Damn. This makes me wonder about all the arcane knowledge I'm slowly loosing by not using! Hopefully that brain space is now occupied by something more useful.
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> On Sep 6, 2018, at 6:13 PM, avid@spraker.tv [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Thanks all. And the winner is…a null modem cable. ;-(
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> Didn't realize that was on there as a sex changer. Pulled out, all is well with the word.
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> Thanks for all the suggestions.
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> - Dave
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> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 12:20 PM
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Avid-L2] Deck Control Issues
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> FYI ... I am running about 170 ft. with no problems.
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>> On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 10:21, avid@spraker.tv [Avid-L2]
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>> It's about 75ft. It worked over a similar distance (with the same cables) previously.
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>> - Dave
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>> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:11 AM
>> To: Paul Darrigo fedguy2@pacbell.net [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>; avid@spraker.tv
>> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Deck Control Issues
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>> What's the total distance for the 9pin?
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>>> On Sep 4, 2018, at 6:21 PM, avid@spraker.tv [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups..com> wrote:
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>>> Recently I helped a customer move their machine room and edit systems. It all went well, except for one system which will not do deck control – although it did before the move.
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>>> I've hooked up dozens of these over the years but I am stumped.
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>>> System is a Win7 HPz440 running Media Composer 8.4.something. I have tried 3 different USB to Serial adapters, 2 Rosetta Stone cables, temp cabling to the machine room and bypassing the machine control patch panel. I am also into a USB2 port since I have found they don't work on USB3.
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>>> So probably not hardware.
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>>> On the software side I have uninstalled and reinstalled the Keyspan software, confirming it is the same version that other working systems are using. I have also confirmed the same firmware. I have tried various virtual ports, allocated in the Keyspan software.
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>>> Any thoughts, suggestions, ideas appreciated.
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>>> - Dave
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