Computer for Dyno

[hrdtail78]

What are most doing for this.  Building your own?  Modifing store bought ones?  I am having a tough time finding anything newer with XP or RS232 ports or 2.    Would like to hear about what people out there have set up.  Was thinking of 1 computer strickly dyno and another for whatever else is going on.

[FLTRI]

What are most doing for this.  Building your own?  Modifing store bought ones?  I am having a tough time finding anything newer with XP or RS232 ports or 2.    Would like to hear about what people out there have set up.  Was thinking of 1 computer strickly dyno and another for whatever else is going on.

Try calling Dynojet for suggestions. I bet they can steer you to just what you need.
Bob
PS - Assuming you are talking about a DJ?

[Admiral Akbar]

Most of the newer USB to RS232 converting cables work pretty good. I've not seen problems with them in a while.. Use em mainly for communications to test equipment with RS232 interfaces and to embedded systems. Should be easy to get a PC with a ton of USB ports.. Dynojet could probably recommend a converter cable to use..

If you have pci bus slots you can add a card from Digi, National instruments, or Kontron.. These guys all have good stuff. The also have a number of different way to get RS232.. from Ethernet, USB  etc.. You can also build a nice rack mount PC from Kontron with a bunch od PCI slots but it will be pricey. Digi has plug-in serial card that will support up to 32 RS232 channels IIRC.

http://www.digi.com/products/serialcards/index.jsp
http://www.ni.com/
http://us.kontron.com/products/boards+and+mezzanines/   -- Bottome of page.

Heck if you got an ISA bus slot, you used to able to get 2 ports for 15 bux.. I may have one around here that you can use.. Beware. It ain't plug n ply like the new stuff.. 


Max

[Herko]

HT78.
Drop me a PM.
Quick chat on phone is better for me.
I've been through the paces.
What conventional wisdom would say works best, doesn't work best for tuning I've found.
With help from a member that is geographically located between us, I've got a good kick azz computer now built from the ground up just for tuning that happily multi tasks etc.

[FLTRI]

What conventional wisdom would say works best, doesn't work best for tuning I've found.
With help from a member that is geographically located between us, I've got a good kick azz computer now built from the ground up just for tuning that happily multi tasks etc.

[wurk_truk]

Off topic a bit.  But anymore, I have to buy Dells or HP laptops online and buy the model that still has a serial port installed.  I, too, find most converters work decent, but... there are times... so the laptops all get serial ports.  These are all XP, too.

[hrdtail78]

Herko,
  Sending you a PM.  Probably be the weekend before I get with you.  Going through a TTS class this week.  Thank you.  BTW, I do like the dual monitor setup.


DJ just regurgitated the manual of the minimums.  Said I should be able to run down to the store and pick whatever up I need.  I dont live in Vegas myself so stores are a little different around my neck of the woods.  They also don't want to talk about any other tuning devices besides the PC.  Go figure.  They say a serial to USB wont work.

[Herko]

Reply sent.
Weekend is better time here too.

[FLTRI]

DJ just regurgitated the manual of the minimums. 

Isn't that what you wanted?

They say a serial to USB wont work.

That is correct for the DJ dyno, at least that's what we've found.
Who's teaching the TTS calss?
Bob

[hrdtail78]

Doc is teaching the class at my shop.  So for great class.  Was looking more on the lines of a computer that would allow me to run winpep and TTS.  Mine will do it, but it needs to be upgraded.  Like I was told at the beginning of this week.  Why have a garage sale tower running a $25,000 machine?  So... I think I am going to build one and be done with it.  Thanks

Herko,
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[Herko]

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