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lance cues - USB to Serial

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Wed, 10/25/2006 - 17:02
tomkaltz
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Anyone have issues with using a USB to Serial adapter to download cues from the lance. I can never seem to get this working fully. What things should I try and what brand of adapter are you guys using, if any. Thanks in advance. Happy punching!

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Fri, 10/27/2006 - 10:37
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Mike Cumbo
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Jeremy, you import the Cue Manager file into a spreadsheet. I think Lance has a demo file on his web site. The issue is that you must save the file as a COMMA-DELIMITED TEXT FILE. Here is a link to Bill's site with the info: Not sure when it was released but v3.2 of the software is out.
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Fri, 10/27/2006 - 02:36
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Jeremy W
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I bought a no-name adaptor, and have never had a problem with it.
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Fri, 10/27/2006 - 02:34
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Jeremy W
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[quote="Bill D"]It would be really great if you could back up cue points right to a flash memory drive. I know this wouldn't be able to let you edit cue points but for those without traveling laptops would be helpful for saving cue points. Bill[/quote] How does one edit their cue points? I know if can be done, just don't know how.
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Thu, 10/26/2006 - 00:17
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Steve Meyer
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As long as we're making a "Gee, wouldn't it be cool if the TDC-100..." request, how about an Ethernet port on the thing? It would be pretty convenient to get cue points in/out of the Lance this way, since we're always setting up a laptop and putting it on a truck network anyway (either public Internet or closed Kalypso network if not anything else). One thing I'm interested in looking at is a serial bluetooth adapter. Recently I've seen listings for a couple of devices that advertise turning a hardware serial port on a device into a Bluetooth transmission. Theoretically, I'm wondering if the current laptops with built-in Bluetooth could pair with this device and make a serial BT port. Voila - wireless CueMan up/downloads. I'm going to get adventurous with one of these pretty soon; I'll post the results (positive or negative) when I have them. -S
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Wed, 10/25/2006 - 21:51
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Bill D
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[quote="Mike Cumbo"]The one flaw is that flash drives really weren't common when the TDC-100 was fist introduced. You would need some type of OS to be able to create file names, otherwise you might be able to use a drive for 1 batch of registers.[/quote] Obviously Bill Lance would have to write new software, just thought it would be a cool idea. Sure it would take more then software as well...
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Wed, 10/25/2006 - 21:11
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Mike Cumbo
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The one flaw is that flash drives really weren't common when the TDC-100 was fist introduced. You would need some type of OS to be able to create file names, otherwise you might be able to use a drive for 1 batch of registers.
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Wed, 10/25/2006 - 18:29
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Bill D
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It would be really great if you could back up cue points right to a flash memory drive. I know this wouldn't be able to let you edit cue points but for those without traveling laptops would be helpful for saving cue points. Bill
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Wed, 10/25/2006 - 17:44
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JohnHowardSC
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Hey Tom, I've got a Keyspan serial to USB that works great for me. I recall having an issue once with the CueMan software not recognizing my PC's port, but I just reassigned it and it worked fine. John
John Howard Independent Technical Director Columbia, SC
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