
: ------------ And now a word from our sponsor ------------------
: Want to have instant messaging, and chat rooms, and discussion
: groups for your local users or business, you need dbabble!
: -- See http://netwinsite.com/sponsor/sponsor_dbabble.htm ----
Click to expand...
 
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