Hi, Greg,
I can't change the embosser input because of therason I specified in an earlier post. Thanks, Alex, On 4-Apr-09, at 8:19 PM, Greg Kearney wrote: > > As one of the author of Louis let me say that the information you have > here is correct and that Louis will work just fine with a Romeo 50. No > need to worry about parallel cables and adapters just use a serial > cable with a null modem adapter or a null modem cable. Se the Romeo to > communicate via serial and you should be set to go. > > Greg Kearney > 535 S. Jackson St. > Casper, Wyoming 82601 > 307-224-4022 > gkear...@gmail.com > > > > On Apr 4, 2009, at 9:06 PM, Ryan Dour wrote: > >> >> Hello, >> >> First, if you've got the Keyspan USB device, you really just need a 9 >> pin serial cable and most importantly, a null-modem adaptor. The >> adaptor can be purchased at a Radio Shack along with the serial >> cable. >> Don't worry, it is super cheap. If you want cheaper, find a local >> computer junk retailer, they for sure have serial cables. Be careful >> about the null-modem adaptor though, they are usually not labeled >> well. >> >> On your Romeo 50, consult the manual to choose the correct menu. You >> want the PC menu, ignore their Mac instructions. They are about a >> decade out of date at this point, and refer to Macs with older built- >> in serial and Mac OS 9 or earlier. The PC menu works fine, you'll >> want >> to use the default communication settings. >> >> Now, use your favorite program to generate your braille file. I like >> Louis, but at the end of generating, don't send the file to the >> embosser direct. You have that option, but you'll end up with braille >> that shoots out about two pages of blank paper at the end. Instead, >> send the file over to the embosser yourself. Open the Terminal and >> type the following: >> >> cat ~/Documents/yourdoc.brl > /dev/cu.Ke (press tab to finish device >> selection) >> >> I don't know the device name exactly, thus why I told you to do /dev/ >> cu.K (capitol K I believe). Your device will fill out, press return. >> >> Your embosser should come to life right away. If not, I had a real >> nasty time configuring one of these, but I finally did get it to >> work. >> The crazy part is that I helped a friend who's son is blind, and she >> embosses many things for school that he needs. It took us weeks to >> figure it out, and in the end, the correct USB to serial device and >> espacially the null-modem adaptor made the difference. You really do >> need the null-modem adaptor, you honestly can't get away with >> anything >> else. I find it lame that the USB device is incapable of reassigning >> and crossing its own internal pins on the fly, but that's what makes >> the market for adaptors I guess. >> >> If all else fails, Skype is pretty cool, maybe I could help you out. >> I'd connect you with the one other person I know who has a Romeo 50, >> but since I set it up for her, she wouldn't be much help. >> >> Good luck, >> Ryan >> >> >> >> On Apr 4, 2009, at 9:49 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi, >>> All, >>> >>> Two questions, >>> >>> Where can I get the Duxbury for the Mac that Duxbury Systems >>> advertizes? I need version 10.6 not 10.7 as is posted on there site. >>> Also I require to know how to use the Romeo 50 with Louis on the >>> Parallel interface. My current set up is Kespan USB to Serial >>> Adapter >>> and then a male to male Serial cable and then a serial to Parallel >>> adapter and then a Paarallel to embosser/printer cable. I appologize >>> but my school won't pay for anything else. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Alex, >>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
