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USB to Serial Adapter SUCCESS SUCCESS !!!

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edited 2002-10-29 15:36 in General Discussion
--- In basicstamps@y..., Tracy Allen <tracy@e...> wrote:
> >I've tried shorting out pins to eliminate handshaking (as described
in
> >the manual), I've tried slower baud, and endless combinations of
> >8,N,1,none, etc.
>
> Have you tried putting the capacitor in series in the line from DTR
> to ATN (pin 4 on the DB9)? That is the most common way that this
> kind of problem is resolved.
>
> pin 4 of DB9
||
ATN pin 3 on BS2ic
> 0.1uF

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. It works now. YIPPIE! A spare capacitor
and 2 minutes and I'm in business. I thought I'd never get this thing
working.
What's the logic behind this fix?
Did I say thank you?
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