Want to know what cable you need to flash that shiny,new receiver ? There are two types of cables used, and both look the same on the outside, but are wired differently internally. They are the straight DB9 RS232 female to female cable, and the Null 9 pin RS232 female to female cable. The straight DB9 cable has all pins connected the same at both ends(pin 1-1, 2-2,3-3,etc.). The Null cable(also known as a Null-Modem) has pins 2 and 3 crossed(pin 2-3, 3-2). You can use a straight DB9 cable to program receivers requiring a Null cable, by purchasing an inexpensive Null adapter to attach to one end of the straight DB9 cable. This allows one cable to be used for any receiver. ( Radio Shack Part # 26-0264 ~ female DB9 to male DB9 ~ pins 5 straight & 2 & 3 crossed .. for about 12 bucks.)


Here is a list of the most popular receivers on the market and the cable needed to program them.

A

Ariza Ultra 400 - Null
Ariza Ultra 500 - Null
Ariza 700 - Null
Ariza 750 - Null
Ariza Extreme - Null
Astrovox 2600 - Straight DB9

B

Blackbird and ALL Blackbird CLONES - Null
BlueJay2 - Null
Buzz S2010F - Null
Buzz S2010F Plus - Null
Buzz S2020F - Null

C

Captain 7000 Premium - Null
Captian 8000HD - Null
Captain 9000DVR - Null
CaptiveWorks 100R PVR Unit - Null & USB
CaptiveWorks 500S - Null
CaptiveWorks 600S - Null
CaptiveWorks 600 Premium - Null
CaptiveWorks 1000 - Null & USB & ETHERNET
CaptiveWorks 3000HD - USB & ETHERNET
Conaxsat CNX-V1 - Null & USB
Conaxsat Duo - Null & USB
Conaxsat Trio - Null & USB
Coolsat 4000 Plus - Null
Coolsat 4000 Pro - Straight DB9
Coolsat 5000 - Straight DB9
Coolsat 6000 - Straight DB9
Coolsat 7000 PVR - Straight DB9 & USB
Coolsat 8000HD - Null
Coolsat 8100HD - Null
Cooltec - Straight DB9
Coship (All) - Null

D

DGStation Mutant 200S - Null
DGStation Relook 400S - Null
DGStation Relook 300SV - Null
Digiwave 5900C - Null
Digiwave 6800 - Null
Digiwave 7000 - Null
Digiwave 7200S - Null
Digiwave Diamond - Straight DB9
Dreambox (All) - Null

E

Eagle Star 2500A - Straight DB9
Ebox Mimic (Viewsat Clone) - Null
Extremeview Magnum XV3300 - Null

F

Fortec 5000v2 - Null
Fortec 5100 Diamond - Straight DB9
Fortec 5100 Plus - Straight DB9
Fortec 5100 Plus+ - Straight DB9
Fortec 5100 Ultra - Straight DB9
Fortec 5400 NA - Null
Fortec 5400 - Null
Fortec 5600 Plus - Straight DB9
Fortec 5600 Ultra - Straight DB9
Fortec 5600v2 - Null
Fortec ALPHA - Null
Fortec BETA - Null
Fortec LIFETIME - Straight DB9
Fortec Lifetime Classic NA - Null
Fortec Lifetime Classic - Null
Fortec Lifetime Diamond - Straight DB9
Fortec Lifetime ULTRA - Straight DB9
Fortec Lifetime Ultra Diamond - Straight DB9
Fortec MAGIC - Straight DB9
Fortec MERCURY II - Null
Fortec Platinum NA - Null
Fortec PLATINUM - Null
Fortec Ultimate - Straight DB9

L

Lava 2600 - Null
Lava 3200 - Straight DB9
Lava 3500 - Null

M

Max 2500 - Null
Megasat (All) - Straight DB9
Microroyal (All) - Null
Mvidea FS 4000 - Null

N

Neosat Lite - Straight DB9
Neosat Lite Premier - Straight DB9
Neosat iPro1000 - Null & ETHERNET
Neosat iPro2000/iPro2000+ - Null
Neusat SP6000 - Null & USB
Neusat SP6000 Premium - Null & USB
Neusat 9000HD - Null & USB
NFusion Nova - Null & ETHERNET

