Chrony PC Interface Cable project.

[SpikeG]

Nice one stot.
I've built the circuit I sent you as well and it does work but the board solution is much neater (and easier) so I've ordered one

[PeteB]

Nice work and great post.

I got an interface cable with my Combro so have never needed to build one myself.

When I had space to tune airguns in my shed (and the time to do it), a laptop wired to a chrono was an excellent tool.

[sniper22]

if one of you gentlemen would like to make a usb fitting interface which just plugs in and doesnt need bauds and blip blaps, i for one would buy the lead.


theres a market for such a set up.

[Photosbykev]

if one of you gentlemen would like to make a usb fitting interface which just plugs in and doesnt need bauds and blip blaps, i for one would buy the lead.


theres a market for such a set up.

Make that two of us I have a little Samsung netbook that is just waiting to be used for something

[SpikeG]

if one of you gentlemen would like to make a usb fitting interface which just plugs in and doesnt need bauds and blip blaps, i for one would buy the lead.


theres a market for such a set up.

Depending on whether chrony.exe is hard wired for com 1 & 2 or if it looks for active ports it should be possible to use a serial to usb converter with the TTL to RS232 . I've got dozens of them kicking around, I'll try later when I get in from work.

[Stot]

Chronys is hard coded to com 1 or 2 but you can change it to whatever you want in the chronys.dat file. i dont know if it will work but i would have thought so.

If people really want something knocked up I'll put together a parts list but I would have thought its going to come out ~£17-20 posted for a USB version.

Cheers
Stot

[Parabuteo]

Chronys is hard coded to com 1 or 2 but you can change it to whatever you want in the chronys.dat file. i dont know if it will work but i would have thought so.

If people really want something knocked up I'll put together a parts list but I would have thought its going to come out ~£17-20 posted for a USB version.

Cheers
Stot

Sounds good.

Is it ok over a long cable...say 35yds

Count me in

[guy]

hi mate,
i will take one pm me the payment details please.

thanks

guy

[SpikeG]

Thanks ill get it up later.

Cheers
Stot

Fnar Fnar

Don't forget to put one aside for me please Andrew (It's a damn sight neater than my cobbled together board )

Sounds good.

Is it ok over a long cable...say 35yds

Count me in

Yes and no. The chronys TTL signal has a distance limitation of about 10 feet, while RS232 can go up to 50 feet (~15m) although most specs will say ~25 feet, USB is about 15 feet. So 50 feet is a theoretical maximum (chrony > RS232 adapter > extension > PC)
You can get RS232 signal boosters to extend the range but you would need 2 possibly 3 of these.

[stagmanv835]

if one of you gentlemen would like to make a usb fitting interface which just plugs in and doesnt need bauds and blip blaps, i for one would buy the lead.


theres a market for such a set up.

Sniper you luddite !!

Get on and do it old school and set you baud rate dont be a pansie

[Stot]

There is now the first release version of Chrono Connect available at

http://www.chronoconnect.com/

So why not download it and give it a try. Works with Chrony AND Combro, all versions. Thanks to Robin for the Combro info.

Unlocking via the site is not available yet but will be soon.

Cheers
Stot

[Photosbykev]

Received my system this morning, many thanks Stot

[Stot]

Excellent. Hope you enjoy the program too.

By the way... Anyone got a Chrony Alpha Master ( or any chrony that stores more than one string of shots ) that I can borrow to make sure the string downloading works properly?

Cheers
Stot