AIS Em-trak 2W or 5W?

[RunAgroundHard]

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You don't need to power the plotter or the AIS to program it. The 5v USB supply is sufficient.

Thanks for that. My hub has three USB A ports, one which is powered, and when I switched to that the proAIS2 started communicating with the Em-track and I could enter data.

 

[PaulRainbow]

There is no need to connect the AIS to anything other than the laptop to program it, no need to connect it to the plotter, let alone turn it on. You can do it on the desk at home, all it needs is the USB connection.

You obviously need an internet connection to download ProAIS, but once downloaded there is no need for the internet to enable programming the AIS.

The cable you used was an adapter cable, crossover cables are for Ethernet. It's not a bad thing to have if your devices only have USB C ports as USB A cables are still very common.

 

[RunAgroundHard]

Crossover terminology appears to have a specific meaning in ethernet technology, which I did not know about.

My point was to help other amateurs who may come across this post. This is what I used with the out the box cable supplied by Em-track to connect to a new Apple Mac that only has USB C.

If your laptop doesn't have a USB A port, you need to use an adaptor for your device. In the image below, the orange cable from Em-track would have to be plugged into the USB slot on the adaptor (black, HP logo) with the lightening symbol to provide power to the AIS unit, not as I have shown.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Crossover terminology appears to have a specific meaning in ethernet technology, which I did not know about.

My point was to help other amateurs who may come across this post. This is what I used with the out the box cable supplied by Em-track to connect to a new Apple Mac that only has USB C.

If your laptop doesn't have a USB A port, you need to use an adaptor for your device. In the image below, the orange cable from Em-track would have to be plugged into the USB slot on the adaptor (black, HP logo) with the lightening symbol to provide power to the AIS unit, not as I have shown.

I got what you meant

For anyone whos laptop only has USB C, there are inexpensive adaptors, if you don't have one, for instance: https://business.currys.co.uk/catal...a-to-18-pin-usb-c/P284555P?cidp=Froogle&gQT=0

 

[st599]

You can actually get a crossover USB for a very specific test and measurement purpose, so you can buy one, but it wouldn't work for connecting a laptop to an AIS. Just didn't want someone spending time hunting one out.