alcosruuleOGR Forum Member

Barry,

You mentioned in your book that you used extension cables for the TIU serial ports as well as using a long serial ribbon cable to connect PC to TIU. Do you have any suggestions as to where I could purchase these cables? My desktop is about 20' from my layout and TIU setup.

BTW, great job on the book..!

Thanks,

Bill

2/8/134:42 PM

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RJROGR Forum Member

An alternative, if you're just p[rogramming TIU and/or remote, rather than loading sound files, is to move the TIU to the computer and power it with a wall wart

2/8/134:44 PM

Barry BroskowitzOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER

Bill,

You should be able to get the extension cables from any number if companies that sell computer cables on the web.

Thew long serial cable that I have from the PC in the work room to the layout is one that I built from a long piece of 9-conductor ribbon cable and a pair of clamp-on DB9 connectors, one male and the other female. These should also be available online.

2/8/136:18 PM

alcosruuleOGR Forum Member

Barry,

Would this work?

Cables To Go 50-Foot DB9 Male/Female Extension Cable

2/8/137:22 PM

Barry BroskowitzOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER

Cables To Go 50-Foot DB9 Male/Female Extension Cable

From the description it certainly sounds right.

2/8/139:23 PM

RJROGR Forum Member

Barry, just for the benefit of forumites who are thinking of doing this with USB, isn't there about a 12' limit on the usable length of a USB cable

2/8/139:32 PM

Barry BroskowitzOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER

Robert,

There are USB "range extender" cables available. CompUSA/Tiger Direct, among others, stocks them.

jhfvaOGR Forum Member

Best cable prices on the web:

http://www.monoprice.com/

2/9/137:13 PM

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