XM on Carputer THE GUIDE - Page 13

kamikaze2112 · 02-13-2006, 12:13 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by djurchicprelude

are both of those lil wires positive? or does the yellow one go to a 12v and the black one to a ground?

Yellow to 12v, Black to Ground

shaggy_5420 · 02-18-2006, 06:40 PM

Can anyone help me find a link to TouchXM? all of the links here on the forums seem to be dead ends. I have tried over and over to get Frodoplayer to work but I always get an error before the program starts stating that

"MSCOMCTL.OCX or one of its dependencies is not correctly registered...blah blah....."

I just wanted to see what I have wrong and I really would like to try TouchXM

chut · 02-18-2006, 11:57 PM

Have you tried registering the file manually? regsvr32 (filename)will do it for you if the file exists. You may have to type in the entire path to the file. I have a copy of another XM program if you send me an email address that can handle about two mb, Ill send it to you. I dont have a copy of touch XM. Which XM device are you using?

Peter

Quote: Originally Posted by shaggy_5420

Can anyone help me find a link to TouchXM? all of the links here on the forums seem to be dead ends. I have tried over and over to get Frodoplayer to work but I always get an error before the program starts stating that

"MSCOMCTL.OCX or one of its dependencies is not correctly registered...blah blah....."

I just wanted to see what I have wrong and I really would like to try TouchXM

shaggy_5420 · 02-19-2006, 04:49 AM

I am using the TERK XMD1000 and a home made cable. I actually got the unit functioning, and I am using a variety of different programs for access and control, S.R.C., and I just started using one called Mobile Impact (MI) but I am up to try whatever. I want to get frodo player to work, I can get it to open now but unfortunately, I still cant seem to get it to talk with the receiver. I like the look of Frodo, and I would Really like to find TouchXM, but like I said I would like to try a few programs see what I am up against for the total system.

wallaceacura · 03-07-2006, 10:19 PM

This thread is a lifesaver!! I just picked up a Terk XMD module on eBay for $31 with a $30 rebate and the parts to make a cable for about $12. 30 minutes later and I have XM in RR!

I figured this would take me a few tries to get the cable right, but managed to get it right on the first shot. I opted not to go the solder route and instead went with the crimp connectors from rat shack (276-1428). Crimping is much easier than soldering when working with those thin wires IMO. Not sure if it helps, but I used a shielded hood as well (276-1513).

One thing I discovered is half of my cable matched the color pinout and the other half was a mirror image. The cable must cross the signals from one end to the other. At any rate, the other half of the cable worked out to be:
1: Red
2: Brown
3: Green
4: Yellow
5: Orange
6: Black
7: Purple
8: Blue

For what it's worth...

wallaceacura · 03-07-2006, 10:21 PM

If anyone is interested in a cable, I have an extra one made up. $20 shipped.

DaveB · 03-12-2006, 02:44 PM

The Mini Din 8 connector -- is that the same connector that is on the end of PS/2 style mouse cable? If not, has anyone found the proper connector at Best Buy or radio shack? I've been looking and haven't seen anything that looked correct.

fixerofallthing · 03-12-2006, 02:46 PM

Apple serial printer cable at Fry's

DaveB · 03-12-2006, 02:59 PM

We don't have a Frys in Minnesota. I may be able to locate an apple serial printer cable though. I don't think Best Buy or rat shack has them but Compusa might. I'll have to do some more looking. I was hoping to find stuff locally today so that I could get to work on it.

jcdillin · 03-12-2006, 03:21 PM

yeah it has to be a mac printer cable, no store has the din connector, besides digikey or mouser

wallaceacura · 03-12-2006, 04:06 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by DaveB

We don't have a Frys in Minnesota. I may be able to locate an apple serial printer cable though. I don't think Best Buy or rat shack has them but Compusa might. I'll have to do some more looking. I was hoping to find stuff locally today so that I could get to work on it.

I tried OfficeMax, Office Depot, Circuit City, Best Buy, Radio Shack, etc. and none had it. Ended up buying it on eBay for about $7 shipped. I can PM you the guy I bought from.

Saturated_Fat · 03-12-2006, 09:22 PM

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Terk-...oductDetail.do

I used something similar to that, got it from circuit city. It was basically just a big long cable with the correct style plug on one end and the brand name headunits interface on the other.

Not sure if thats the exact one I used but check your local bestbuy or circuit city. Should be around 10 bucks.

DaveB · 03-12-2006, 10:55 PM

Thanks guys. I found an Apple PC store and bought the serial printer cable.

I bought a Terk XMD1000 and installed it and I have everything working under Road Runner. Its pretty slick!

The only problem I have now is that the Terk XM radio introduced noise. I'm getting a rythmic noise that cycles up and down. Its kind of a white noise with an underlying tone of some kind. This is with the engine turned off. Its not alternator noise.

I assume serial cable is shielded and I did solder the braided ground wire to the outside of the DB9 connector. So I have a good ground on the cable. I also have a shielded shroud around the DB9. The two power wires, which are powered from my M2-ATX power supply, are plain 18 guage wires (no shielding)

The RCA cable I bought looks like a pretty cheap cable. Its a 6 foot Y adapter cable that goes from two RCA females to the 1/8 inch jack -- which plugs into the line-in on my PC. I'm guessing I may need to replace it with a shielded cable.

I have no idea whats causing the noise in the system, though. Has anyone else run into this problem. You guys agree that it may be the RCA cable?

kamikaze2112 · 03-12-2006, 11:10 PM

i just ordered the solder cup mini-din connector from mycableshop.ca (.com for the US folks, dunno about overseas) http://www.mycableshop.com/sku/C8DSM.htm and then got a Female DB9 connector, and I forget the cable that I used, but it worked out really well.

Saturated_Fat · 03-13-2006, 08:29 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by DaveB

Thanks guys. I found an Apple PC store and bought the serial printer cable.

I bought a Terk XMD1000 and installed it and I have everything working under Road Runner. Its pretty slick!

The only problem I have now is that the Terk XM radio introduced noise. I'm getting a rythmic noise that cycles up and down. Its kind of a white noise with an underlying tone of some kind. This is with the engine turned off. Its not alternator noise.

I assume serial cable is shielded and I did solder the braided ground wire to the outside of the DB9 connector. So I have a good ground on the cable. I also have a shielded shroud around the DB9. The two power wires, which are powered from my M2-ATX power supply, are plain 18 guage wires (no shielding)

The RCA cable I bought looks like a pretty cheap cable. Its a 6 foot Y adapter cable that goes from two RCA females to the 1/8 inch jack -- which plugs into the line-in on my PC. I'm guessing I may need to replace it with a shielded cable.

I have no idea whats causing the noise in the system, though. Has anyone else run into this problem. You guys agree that it may be the RCA cable?

Hey I had the same issue, the noise is caused by either a poor cable terk xm or rca. I did the lazy thing and just bought a simple noise filter and put it between the rca from the terk and the 1/8inch jack for the computer, works fine now. Try unplugging the 1/8 from the cpu and see if you still have the noise.