O

Orasat V3 - Null
Orasat V5 - Null

P

Pansat 200A - Null
Pansat 250SM - Null
Pansat 300A - Null
Pansat 330A - Null
Pansat 500 CI - Null
Pansat 700H - Null
Pansat 1500a - Straight DB9
Pansat 2000V - Null
Pansat 2300a - Straight DB9
Pansat 2500a and ALL 2500 CLONES - Straight DB9
Pansat 2700A/E and MOST 2700 CLONES - Null
Pansat 3500S - Null
Pansat 3500SD - Null & SD CARD
Pansat 5000HC - Null & USB
Pansat 6000HXC PVR - Null & USB
Pansat 9000HD - Null & USB
Pantec/Multistar Max (All) - Null
Pantec/Multistar MS (All except MS1000) - Straight DB9
Pantec MX/Ultra - Straight DB9

R

Rex1 - Null

S

SatCruiser - Null
Satopia ST1100-UT - Null
SatPros DSR500 - Null
Silver Bullet/ST 1000 - Null
Silver Bullet/ST 2000 - Null
Skytech 2700A - Null
Skyview 500 - Straight DB9
Skyview RX600 - Null
SkyView Plus SV-P1000 - Null
Smartwave 2500A-N2 - Straight DB9
Smartwave 2700A-N2 - Straight DB9
Sonicview SV-1000 - Null
SonicView SV1000 PVR - Null & USB
Sonicview SV-4000 - Null & USB
SonicView SV-8000HD - Null & USB
Sonicsat Koolsat - Null
Spacestar DVB500 - Null
Stealth 2000a - Null

T

Technosat 1010 Plus - Null
Techsat - Null
Traxis DBS 1500 - Straight DB9
Traxis DBS 2500 - Straight DB9
Traxis DBS 3500 - Straight DB9
Traxis DBS 4500 - Straight DB9
Traxis DBS 4550 - Straight DB9
Trimax T100 - Straight DB9

U

Ultrastar 5000 - Null

V

Viewsat VS2000 Lite - Null
Viewsat VS2000 Platinum - Null
Viewsat VS2000 Extreme - Null
Viewsat VS2000 Ultra - Null & USB
Viewsat VSPro - Null & USB
Visionsat IV200 - Straight DB9
Visionsat IV300 - Straight DB9
Vortex 2700 - Null
Vortex 3500 - Null
Vortex 7700 - Straight DB9

X

Xrica X-5 - Null

Attached Files

	USB to Serial Bridge driver.zip (29.8 KB, 4 views)
	Use this program to see which if any ports are open..zip (4.8 KB, 3 views)

Null Or Straight Cable Determination....
One way you can tell them apart is with a multimeter or continuity tester. With a striaght thru serial cable, pin 2 should lead to pin 2 and pin 3 should lead to pin 3.

A null modem cable pin 2 should lead to pin 3 and pin 3 should lead to pin 2.

If straight thru then all pins should point to the same number on the other end.

and the 2ed way is to test if a cable is a null modem cable is by using window's Hyperterminal utility. Since most computers come with 2 legacy serial ports you can plug both ends of the cable into both serial ports. Than fire up 2 instances of hyperterminal and connect the first instance using com 1 and com 2 for the second instance using the same port settings for both. If the cable is a null modem cable than whatever you type in the one terminal will magically appear in the next terminal.

Your local rat shack or?? has a replacemenrt adapter for under $10.00 , Part # 26-0264 ~ female DB9 to male DB9 ~ pins 5 straight & 2 & 3 crossed ..

Want to know what cable you need to flash that shiny,new receiver ? There are two types of cables used, and both look the same on the outside, but are wired differently internally. They are the straight DB9 RS232 female to female cable, and the Null 9 pin RS232 female to female cable. The straight DB9 cable has all pins connected the same at both ends(pin 1-1, 2-2,3-3,etc.). The Null cable(also known as a Null-Modem) has pins 2 and 3 crossed(pin 2-3, 3-2). You can use a straight DB9 cable to program receivers requiring a Null cable, by purchasing an inexpensive Null adapter to attach to one end of the straight DB9 cable. This allows one cable to be used for any receiver.

*an added note--the gender (male or female) on the connections will not tell you if the cable is NULL or Straight Thru. It can be either gender on each different cable.

Increasing Serial Cable Transfer Speed

-Go to your device manager (right click my computer)
-Under ports look for (COM)
-Right click and select properties
-Click port settings tab
-Increase BPS (bits per second)

This usually works on most standard systems.