Chrony PC Interface Cable project.

[Stot]

Hi Guys,

If you do want a cable but cant be harrised with putting one together I could do...

3m Jack-Serial Cable for £14 + £2.89(max) recorded post.
USB-Serial adapter + £2.50 works with Win 98/Se/ME/2000/XP,32bit/Vista,32bit (probably linux too).

I'd of course like to make a few at a time if theres interest, so let me know if you are interested.

Ill test the serial-usb with the software I have too see if it can be fooled into using high port numbers.

If not no bother.

Cheers
Stot

[sniper22]

im interested.

[Adam77K]

I'd be interested depending on the answer to the next question :
does the F1 Chrony have the jack port?

[Stot]

Yes the F1 does have the jack, thats what i have in pics in the original post.

On the software side, It will only recognisse ports 1 and 2 BUT most modern PCS have Com1 and Com3 taken if any so the USB-serial cable should be able to be set to com 2 and be used.

Cheers
Stot

[Adam77K]

Excellent! I don't need the USB-serial though as I have a nice old Dell subnotebook with a serial port and I intend to hang onto it as the old RS232 is dying out in modern PCs.

[Stot]

Hi Guys.

Havent forgotten about this, im just waiting on a part to turn up and i can make you a cable.

Also have some special software for you to try it with.

Cheers
Stot

[Photosbykev]

let me know when you want the money I'll take a set of the Jack > Serial and Serial > USB cables

regards
Kev

[Stot]

Hi Guys.

Got the parts in and made up my first cable.

> SERIAL PIC <
> USB PIC <

As you can see a very neat solution. The USB works great with it too, even in Vista.

So, I have enough to make 10 of these so I guess as im 'selling' these, to avoid any issues I should put a post in the New Items section. Anyone know which mod I need to ######## to be able to do that?

Cheers
Stot

[Parabuteo]

Excellent work! Can you do one for USB?

I use a USB to Serial conversion cable and driver at work. About £15.

This is fascinating, they keep going on about a printe attachment but I am damned if I can see where it would attach to my chrony F1

[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

[BTDT]

So, I have enough to make 10 of these so I guess as im 'selling' these, to avoid any issues I should put a post in the New Items section. Anyone know which mod I need to ######## to be able to do that?

Just post the ad in the New Items section, and the first mod to see it will probably approve it.

[uk litehammer]

This is fascinating, they keep going on about a printe attachment but I am damned if I can see where it would attach to my chrony F1

There should be a stereo jack socket on it.

[sniper22]

im banned from the sales section so im in the dark re the details of this. can someone pm me the article?

[Stot]

Just post the ad in the New Items section, and the first mod to see it will probably approve it.

Thanks ill get it up later.

Cheers
Stot