19 Aug
2011
19 Aug
'11
12:42 p.m.
On 08/19/2011 11:52 AM, Rob Jarratt wrote:
I tried 9600 as well without any luck. I think it is
the cable, I *always*
have trouble with serial cables. At the moment I have a cable with pins 2
and 3 crossed over and pins 7 and 8 on the PC side shorted together. I may
have to crack open my breakout box to sort this out.
Ignore the standard, and leave the break-out box in the drawer.
After years of practically memorizing the (horrible) standard and trying
to do things "by the book" analytically, etc, I refer to it as "RS-232
in-your-face" rather than "interface".
Connect pins 2, 3, and 7. If it doesn't talk, swap 2 and 3. This
will get 90% of what you'll find in the wild talking (and will
definitely work for nearly all Sun gear), only break out the break-out
box if this doesn't work.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL