Maurilio
No I can't do it - sorry.
I feel a bit guilty asking questions here, but the last answer anyone got in
the "user" list was in 2006! :-(

Cheers, Barry

Sorry abt direct email - mistake!


Maurilio Longo wrote:
> 
> Barry,
> 
> good to know,
> 
> it can even been that my version has changes that I did not update to the
> svn,
> sorry for this, I'll check out and, in case, update the svn.
> 
> Can you fix this in svn?
> 
> Best regards.
> 
> Maurilio.
> 
> Barry Jackson wrote:
>> Hi Maurilio,
>> I finally got it sorted! :-)
>> The problem on transmit was the lack of a time-out parameter for tp_send.
>> In telepathy.prg the time-out defaults to 0, so if no time-out parameter
>> is passed
>> it will not send as it thinks it has already timed out.
>> The sample testtp.prg sends no parameter and can not work.
>> Either the default needs changing or testtp.prg needs a parameter adding.
>> I now have testtp.prg as :-
>> function main
>>    ?
>>    tp_open( 1,,, 9600, 8, "N", 1 )
>>    tp_send( 1, "Hi there Bob",1 )         // One second time-out
>>    tp_inkey( .5 )
>>    ? tp_recv( 1 )
>>    ?
>>    ?
>>    tp_Close( 1 )
>> return nil
>> 
>> function ThreadSleep ( millisecs )
>> secs = millisecs/1000
>> now = seconds()
>> DO WHILE seconds()<now+secs
>> hb_ReleaseCPU()
>> ENDDO
>> return nil
>> 
>> This now works with a loopback plug:-
>> [...@jackodesktop hbr]$ a.out
>> 
>> Hi there Bob
>> 
>> [...@jackodesktop hbr]$
>> 
>> However, strangely, it also works with a comma missing in tp_open(),
>> probably because the same parameters are used in this test for transmit
>> and receive.
>> 
>> What are your thoughts on the hb_ReleaseCPU() line? It does work without
>> it, but I guess it probably hangs the machine for the duration of the
>> delay.
>> 
>> Thanks everyone for your help - I can now get on with my project. :-)
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Barry
>> 
>> 
>> Maurilio Longo wrote:
>>> Barry,
>>>
>>> I never used a loopbak device, I did attach a modem and send to it an
>>> ATIx
>>> command which makes the modem answer back with some internal
>>> data/status.
>>>
>>> I was even able to print to a serial printer from linux (an old
>>> mandrake).
>>>
>>> That said, tp_xxx is just a prof of concept and it was not finished nor
>>> polished because the project that should have used it never saw the
>>> light.
>>>
>>> So, I'd look at the C code, is very simple, maybe you can put some
>>> printf()
>>> there to see what happens at the low level.
>>>
>>> I'd also try a tp_recv( 1, 1 ) // see second one, which is num of chars
>>> to wait.
>>>
>>> Also, tp_recv() calls fetchchars() which calls p_ReadPort() which is the
>>> function that does the real work and is written in C.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps you in some way.
>>>
>>> Maurilio.
>>>
>>> Barry Jackson wrote:
>>>   
>>>> Marilio,
>>>> I just tested with the laptop and hbtpathy is now receiving - only -
>>>> hence
>>>> the loopback fail.
>>>>
>>>> Send String = g
>>>> FetchChars = ffff
>>>> Handle          3
>>>> Recv string = ffff
>>>> ffff
>>>>
>>>> So we are half way there!
>>>> Pity it's this way round as my application only needs to send !
>>>>
>>>> Barry
>>>>     
>>>
>>>   
>> 
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