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The Workshop => Performance Related => Topic started by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 25, 2016, 14:28

Title: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 25, 2016, 14:28
Have been offered an e-Manage ultimate at a rather keen price
Is it worth the upgrade? and can I copy my existing Maps from the Blue to the ultimate? (the e-manage came with some maps for my turbo kit)
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: shnazzle on October 25, 2016, 14:37
Maps on ultimnate have more cells. I don't think they can be copied across. I'd go for the Ultimate if you can get it for a keen price. It is much better than the blue. If only becauyse you can just connect via USB  s:D :D s:D
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 25, 2016, 14:57
My e-manage blue has a USB socket

I'm going to have a play with the two versions of the e-manage software and see what's what
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: shnazzle on October 25, 2016, 15:00
Quote from: "Essex2Visuvesi"My e-manage blue has a USB socket

I'm going to have a play with the two versions of the e-manage software and see what's what

Yes but the other end of the cable is a serial. Or you need a serial-to-usb converter.
Unless someone has already made you a usb to usb cable with in-built serial converter.

The Ultimate is just straight up USB to USB.
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: 1979scotte on October 25, 2016, 16:27
If you dont want the Ultimate maybe i will take it.
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 25, 2016, 17:01
Quote from: "shnazzle"
Quote from: "Essex2Visuvesi"My e-manage blue has a USB socket

I'm going to have a play with the two versions of the e-manage software and see what's what

Yes but the other end of the cable is a serial. Or you need a serial-to-usb converter.
Unless someone has already made you a usb to usb cable with in-built serial converter.

The Ultimate is just straight up USB to USB.

Interesting..... The usb cable supplied with mine is USB to USB with a black box in the middle so I'm assuming its got one of those serial to USB adaptor things in the box bit
Can't check at the moment as I loaned it to Carolyn
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 25, 2016, 17:03
Quote from: "1979scotte"If you dont want the Ultimate maybe i will take it.

I've already let him know I'm having it come pay day
If I decide not to use it then I'll let you know
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 25, 2016, 17:12
Quote from: "Essex2Visuvesi"
Quote from: "shnazzle"
Quote from: "Essex2Visuvesi"My e-manage blue has a USB socket

I'm going to have a play with the two versions of the e-manage software and see what's what

Yes but the other end of the cable is a serial. Or you need a serial-to-usb converter.
Unless someone has already made you a usb to usb cable with in-built serial converter.

The Ultimate is just straight up USB to USB.

Interesting..... The usb cable supplied with mine is USB to USB with a black box in the middle so I'm assuming its got one of those serial to USB adaptor things in the box bit
Can't check at the moment as I loaned it to Carolyn

Super fast response from the chap who sold me the Turbo Kit with the e-manage and the cable I have is a "homebrew that save the hassle of adaptors as its built into the cable"
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Carolyn on October 25, 2016, 17:21
No bulgy bit in the cable....  

Snazzle:  will this do the connection?  m http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391346646039? ... EBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391346646039?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT) m
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: shnazzle on October 25, 2016, 17:27
Yes I believe so. Mind, I've got 2 cables with two different serial to usb chipsets and neither work.
Gifftech do one that definitely works.
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Carolyn on October 25, 2016, 17:50
Well, I ordered it, so we'll know in a couple of days...
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: shnazzle on October 25, 2016, 18:28
Oh to have a laptop with a serial port
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 25, 2016, 18:31
Quote from: "shnazzle"Oh to have a laptop with a serial port

Do you want one?

Got an old dell here running XP with a serial port and fitted with an SSD
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: shnazzle on October 25, 2016, 18:34
I'd love it but not at the minute. Santa the barsteward has come and raided the piggybank
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 25, 2016, 18:38
Quote from: "shnazzle"I'd love it but not at the minute. Santa the barsteward has come and raided the piggybank

Well it sits here gathering dust so if you can make use of it and cover the postage you're welcome to it

I paid 6.00 for it including a postage from ebay a year or 2 back when I needed a com port laptop for a project. Was upgraded with bits from the [strike:ucurhryn]Crap[/strike:ucurhryn] useful parts box so it owes me nothing really
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Carolyn on October 25, 2016, 18:40
I'll take it.  I prefer a dedicated car 'puter
(sorry Shnazz - after you but it's all in aid of the supercharger project)
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 25, 2016, 18:42
Quote from: "Carolyn"I'll take it.  I prefer a dedicated car 'puter

Lol let Patrick have first refusal lol
Otherwise you can have it, I almost offered to send it to you with the e-manage lol
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Carolyn on October 25, 2016, 18:44
Agreed
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: shnazzle on October 25, 2016, 19:01
I'd like to take you up on the offer  s:) :) s:)  Sorry Carolyn. I've been trying to get my map off for 2 people for a year haha

As I have no 'puter at all
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Carolyn on October 25, 2016, 19:05
Fair enough.  I lent one out, perhaps I can get it back...
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 25, 2016, 19:15
Quote from: "Carolyn"Fair enough.  I lent one out, perhaps I can get it back...

Leave it with me
I think I may have another one in storage   s:oops: :oops: s:oops:

Patrick
Drop me a PM with your address and I'll get it posted off to you  s:) :) s:)
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: 1979scotte on October 25, 2016, 22:30
Quote from: "shnazzle"I'd like to take you up on the offer  s:) :) s:)  Sorry Carolyn. I've been trying to get my map off for 2 people for a year haha

As I have no 'puter at all

You dont own a computer?
Laptop or desktop?
Is that the norm these days?
I suppose with a decent NAS you wouldnt need the big storage capacity of a desktop.
I have my wifes 160 GB itunes to worry about before i get started on my movie collection.
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: shnazzle on October 25, 2016, 22:50
No we own a pc, but I can't very well drag that outside haha.
Maybe if I made a really long serial cable and hang it out the window hehehe.

And I have a 2TB NAS as well.
So pretty much I've got everything but something I can use for the Greddy software.
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 25, 2016, 22:57
16TB thunderbolt/NAS drive here   s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: shnazzle on October 25, 2016, 22:58
16TB? Will you host mr2roc for us?
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 26, 2016, 00:01
Quote from: "shnazzle"16TB? Will you host mr2roc for us?

lol my internet connection is rubbish
I'm a terrible hoarder and don't like to delete anything & add to that my son is into video editing and 3d modelling/animation its quite full already
When the disk gets full I just buy a bigger one   s:oops: :oops: s:oops:
Title: Re: E-Manage Blue Vs Ultimate
Post by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 26, 2016, 00:17
Quote from: "Carolyn"Fair enough.  I lent one out, perhaps I can get it back...

If you want a Laptop with a com port thats fully XP compatible can I suggest a Dell D610, bit of a housebrick but a solid performer and readily available for not much money on evilbay
Bide your time and you'll pick one up for pennies like I did