Cliffnet Wizard 2.2, XP and serial/USB

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Topic: Cliffnet Wizard 2.2, XP and serial/USB

Posted By: franksm
Subject: Cliffnet Wizard 2.2, XP and serial/USB
Date Posted: August 04, 2006 at 2:01 PM

Hi folks

Have a Clifford Avantguard 5 in my car, and was once upon a time able to connect it to a laptop with 9-pin serial, running XP and Cliffnet WIzard Pro 2.20

Now have a new laptop, with XP, SP2 and all the latest updates - but have to use a serial-to-USB convertor (Bandridge CPL4201). The Cliffnet software sees the Com port, is able to determine that the Avantguard exists, is disarmed and that the ignition is on - but when it goes to interrogate status it just sits there for a long, long time.

Has anyone been able to get Cliffnet Wizard to work with a serial-to-USB adaptor ? If yes, I'll just try another adaptor. If not, I'm going to have to resurrect an old laptop from somewhere.

Thanks

Frank

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Dublin, Ireland
1996 Mazda MX-5 1.8 Turbo (Clifford Avantguard5)
1992 Mercedes 230CE (Falcon Predator Evo4+)

Replies:

Posted By: swamprat323
Date Posted: August 06, 2006 at 6:54 PM

im not sure, but you may need a nul modem adapter. i though i heard that soem were.

Posted By: Evolution-UK
Date Posted: August 08, 2006 at 1:43 PM

The Wizard system doesnt work with a usb-serial adapter. It is a known problem. There is going to be a new version of the DEI software available soon which will allow programming of Clifford via the cliffnet and Viper via the ESP. It will also be able to run on handheld units as well as the normal XP systems. Until that is a available i would dig out the old laptop.

Posted By: franksm
Date Posted: August 08, 2006 at 2:55 PM

Ouch... well, thanks for that. I'm not registered with DEI (bought my alarm from the States for my own fitting) so doubt I'll ever get to see that update.

BTW since my States-based Clifford source has dried up where is a good place to buy Cliffords ? Since I change cars from time to time, I have had to install a few inferior (in my own opinion) alarms recently since I have been unable to buy Cliffords.

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Dublin, Ireland
1996 Mazda MX-5 1.8 Turbo (Clifford Avantguard5)
1992 Mercedes 230CE (Falcon Predator Evo4+)