Turn Homework from USB to serial .

Angela-Curti

Any idea about how can I remove the USB ftdi chip and electtonics and
turn the HomeWork to the old serial one ?

Help please.

Publison

Could be doable if you have the capabilities of unsoldering, and hacking the traces.

How about I just send you a brand new Board of Education Serial board:

https://www.parallax.com/product/28150

Just PM me.

Angela-Curti

but I have some Homework boards and I don't want to buy
extra boards.

But do you know whish cables I have to cut ? Even I don't need the DB) . I need just the cables.

Angela-Curti

Do you know if I can use 7 meters long USB cable with the HomeWork board?

( about 21 feet)

thanks,

erco

Angela-Curti wrote: »

Any idea about how can I remove the USB ftdi chip and electtonics and
turn the HomeWork to the old serial one ?

That may be possible but it's a giant step backwards.

Angela: Are you in the US? There are plenty of serial boards around. Publison just offered to send you one. In your July thread, I mentioned that I got Parallax's last box of brand new serial HW boards. How many do you need?

Angela-Curti

I think there is an other solution.

I found active USB extension.

Please see: https://sewelldirect.com/usb-20-active-extension-cable-34-ft

Do you think the new Homework will work with the active USB extension cable ?

Angela-Curti

Erco ,

Thanks, but I don't want to buy.

I just want to know how can I extend the cable lenght . For this reason I need to know if you know if the USB Homework will work with the active USB extension cable.

RS_Jim

The USB active extension re-clocks the data which is why the length of the USB is limited. If their cable correctly re-clocks the data there is no reason why the 32 ft USB extension should not run the USB Homework board.
Jim