derylreed Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I am trying something can lor be used with a usb cable the bord im looking has a usb plug on it no cat cable can order one with a cat cable only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-klb- Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 The RS-485 that goes to the controllers is not compatible with any of your typical PC ports. You need to use either one of the LOR USB-485 adapters, or SC-485 (serial) adapters to connect to the controllers. Currently, the USB adapters are working quite well, and don't have to be within 100 feet of the first LOR controller (required on the SC-485, as it is powered by the 1st controller) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derylreed Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 a usb cable to usb cable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-klb- Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 As long as everything is fully USB compliant, there should not be any issues. There are limits on how long USB cables can be, and if you are using some kind of USB encapsulation device for longer range, there may be issues with buffering and delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derylreed Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 can i use lightorama to do this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-klb- Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I guess I'm not understanding what it is you want LOR to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derylreed Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 run off a usb cable to a controler one end is usb the other end is like your printer port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitusCarnathan Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 are you reffering to a usb to serial converter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derylreed Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.com/10-ft-USB-2-0-CABLE-A-to-B-for-PRINTER-Scanner-PC-lapto_W0QQitemZ260470664174QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ca542ebeea cable like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 derylreed wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/10-ft-USB-2-0-CABLE-A-to-B-for-PRINTER-Scanner-PC-lapto_W0QQitemZ260470664174QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ca542ebeea cable like thisAnd what are you wanting to connect that to? As far as I know, nothing LOR sells uses that style of cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafter Bar R Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Don wrote: derylreed wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/10-ft-USB-2-0-CABLE-A-to-B-for-PRINTER-Scanner-PC-lapto_W0QQitemZ260470664174QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ca542ebeea cable like thisAnd what are you wanting to connect that to? As far as I know, nothing LOR sells uses that style of cable.The USB485B does use that cable to connect to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 lonewolvie wrote: The USB485B does use that cable to connect to it. Duh, Don. You knew that.self> Sometimes I don't think straight. Forgot about that. (Nevermind I moved ymy 485B today. Sheesh.)Though, I get the feeling he's trying to connect this to something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Fischer Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Are you trying to connect some sort of non-LOR USB board to the LOR software? If so, I'm pretty sure you can't do that. The only exception would be if it somehow faked out the system so LOR could treat it as one of the supported DIO cards...-Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derylreed Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 i will get a link to the cards im off to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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