Link to USB adapters
 

Seems like there is a reasonable amount of interest in the old link to RS232 adapters, so I've talked to TurboRoach and decided to make a batch of these bad boys.

What you get: Link EMS to micro-usb adapter (no more serial to usb cables!), built, tested, in a case, and shipped to your door.

What we get: $65 shipped anywhere in the US, $75 international.

Initial plan is to make a batch of 20, PCBs will be ordered tomorrow AM. I'm anticipating we won't sell them all, but no reason to not keep a few on hand just in case :)

Let me know who needs em.

I'm in.

Let me know how and when to submit payment.

Walter Bal.

Put me down for one as well. I bought one of turbo roaches previous adapters but no computer with a serial port

So if this removes the serial port all together, I'm in!

PM'd

A micro usb adapter? So this is not just a regular usb that will plug right into a laptop?

This is an adapter board that provides a plug for a standard USB Type A <> microUSB type cable (the standard small connector used by most non-apple smartphones).

Example:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-d...53%3A26+PM.png

(Note that our board will be much smaller than this)

Can I use a mini usb to regular usb adapter to hook to my laptop? If so then you can pretty much shut up and take my money. Lol

Also why not go link EMS to regular usb? Seems...easier? Either way, thank you for doing this.

Absolutely (though its micro, not mini)

We tend to use microUSB on our PCBs because it is compact and has the highest plug/unplug lifespan of any usb mating connector.

the board:
http://www.zimagez.com/miniature/scr...9-051909pm.php

The next spin will likely be more compact (this is already 50mm x 30mm)

I'm interested in one, do you still have them available?

Absolutely. PCBs are on the way. I'll be collecting money shortly, just want to get them here and test for function :).

say when and money is yours!

Yes! Finally I see the light!
Went through the lengths of talking to the Texas retailer of the link but was still looking at New Zealand prices.
I've been waiting for so long for this I could buy 20 of these ....
But just put me down for 1 :)

Noted :).

PCBs have shipped. Should be here soon provided they don't get hung up in customs. I'll start taking payment as soon as I have them assembled and tested.

Anybody has this installed? I am interested to get one for my nb2

He hasn't built them yet

They've shipped from china, but god knows how long its going to take for them go clear customs and get here. I'm going to make a component order by end of the week so I can assemble ASAP.

I'm crossing my fingers for having them tested and ready to go next week. Thanks for everybody's patience.

patience is a virtue...

I know, sorry guys. PCBs just came in yesterday (they're much smaller than I expected!) Parts should be here in 3 days, then I'll build a few, test them, and start taking payments/ shipping.

Thanks for waiting everybody. Spinning boards takes time (and fast boards are craaaaaaazy expensive).

Finally, put me down for one when you have them made.

Does this plug into the link itself or does it connect to where the ribbon wire/ controller meet?

It's just a replacement for the serial dongle, so it plugs into the ribbon cable.

AAAAAND they're done :). Took a few days but I was able to track someone down locally with a link so I could test it properly.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1368558802

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1368558802

SO: If you'd like one, my paypal is jeffciesielski _at_ gmail _dot_ com

I'll be shipping these USPS priority.

PLEASE: Don't gift the money, I don't want issues with paypal (I've had that problem before) and be sure to include your address.

Cool. Did you look into supplying USB adapters with these?

$$ sent . thanks for picking up the supply for the demand.

Payment sent here to.

Walter Bal

OK I'm new here so what is this little device used for.?

This is used to connect the FM link ecu to a computer.

Guys who paid: Yours have shipped, expect them in 3-5 days.
RedCarmel - I looked into it, I can provide you one if you want, but it'll take a few days to get here. Alternatively, if you're in a hurry, amazon has them for 2.50, and at this point it would probably be faster for you to just pick one up and I can send you the adapter itself.

Hello do you have any left ?

I have plenty of these left. I can always order more as well.


