I recently purchased this unit and am having trouble connecting to my PC. My computer will not recognize it as a USB device. I presume the problem is due to the fact I am running Windows 7. Has anyone around these parts had any luck getting the CyberQ II to connect to a PC running Windows 7? Thanks!
BBQ Guru CyberQ II
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sroxberg
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Did you ever get this running? They have specific directions on their website on how to load it, and the most recent manual as has directions. I have a PDF copy of the manual if you want one.
My Guru arrives on Tuesday and I'll test it then.
sroxberg
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I have my CyberQ II connected to a Windows 7 machine.
am attempting to run on a forty foot USB extention cable and maybe having a few isses with that. Is anyone runnig a CyberQ II with Windows 7, wifh version 1.04 on an extenstion USB cable of any kind?
am attempting to run on a forty foot USB extention cable and maybe having a few isses with that. Is anyone runnig a CyberQ II with Windows 7, wifh version 1.04 on an extenstion USB cable of any kind?
40 feet? Theres an issue right there. Try a standard 6 foot usb cable and see if its recognized. USB carries a +5V DC power wire and 40 feet is a long ways for it to work correctly. After 18 feet, they need to be amplified. Below is a link to some solutions to help you get this going:
http://www.usbgear.com/USB-Extenders.html
gtsum
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I use a 33 foot USB extended cable from monoprice with my cyberq 2 and have no issues (running windows vista)
sroxberg
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Haltech, you are correct that USB carries 5V at 500ma. Most of the extenders steal some of those ma's to boost the signal. But a couple of important things to note about the CyberQ II unit.
1. It is a powered unit and does not, according to someone I spoke with at BBQ Guru, get any of it's needed power from the USB connection. It is in fact a 12 volt device and has it's own power supply.
2. The CyberQ II is emulating RS-232 communication over USB. Which is an odd combination and probably less reliable than the new true USB spec.
3. My forty foot extension has a powered hub with it's own power supply. This provides a clean signal to the hub, and a clean signal and full power to the device. It is rated at a full 2.0 spec including transmission speeds and was designed for the professional photographer.
I appreciate the link and will go out there and read.
It has run today for seven hours without an error.
sroxberg
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gtsum, what version of the CyberQ II software are you running?
gtsum
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looks like 1.01 - heck, I dont even have the most recent one it looks like (I have only had it since december also). I have yet to have an issue on maybe 20 cooks using the 33 foot USB cable I have - never had a lock up or a dropped signal, etc, so I am pretty happy with how it works
sroxberg
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My issues have been solved and I'm running the unit on a forty foot extension cable from www.usbfirewire.com without a hitch.
Between the extension cable and the six foot cable I can use my main computer in the house and run a cable out to the cooker.
Really happy with this setup.
Between the extension cable and the six foot cable I can use my main computer in the house and run a cable out to the cooker.
Really happy with this setup.
