USB-to-Serial Module based coders cable

[ptr.exe]

I'm fairly sure that's been covered somewhere, it might of been Kamjin, he tried using one of those as his brothers laptop didnt have a serial port either, didnt work at all, wasnt slow just didnt work.

search the forum, you may find something useful. failing that search here it may have been covered there.

[bender]

thnks. I think that didin't work because it would be needed to modify the pc tools for the usb port and the adapter also the dreamcast side of them, i think. The driver it's already in the kernel
This is the only thing from kamjin i've found http://www.dcemulation.com/phpBB/vie...&highlight=usb


I don't know why most laptops does not come with the serial port, i have tonts of connectors that i don't need but not an standar rs-232 one .
I have found a pcmcia card that gives a serial port to the laptop. Its a hardware that will work with the coders cable but it cost about 100€.
The BBA seems a better choice ;-)

[ptr.exe]

Yeah, for 100€ you may as well get a BBA as its near enough the same price and is much faster.

Unless you want the serial for other stuff.

[semicolo]

I don't think you need to alter the tools, just use dc-tool with the right device /dev/usbttyxx or whatever.

[Keebler64]

Yeah, I know its a year and a half old, but I'd thought I'd ask if anyone got around to actually producing anymore of these. I've recently taken up a new found interest in my Dreamcast and would like to try to develop some things for it. I can't afford a BBA, and would prefer not being stuck at 115K transfer.

[semicolo]

axlen stopped developping the usb cable, if you know something about electronic you can build it yourself since the plans are available.

[3yE]

It might be even better to build an ethernet interface like that from bITmASTER. The normal coder's cable is 14 K/s, axlen's is 60 K/s, bITmASTERs ethernet interface is almost 200 K/s.

There is no need to modify PC-side software, but there is need to modify drivers in KallistiOS and the Dreamcast-side downloader. Should be in fact not too hard, since it is supported in NetBSD and the G2 code looks similar.

Now please follow to http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/sho...?t=2518&page=7
since i need your help there.