We have been given a 77" Smartboard., no fixings etc but we do have a set of pens we can use from another board. The board has no cables etc. What is the quickest way i can find out if the board works? The board has a little dent but the membrane does not look broken.
What leads do i need as a minumum to connect to it as i can only see what looks like a VGA connection?
Just the smartboard cable should be enough. That is what plugs into the port that looks like a vga port. Connect to a PC with the SMART software installed and see if it detects fine. Then put the pens or anything in the trays to fool the sensors and see if it works.
So a normal GA cable is no good then?
Last edited by Kyle; 15th July 2008 at 10:41 PM. Reason: poor spelling
No its got its own cable type, its a Serial connector still I think on the newer boards and that either goes to a serial port on the other end or a USB Convertery thingy.
The older boards are Serial to USB and the newer boards are USB - USB (like the Printer one)
James.
the older, older boards are serial to serial, with a PS/2 hookup connector for power.
Yeh but you can use the Smart serial-USB cable on those just fine.
Given that its a 77" though, its unlikely to have an old,old,old connector
Actually you can't. On some very old SB560 and SB580 boards it blows a tiny diode / fuse in the USB box built into the cable.Originally Posted by SYSMAN_MK
SmartTech sent us several replacement circuit boards to fit into the Smartboards.
SYSMAN_MK (16th July 2008)
Learn something new every day. Have done this fine on a couple of 5yo+ 500 series boards with no issues. Will keep it in mind in the future.
We discovered it when we removed all the old desktops from classrooms, as every teacher then had a laptop. We replaced all the serial connections with USB ones.
I was quite angry that SmartTech kept it quiet. I did mention it on their forums way back in 2004 or whenever it happened, but the thread kept getting removed!
I think the USB cables were about £59+VAT back then, so it's not a cheap fix when things go wrong, especially if it will blow another cable after a week or two - we went through three cables before I said to SmartTech that enough was enough, and they sent the replacement circuit boards.
Perhaps these newer cables with the much smaller dongle in the wire are more reliable than the older ones it kept popping?
I just use the 3 yrs wattery. If it don't work, guy turns up the same\next day and swaps it for a new(er) one.
3yrs as well! (I think it's now 5yrs)
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