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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 01:05 PM
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Which serial-USB adapter to use for Tunercats?
Hey everyone,

hey which serial-USB adapter are you guys using for Tunercats? I have been told Belkin is the brand to use.

Any help would be much appreciated
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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From everything Ive read so far, any of them are hit and miss. Its really diffucult to get one that is dependable. What makes it even worse is that companies no longer build computers with serail ports
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 88irocz28
Hey everyone,

hey which serial-USB adapter are you guys using for Tunercats? I have been told Belkin is the brand to use.

Any help would be much appreciated
Right, the Belkins or any one that uses the FTDI chip.
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin Blown 95 TA
Right, the Belkins or any one that uses the FTDI chip.
Do you have a part or a model number for the Belkin adapter?
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 88irocz28
Do you have a part or a model number for the Belkin adapter?
Somewhere, probably, but I looked and cannot find it - sorry.

If you find one with the the FTDI FT232BM interface chip, it should work.
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 08:46 PM
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HP Tuners users always had issues with the Belkin. The Keyspan one always seemed to work the best. Google Keyspan.
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 2xLS1
HP Tuners users always had issues with the Belkin. The Keyspan one always seemed to work the best. Google Keyspan.
HP Tuners is different from Tunercat, right?
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 09:30 AM
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Yes but their original cable used a serial port. Seems everyone that had to use an adapter had good results with the Keyspan after having issues with others.
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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I like my moates.net cable that has it built in. It uses an ftdi chip as well.
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 03:56 PM
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I believe I have an AKM cable I bought back in 2003, doesn't say anywhere on it though, but it has a serial port. Now the question is, can I use the Belkin USB-serial adapter to connect it to my laptop?
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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adapters never worked for me... the only thing ive had good luck with is the USB AKM cable so far.
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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OK so far I have checked Circuit City, Radioshack and a couple of other places but no one seems to carry a USB-serial adapter. where did you guys get your from?
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 10:19 PM
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http://www.keyspan.com/products/usa19hs/homepage.spml
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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I use the Keyspan 19HS also. Up until recently my computer would crash when I used it, but they've since fixed their drivers and that problem is gone now.
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 06:56 PM
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I just realized another potential problem - do either Belkin's or Keyspan's drivers work with Windows Vista? I sure hope Tunercat works in Vista too
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