Hello: I have just completed the assembly of John Jabours
LocoBuffer Kit and it tested out okay. I built a 9 pin to 25 pin
cable. Intalled a Keyspan PDA Adaptor between a USB port and
the LocoBuffer. Hooked up a 12 volt, 200 mA WallWart. Turned
on the iMac and clicked on DecoderPro. Set preferences:
LocoBuffer; 19700 baud; Basic. So far, so good! Entered the
programmer mode, entered some data regarding the
SoundTraxx equiped engine that I have just completed. It
(DecoderPro) seems to work okay, until I attempt to "write". Then
I get a message:
"Programming error: timeout talking to command station" which
then alternates with the message: "Writing CV29"
That's all folks.
I haven't a clue what to do next. Any suggestions?
One other thing that is driving me nuts: since I hooked this up,
the iMac's internal modem won't dial up the Internet without my
going into the control panels and changing it back to "Internal
Modem, 56K". It will be changed to "Infrared Modem", which I
don't now and never have had. It must be related, it's never
happened before, and if I reset the Control Panel, I can dial up
the Internet just fine.
I do disconnect the LocoBuffer from the USB Port, however.
Thanks for the help. Maybe I should be asking John, but I have
bugged the poor guy to death while building the LocoBuffer, so
hate to bother him further. (VBG)
Mike Van Hove
