Can''t find hardware
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--- In basicstamps@egroups.com, <schoon@a...> wrote:
> Of the cuff, are you sure nothing else is using that serial port
the
BS2
> is connected?? Also, did you connect pin6 and 7 together at the end
of
> your serial cable?? I'm going from memory on this one, verify it in
the
> BS2 manual. Other than that, you may have to research how PocketDOS
> handles the serial port.
>
> HTH
>
> .mark
>
>Pins 6 an 7 are connected OK, for I see DSR & RTS light on the
breakout box. What I don't see is pins 2 ot 3 ever strobing when I do
ALT I It seems the data is never passed from the NEC to serial port
data pins, only the control pins. Think I try a DOS terminal program
just to see if I can see myself typing with a loopback connected.
Don
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> Mark Schoonover KA6WKE IS Manager
> Trail Runner,HAM schoon@a...
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> >From: Don DeGregori[noparse][[/noparse]SMTP:don1mh@l...]
> >Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 8:47 AM
> >To: basicstamps@egroups.com
> >Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Can't find hardware
> >
> >--- In basicstamps@egroups.com, "Don DeGregori" <don1mh@l...>
wrote:
> >> Has anyone tried to interface a Basic Stamp II to a CE computer?
> >> Don
> >
> >I'll expand a bit I have a NEC MobilePro 750C with a serial port,
but
> >needs a null modem adapter to connect to a modem. I have a
shareware
> >program called PocketDOS and it is on the NEC. I installed
> >stamp2.exe,
> >too. No problem, both work OK. I configured COM1 as per
instructions
> >from PocketDOS. I hooked it up to the stamp. But, always get the
> >"can't find hardware" message. The stamp works fine on my regular
PC.
> >Any idea appreciated. Don
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Of the cuff, are you sure nothing else is using that serial port
the
BS2
> is connected?? Also, did you connect pin6 and 7 together at the end
of
> your serial cable?? I'm going from memory on this one, verify it in
the
> BS2 manual. Other than that, you may have to research how PocketDOS
> handles the serial port.
>
> HTH
>
> .mark
>
>Pins 6 an 7 are connected OK, for I see DSR & RTS light on the
breakout box. What I don't see is pins 2 ot 3 ever strobing when I do
ALT I It seems the data is never passed from the NEC to serial port
data pins, only the control pins. Think I try a DOS terminal program
just to see if I can see myself typing with a loopback connected.
Don
> =================================================
> Mark Schoonover KA6WKE IS Manager
> Trail Runner,HAM schoon@a...
> ka6wke@wb6dgr.#sca.ca.usa.noam
> http://www.qsl.net/ka6wke ka6wke-1 145.05
> Mobile: 146.52 & 28.470
> Lat: 32.85380 Long: -117.00980 Grid: DM12LU
> =================================================
>
>
>
> >
> >From: Don DeGregori[noparse][[/noparse]SMTP:don1mh@l...]
> >Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 8:47 AM
> >To: basicstamps@egroups.com
> >Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Can't find hardware
> >
> >--- In basicstamps@egroups.com, "Don DeGregori" <don1mh@l...>
wrote:
> >> Has anyone tried to interface a Basic Stamp II to a CE computer?
> >> Don
> >
> >I'll expand a bit I have a NEC MobilePro 750C with a serial port,
but
> >needs a null modem adapter to connect to a modem. I have a
shareware
> >program called PocketDOS and it is on the NEC. I installed
> >stamp2.exe,
> >too. No problem, both work OK. I configured COM1 as per
instructions
> >from PocketDOS. I hooked it up to the stamp. But, always get the
> >"can't find hardware" message. The stamp works fine on my regular
PC.
> >Any idea appreciated. Don
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >