On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, Dave Mielke wrote: > [quoted lines by Daniel Dalton on 2008/04/29 at 17:45 +1000] > >>> Didn't the BrailleNote come with a serial cable? >> >> It did, that is what I have been using with ttyS0, but how does that help >> with a usb to serial connection? > > Because it's performing the very same function. > > I'm confused, though. If you're using the cable that came with the > BrailleNote, > and if the converter has a male serial port on it just like a PC with a serial > port would have, then why do you need the adapter? Please put together a full
Well, I'm currently trying to get it working on my old box with a serial port, since when my new box is up and running it won't have a standard serial port on it. Therefore a usb to serial is required. > list of all serial ports (on the converter, on the BrailleNote), and of all > the > connectors (the two ends of the cable and both sides of the adapter), stating > which are male and which are female. Braille note serial: male Serial end of usb_to_serial cable: male USB end of cable: standard usb connection Adapter: Both ends female to connect the two males together (to connect the male on braille note to male on serial_to_usb cable) > and has been enabled and configured. Beyond that, based on the modem and/or > flow control settings of the device, it may make certain assumptions but > that's > all it can do. So am I better off finding an add on ebay and asking you guys if it will work? Or is there still a way I could get my cable working? Thanks, -- Daniel Dalton http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: BRLTTY@mielke.cc For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
