Zeitronix Boot-up Glitch?
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Anybody else notice that the Zeitronix display sometimes does not boot-up? If I turn the ignition key too quickly, my Zeitronix never goes on and I have to turn off the car and re-start to get the Zeitronix to boot up. Anybody else have this happen?
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Haven't had a problem in the track car. When I get to the hot pits, I turn the engine off. I then connect the signal cable to the laptop. I start the engine several minutes before we go onto the track and have not missed a download.
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Sorry about the off topic question, but have any of you had problems with the connection between the zeitronix and the laptop? I have a usb-serial cabel, because my laptop, IBM R51, doesnt got a serial connector.. When logging the Zt-2, WinXP often get the famous blue screen and need to be restartet. Could this be the usb-serial cabel or is there a software conflict somewhere? When logging the SMT6 theres no problems with the same usb-serial connector!
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Thomas - this is what I was telling you. The zeitronix is too fast for USB. It will NEVER work correctly. ![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
The reason for no problem with SMT6 is that it is not high speed like the ZT2.
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The reason for no problem with SMT6 is that it is not high speed like the ZT2.
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Originally Posted by black beauty
Sorry about the off topic question, but have any of you had problems with the connection between the zeitronix and the laptop? I have a usb-serial cabel, because my laptop, IBM R51, doesnt got a serial connector.. When logging the Zt-2, WinXP often get the famous blue screen and need to be restartet. Could this be the usb-serial cabel or is there a software conflict somewhere? When logging the SMT6 theres no problems with the same usb-serial connector!
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Originally Posted by black beauty
Sorry about the off topic question, but have any of you had problems with the connection between the zeitronix and the laptop? I have a usb-serial cabel, because my laptop, IBM R51, doesnt got a serial connector.. When logging the Zt-2, WinXP often get the famous blue screen and need to be restartet. Could this be the usb-serial cabel or is there a software conflict somewhere? When logging the SMT6 theres no problems with the same usb-serial connector!
I use a USB to Serial cable (converter) also, for the same reason. It works, but sometimes it will just stop logging on its own, and I have to restart the logging. I don't have to reboot anything, just restart logging in the windows program. I never thought that might be because of the USB connection speed (or lack thereof). What's the issue there?
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Which USB/serial converters do you have? I don't have a Zeitronix, but have had other cases where certain converters worked fine and others would drop connections or cause errors.
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Originally Posted by special tool
Thomas - this is what I was telling you. The zeitronix is too fast for USB. It will NEVER work correctly. ![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
The reason for no problem with SMT6 is that it is not high speed like the ZT2.
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The reason for no problem with SMT6 is that it is not high speed like the ZT2.
and I thought that I had a fast laptop!
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But, are you serious? Is the zt-2 to fast for a usb connection?? hehe!
I quess I could try another serial-usb converter! Dont remember the name for it now, but will post the name when I`ve checked!
I see that zeitronix offer a usb-serial converter! Anyone used this? Does it work? What brand?
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It is my understanding that USB to Serial adapters vary pretty widely in quality. I "rented" one from Office Depot for a month and made ~30 runs with it. I never had a problem, it worked fine every time. I don't doubt that some people are having problems with some converters though.
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