
This embroidery designs software comes with an instruction manual too. All downloaded or imported embroidery data can be previewed or edited on screen. To operate, simply insert the memory card with your downloaded embroidery images into a Brother embroidery sewing machine. The Brother PED-Basic comes with USB card writer, blank memory card and software compatible with Windows 98 or later.

This sewing machine software is designed for downloading embroidery designs from the Internet to use with your Brother home embroidery machine. pes file to the "old" card writerĦ.Brother PED-Basic Embroidery Software brings the art of computerized embroidery and sewing right to your fingertips. Use the old PE Design 2.x "File Utility" to write the. pes format with compatibility with PE Design 2.x)ĥ. pes format (select "Save as." and choose. pes file with new (PE Design 10) or older PE Design software, and save as.

Connect the USB-to-serial adapter to your Windows computer and the old RS-232 based card reader / writer boxĤ. Buy a USB-to-serial adapter (e.g., Sabrent USB 2.0 to Serial (9-Pin) DB-9 RS-232 Converter Cable, )ģ. Install the old PE Design 2.0 or 2.5 software on your new Windows 10 computer (you may need help in copying it to a USB stick from the floppy media it came on)Ģ. The solution to extending the useful life of a fully-functional older Brother embroidery machine that used the "old" card:ġ.

The PC-8500 cannot read the "new" card, and PED-Basic cannot write to the "old" card. Brother's PED-Basic uses the "new" version of the embroidery card (SA309), which is incompatible with some older Brother embroidery machines which uses the "old" version of the embroidery card (SA308), e.g., the PC-8500.
