Hi, Greg. Even the SErial to Parallel adapter won't work. My VD may let me configure it to do serial if I can proove that I can configure the desktop which runs Duxbury to work easily with serial as I know the desktop does indeed have a serial terminal on it.
Thanks, Alex, On 5-Apr-09, at 7:55 AM, Greg Kearney wrote: > > Unfortunately you will not get the embosser to work with a mac without > the ability to configure it to work with serial communications. Mac > have never supported Parallel interfaces even in the pre OS X days. > The Romeo 50 can only work on one interface at a time. > > The only solution that even might work, and I have never tried it is > to find the very rare and very expensive Bluetooth to Parallel adapter > and connect it to the Romeo 50 and then direct your output to the > Mac's Bluetooth serial port which would have to be paired to the > adapter. I have never tried this because I don't have one of the > adapters and it is so much simpler to use serial cables. > > Sorry I can not be any more help. > > Greg Kearney > 535 S. Jackson St. > Casper, Wyoming 82601 > 307-224-4022 > gkear...@gmail.com > > > > On Apr 4, 2009, at 11:38 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: > >> >> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
