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You do not need an older pc. All you need is a usb to rs232 cable. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0753HBT12/

Assembly is not hard to figure out. You need to look up the instruction set for the PIC and read through/understand what each instruction does. This will help you understand the code

The seed and checksum values are related to the game that you are trying to bypass the security for.. I think. I don’t have time to watch that video right now to figure that out right now

I'm using a standard USB serial adapter, and plugging it into the pi. ONe of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0753HBT12/

Then just the adapters to make the ocnnection work. You'll need to enable the serial port as a serial console on the Pi - google around for howt o do that. WHen it wasn't working, I just popped in a null modem adapter, and bing, there it was.

I think thats a VGA 9 PIN cable

Found an Adapter that I think would work though i am not certain:

vga 9 pin to usb

It can work with this adapter

USB to Serial Adapter, BENFEI USB to RS-232 Male (9-pin) DB9 Serial Cable, Prolific Chipset, Windows 10/8.1/8/7, Mac OS X 10.6 and Above, 1.5M https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0753HBT12/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_XQXN2XGWY9R87XQD3M0H

This isnt the right adapter correct?

https://www.amazon.com/Serial-Adapter-Prolific-Chipset-Windows/dp/B0753HBT12/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=usb+to+ttl+serial+cable&qid=1601406141&sprefix=usb+to+ttl&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPU...

You don't need a real serial port

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0753HBT12/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_r4LxFbM7FXECJ

Yeah the "/boot to DOM" and "make_bootable" is where I get lost.

I bought this product on Amazon thinking I would be able to plug the 9-Pin USB into my computer, and I was very wrong.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0753HBT12?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

What kind of hardware allows me to plug this 9-Pin USB into my computer? Having trouble finding info on anything about this 9-Pin product.

This is what I have, worked perfectly. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0753HBT12/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Everything is pointing to me testing the LG displays with a USB to serial to headphone mini cable to try and directly interface with the LG display and test whether they can turn on from an off state. I'm going to order these off of amazon and test with putty or Hercules and see what happens. Do these look like the cables I need?

https://www.amazon.com/Serial-Adapter-Prolific-Chipset-Windows/dp/B0753HBT12/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=usb+to+serial&qid=1638810277&refinements=p_72%3A1248879011&rnid=1248877011&s=electronics&sr=1-3

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Why not try this

1. Here is a link to the 64bit USB tower driver. But, note that it only works with "ROBOLAB for LabView" (which is different from normal ROBOLAB and requires a LabView license, IIRC). No other software will be able to use the USB IR tower on 64-bit windows. But, the serial IR tower works fine on 64bit windows if you have the right adapter to connect it.

2. Yes, you actually need the tower. The USB tower is widely available for less than $10 on Bricklink. If you want to download from 64-bit windows, get the serial tower, plus the cable, plus a USB to serial adapter, plus some 9V batteries. Total cost for all that can be well under $20 on Bricklink and Amazon.

3. Yes, all programming solutions for the RCX use infrared, it's the only way to get data on to or off of the brick.

If you want to use the USB tower, you have a couple of options:

1. Set up a 32-bit Windows VM and use whatever software you want.

2. Set up an Ubuntu/other Linux VM (or install your preferred Linux on a computer of your choice) and use NQC. The USB tower works on 32 and 64 bit Linux out of the box.

You may also find my webpage on using the RCX with modern hardware useful.