Since someone just asked, the drivers can be obtained from the following link:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/...0Certified.zip


Please note that I'm operating on the assumption that you are running AT LEAST windows xp. Drivers are available for windows 98 as well, but you will be out of luck if you are running something like NT4.

Payment sent

Thanks

ill definitely take one! money will be sent in a few days

Money sent, shipping info pm'd, oh and btw your inbox is full!

Thank you for producing these they are much needed.

Is this just a FTDI breakout?

We did use an FTDI on there.

Slight change of plan guys.

Please make payment to jeff (dot) mx5 (at) gmail (dot) com for these going forward.

Thanks!

Do you have any of these left? (or willing to make another one?). I will send payment to paypal if you have one. I could really use on as soon as possible.

Yep, plenty of these left.

Awesome Thanks for getting back to me. How much? You still want payment sent to the jeff.mx5 at gmail PayPal?

No problem.

$65

Yes.
:party:

Payment sent thanks again!!!

I have a 1992 1.6 turbo car with the LINK from flyin miata. I only have the handheld device, not the "data cable" or whatever they called it.

Is this what I need to start data logging and tuning using a pc?

If so I would like one please!

Hi Jeff!
Do you still have these for sale?
If so, is it still $75 usd shipped to Portugal?
If yes to all, give me your paypal adress.
Thank you!
Best regards

Paypal payment sent. Thank you Jeff.

If you have a working ribbon cable, then this will let you connect to your PC. You'll also want to grab a copy of dataloglab.

Thanks Vince. It will be a couple days before it goes out (we need to assemble a few more).

Minute Man and romanm, let me verify that we have sufficient parts before you send funds.

Payment sent

Got it today. Thank you very much!

Coming late to the party. I'd like to buy one. Do you still have them?

Thanks.

We don't have any right now. We neeed to make another batch.

Let me know when you run another. I'm in.

i will advise that if you cna get your hands on a laptop that has a serial port, do.
being a network administrator and having to console into devices i gotta say.. FUCK USB ADAPTERS.
unreliable pieces of shit.
when the company went from dell D630's and D830's i kept like 3 laptops...
the new laptops don't have serial ports.
they still think i'm stupid..until they try a usb adapter..then they come begging for my laptop.

again, D630's should be going for about 100 bucks
they are dual core and very capable of running windows7 and even better when XP is running....

As someone who writes device drivers and designs products (at my day job) which ship with an FTDI on the board, I will admit that they have their quirks. Since they act as an intermediary and buffer the traffic, incorrect settings can absolutely shit all over your good times if the software you're using was written to use some shitty windows specific features. FTDI generally allows you to modify both the internal buffer maximum and minimum latency settings which affect how the device driver (and by extension, the software using it) will react to IO events. (I've found that setting latency timer to 1ms, buffer size to 4k and using 0 as a minimum latency is a pretty good fit for 115200 <= baudrate <= 921600)

Now, having said that, the device at my day job (speaking over ftdi usb->serial) communicates at ~1mbit with 0 drop out. And the protocol is a fuckton more complicated than any serial terminal :)

The failures I've seen with USB->Serial adapters on Windows have stemmed from the serial communication layer of the software relying on win32 events and the FTDI driver playing nicely together (they don't) which caused random errors manifesting themselves in the form of several bits in a given packet (usually in the last byte or two) being corrupted. This mode of failure is also present with USB audio devices, leading me to believe that the windows USB stack is beyond fucked (USB audio operates via isochronous endpoints, which require timed events). We overcame this issue by simply not using the win32 event mechanism and writing our software accordingly.

TL;DR: If you set it up properly, it'll work properly.

Jeff, Adapter received. Thanks!!
Now, just have to try it...

in other words..
unless someone like you who know about drivers sets it up correctly, the rest
of us humble windows users are fucked.

lol

but i see what you did there...

Can I still buy one of these?

In for the next batch, need one really bad.

I'm in for a set as well, PayPal ready. Please pm me for fastest respond.
Thanks

Are these still available?

I'm also interested if these adapters are still available