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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Troubleshooting Automation Problems => Topic started by: bigwheelzrme on January 23, 2010, 09:26:56 PM

Title: Firecracker ??
Post by: bigwheelzrme on January 23, 2010, 09:26:56 PM

This going be a duh-ugh response for most but **it happens.
I ordered 12pc firecracker w/out checking my laptop. assuming all have a serial port and guess what? B:( It don't
?#1 can I get to work using adapter of somekind, I Have a sireal mouse into a PS/2 into USB. Why You ask? I am disabled use a Quadjoy Mouse. http://www.quadjoy.com/quadjoy.htm
Or will I need to go another route like  Active Home Pro??

Hope Someone can advise Me
Thanks in Advance

Title: Re: Firecracker ??
Post by: Charles Sullivan on January 24, 2010, 02:05:59 AM

Quote from: bigwheelzrme on January 23, 2010, 09:26:56 PM

This going be a duh-ugh response for most but **it happens.
I ordered 12pc firecracker w/out checking my laptop. assuming all have a serial port and guess what? B:( It don't
?#1 can I get to work using adapter of somekind, I Have a sireal mouse into a PS/2 into USB. Why You ask? I am disabled use a Quadjoy Mouse. http://www.quadjoy.com/quadjoy.htm
Or will I need to go another route like  Active Home Pro??

Hope Someone can advise Me
Thanks in Advance

The CM17A Firecracker can be used with a USB-Serial adapter, provided the adapter supports the DTR and RTS serial status lines.  The inexpensive ($2-$5) adapters from Hong Kong support only the RX and TX lines - none of the status lines - so won't work.

Title: Re: Firecracker ??
Post by: HA Dave on January 24, 2010, 06:09:15 PM

Maybe just switching to a CM19A (USB mouse shaped) newer firecracker might be a good solution.