Fc8000

[p3]

I have a Graphtec FC8000 and my mom was walking around it and tripped over the usb cable, thus ripping the port off the circuit board. I was wondering if I could get an adapter to the DB-25 port on the back of it to USB to be able to use it or do I have to go about getting it fixed?

Any help is appreciated! I've been trying to find a cable to convert it to USB and haven't had any luck.

 

[CS-SignSupply]

Maybe this.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812196147&cm_re=serial_to_usb_adapter-_-12-196-147-_-Product

 

[p3]

lol, that is what i was looking for. But for some reason I couldn't narrow down the search to that on their site...hmm... Thanks for the heads up!

 

[MacGyver]

as far as i know the cable is unique to graphtec, it is not a traditional straight through or cross over variety, i'd get the part from your graphtec dealer. if anyone has had success using an off the shelf cable let me know. thanks.

 

[nopalito24]

If your USb is messed up your serial port circuit should still be ok, and yes like the previous suggestion I strongly suggest you purchase a serial cable from Graphtec, then either purchase a serial card and used one of your available PCI ports, or purchase a USB to serial adapter, the only I would recommend is the Key span brand. w/ serial conection you won't loose speed or bidirectional comm.

 

[DigitalBBQ]

The problem with people trip over the USB cable and destroy the port, to prevent this since we have a few of the high end Graphtec Cutters; we use those tie-wrap and secure the end trail of the cable near the USB interface, and near the port by making a loop and lock it down tight with those tie-wraps a few times attaching to the metal of the media holder's arms. So when anyone tip the cable, it will likely ruin the other end since the tie-wraps won't allow the cable to impact the port on the graphtec end. It is cheaper to replace the PCI-serial board on a PC rather than replace the graphtec USB port!