[Coco] Drivewire and raspberry pi 2

[Bill Pierce]

John, they will work ok, they just tend to "go to sleep" just when you need them most. Some report "dropped bits" but I've not had that problem with mine.
 

 


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-----Original Message-----
From: John B <trymyz at gmail.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sat, Jul 4, 2015 4:16 pm
Subject: Re: [Coco] Drivewire and raspberry pi 2


Well damn.  I have (3) Serial to USB adapters and they all have a
Prolific
chipset.

On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Steven Hirsch
<snhirsch at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 4 Jul 2015, John B wrote:
>
>  Ahh.  Usb
to serial plugged into the PogoPlug.  Got it.
>>
>
> I'm using a little adapter
with an FTDI chipset.  It's a no-name special
> picked up at a Hamfest for $15. 
When I hosted DW4 on my Linux workstation
> the adapter easily supported 430kbs
communication from a Coco FPGA.  No
> dropped data ever.  I haven't tried this
with the Dockstar.
>
> As many have mentioned on this list, it's probably best
to avoid adapters
> based on the Prolific chipset.
>
>
>
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