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Plz help, no communication on serial port

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2004-04-12 21:22 in General Discussion
Hello,
I just purchased a BOE-Bot, and do not hace a serial port directly
on my computer. I have a USB hub that connects a serial port and
other devices through a USB port. When all plugged in and power set
to "1" on the BOE, there is Echo, but not loopback and device
recognition. The USB hub is installed, but the BASIC stamp editor
cannot find the BOE. Any help on fixing the connection problem will
be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Matt Bernstein

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2004-04-12 21:22
    > I just purchased a BOE-Bot, and do not hace a serial port directly
    > on my computer. I have a USB hub that connects a serial port and
    > other devices through a USB port. When all plugged in and power set
    > to "1" on the BOE, there is Echo, but not loopback and device
    > recognition. The USB hub is installed, but the BASIC stamp editor
    > cannot find the BOE. Any help on fixing the connection problem will
    > be greatly appreciated.
    > Thanks,
    > Matt Bernstein

    You get the echo when everything's connected. What if you disconnect or turn
    off the BoeBot? That would imply to me that the data in/out lines are
    working. If BS2 IDE still can't see the stamp the problem may be with the
    hardware handshake lines.

    Make sure that the serial cable between the USB serial adapter and the
    BoeBot is a "strait thru" cable and doesn't cross over any pins.

    BTW: I'm using the KeySpan USA-19 with no problems.

    --
    Enjoy,
    George Warner,
    Schizophrenic Optimization Scientists
    Apple Developer Technical Support (DTS)
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