Autosport Labs

removed and replaced uart with max232cpe using dil socket. tested now working with both lap tops ok

cant really understand why desktop worked all the time !!!!

can finally move on with my project

Purchased another serial usb adapter with the prolific chip set, This does not work either, Loaded the latest drivers for the adapter still no go. Used another laptop still same. I have removed magajolt again from the car powered up using external battery and connected to it via comm 1 on my desktop...

have now borrowed my desktop pc from work , using comm1 straight away it works. have spent a couple of hours testing and checking system all ok. now setup using my usb to serial adapter to my desktop pc but this fails even after loading the latest drivers. maybe it was not such a good thing getting ...

have found info on setting up hyperterminal which I have done comm 1 speed 4800 8/1/none no flow control using the serial lead and hyperterminal powered up the megajolt and got a funny charachter used shift s no effect. The only response i can get is on powering up the megajolt i get this funny char...

yes it is running 3.2.1 on both my office desk top pc and my laptop. I have now cut my serial lead in half and wired back together using a connector block with all lines 1 to 9 connected straight through and the other option with 2 and 3 crossed it still does not work on my laptop. I have altered th...

the only apps loaded on my laptop is microsoft office, and I can use hyper terminal and com 1 with the serial cable to communicate with my router so I know the com port works. It just won't with the megajolt.

I have now removed the megajolt from the car and tested again at work, I can load and save map configs ok via com 1 and my serial cable at work I can even load dual configs. But if I use the same lead with my laptop it dosent work. I can use the laptop and serial cable and it communicates with my ho...

time out reading runtime data

Am using a lapton hp nc6000 with straight serial lead but this fails, have also used a usb adapter but this also fails. Have taken the mjlj v3 to work using a 9volt battery with a straight serial lead and it works fine. I need to get it working on my laptop but as yet cant. The usb adapter has had t...

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Have built my megajolt light v3 and all is ok apart from the fact that with the engine switched off the rev info still shows 400 rpm. Have isolated the megajolt and in fact connected it to a 6volt battery with no other connections apart from the rs232 to my laptop. The rev counter still reads 400rpm...