Serial port recording ?

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Hi,
I have two DCF 77-clock-module (ELV.de) with serial connecter to the PC.
including the "time program"
I would like to connect it to the stamp, but can't get the protocol
how it communicate with the PC.
Is there a program who record the serial port of the PC ??
Then may be I can find out how I could connect the DCF 77-modul
to my Stamp?
Somebody knows a link or has an idea how I could start?

Thanks Heinz Germany

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Here are a few sites to look at....

http://www.ericphelps.com/commlink/index.htm (I've used this one.
Be sure to download the excel spreadsheet to convert binary back to
hex.)

http://www.kmint21.com/serial-port-monitor/

John




--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "HSchwenk_GMX" <hschwenk@g...>
wrote:
> Hi,
> I have two DCF 77-clock-module (ELV.de) with serial connecter to
the PC.
> including the "time program"
> I would like to connect it to the stamp, but can't get the protocol
> how it communicate with the PC.
> Is there a program who record the serial port of the PC ??
> Then may be I can find out how I could connect the DCF 77-modul
> to my Stamp?
> Somebody knows a link or has an idea how I could start?
>
> Thanks Heinz Germany

Archiver

Hi John,
Your links are interesting

Thanks Heinz

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Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 3:38 AM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Serial port recording ?


> Here are a few sites to look at....
>
> http://www.ericphelps.com/commlink/index.htm (I've used this one.
> Be sure to download the excel spreadsheet to convert binary back to
> hex.)
>
> http://www.kmint21.com/serial-port-monitor/
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "HSchwenk_GMX" <hschwenk@g...>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I have two DCF 77-clock-module (ELV.de) with serial connecter to
> the PC.
> > including the "time program"
> > I would like to connect it to the stamp, but can't get the protocol
> > how it communicate with the PC.
> > Is there a program who record the serial port of the PC ??
> > Then may be I can find out how I could connect the DCF 77-modul
> > to my Stamp?
> > Somebody knows a link or has an idea how I could start?
> >
> > Thanks Heinz Germany
>
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--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "HSchwenk_GMX" <hschwenk@g...>
wrote:
> Hi,
> I have two DCF 77-clock-module (ELV.de) with serial connecter to
the PC.
> including the "time program"
> I would like to connect it to the stamp, but can't get the
protocol
> how it communicate with the PC.
> Is there a program who record the serial port of the PC ??
> Then may be I can find out how I could connect the DCF 77-modul
> to my Stamp?
> Somebody knows a link or has an idea how I could start?
>
> Thanks Heinz Germany


Hi
This may not be exactly applicable but check out the BASIC STAMP DAQ
(data acquisition) - it is on the download tab at parallax.com.
It is a VB macro within an excel spreadsheet, which reads input from
a serial port (e.g. stamp, other device), and records the input on
the spreadsheet.

I've made some tweaks to it so I can send signifcant ammounts of
information down to the device as well as receiving it, so if that
is a problem for you let me know and I can send you my 'tweak' code.

Depending on whether you are using shiftin/out or serin/out you may
end up with race condition problems (i.e. the serial device sends
information before the pc is ready for it and vice versa). If using
serin/out make sure you understand the use of the timeout function
really clearly. This cost me a week or so of confusion.

Hope that helps.