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<p>com ports and spdif</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>There seems to be no spdif on the 1&quot; and no COM ports on the 2&quot; and set-top version of the fiirestation. I want both spdif and COM. I had a chat with a friendly tech support guy Andrew using the online chat thingy at http://fiire.com/. Here&#039;s the transcript:<br /> <br /> alex: Question why no serial ports on the bigger fiirestations?<br /> <br /> andrew: Welcome to Fiire! My name is Andrew! How may I help you?<br /> <br /> alex: hello?<br /> <br /> andrew: hi<br /> <br /> andrew: because the mainboard is micro-atx type<br /> <br /> andrew: and it doesn&#039;t have any serial ports<br /> <br /> andrew: but you could use an adapter from usb to serial<br /> <br /> alex: hmm...most mATX don&#039;t have the db9 on board, but you can usually get a breakout cable to plug into a header on the board.<br /> <br /> alex: AFAIK the usb to serial adapters aren&#039;t well supported under LinuxMCE.<br /> <br /> andrew: true, but we had no space to put that ...the case has an opening for serial port rs232<br /> <br /> andrew: you can put a rs232 output there, but you have to custom fit it<br /> <br /> alex: i see, it seems like it should be pretty straightforward to add it afterward.<br /> <br /> andrew: it can be easily done<br /> <br /> alex: can you confirm that the motherboard has a COM port header?<br /> <br /> alex: also, does the 2&quot; version have a spot on the case for a db9 as well?<br /> <br /> andrew: the mainboard has a com port available, but i&#039;m not sure if our manufacturer, Polywell Computers will deliver the serial cable as well<br /> <br /> andrew: you might have to buy that one separately<br /> <br /> alex: that&#039;s ok, it&#039;s most likely a standard part.<br /> <br /> andrew: the case has space for mounting db9<br /> <br /> alex: can u tell me what mainboard is used? then i can track it down for sure.<br /> <br /> andrew: if you will check the fiire station manual you will see the back of the fiire station<br /> <br /> alex: the 2&quot; case has space?<br /> <br /> alex: the manual on the web site only shows the full-size and the 1&quot; fiire station. if you have a pic/drawing of the 2&quot; that would be quite useful.<br /> <br /> andrew: only the setup-box has a space for db9<br /> <br /> alex: ok, thanks.<br /> <br /> alex: is there any way to get spdif out on the 1&quot;?<br /> <br /> andrew: there is no way to do that for the moment<br /> <br /> alex: ok, thanks.<br /> <br /> andrew: it will be available with the next generation of Fiire Engine and Stations<br /> <br /> alex: that&#039;d be sweet. do you know when that will be?<br /> <br /> andrew: as soon as LinuxMCE releases 07.10, probably during this month<br /> <br /> alex: ok, i&#039;m looking forward to it. where should i look for the announcement?<br /> <br /> andrew: you can check http://www.linuxmce.org or our page<br /> <br /> alex: ok, thanks a lot!<br /> <br /> andrew: you&#039;re welcome!<br /> <br /> alex: bye!<br /> <br /> andrew: bye! <br /> <br /> --[[User:Alx9r|Alx9r]] 19:45, 1 May 2008 (PDT)<br /> ----</div>

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