PLX SM-AFR Serial upgrade

[CV8IIM6]

Hi All,

I'm upgrading to V2 (should arrive next week) and would like to know if anyone thinks it's possible to convert my PLX M300 to serial for BBL?

Cheers.

[JezzaB]

My MKII version I whipped up yesterday. 100% plug and play using the EFILive serial cable:



Jez

[JezzaB]

Hi All,

I'm upgrading to V2 (should arrive next week) and would like to know if anyone thinks it's possible to convert my PLX M300 to serial for BBL?

Cheers.

Havent really scoped one out but if you can daisy chain them like the old one (TX port etc) [pretty sure they do] it could be done easy enough.

Jez

[CV8IIM6]

Havent really scoped one out but if you can daisy chain them like the old one (TX port etc) [pretty sure they do] it could be done easy enough.

Jez

You've done a great job with that MKII version, looks really good. Mine is the older black controller with the digital display on the front so i don't think it can be daisy chained.

I could take the box apart and post a picture of the circuit board if that would make it easier to confirm if it's possible or not. Otherwise i might have to upgrade to the SM-AFR & DM-5 combo then try to modify it as you have done.

[macca_779]

My MKII version I whipped up yesterday. 100% plug and play using the EFILive serial cable:



Jez

Nice work Jez.. Any photos of the Guts.

[joecar]

Jez, nice, looks way much neater...

[TAQuickness]

That looks great!

[CV8IIM6]

Hey Jez,

would you mind telling us where you found the RS232 TTL Convertor Cable Kit (MAX3232) with the male DB9 plug?

all i can find is this
http://cgi.ebay.com/RS232-TTL-Conver...d=p3286.c0.m14

some more photos of how you wired it up inside the box would be great too.

[swingtan]

Check post 20 of this thread......

http://forum.efilive.com/showpost.ph...2&postcount=20

Actually, I gave Jezza the unit used in those photos and he fitted it to the PLX controller.

Simon.

[JezzaB]

Check post 20 of this thread......

http://forum.efilive.com/showpost.ph...2&postcount=20

Actually, I gave Jezza the unit used in those photos and he fitted it to the PLX controller.

Simon.

Actuallly I didnt end up using that one simon :p. I desoldered the female RS232 socket from the converter boards i had and made up 2 fly leads to it for the converter board, desoldered and moved the cap and the filter so the socket would fit and hot glued them down and then moved the converter board into the corner and hot glued that down.

Jez