[Coco] Zap 1.1 is ready

[K. Pruitt]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Heskett"
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2015 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Zap 1.1 is ready


> On Friday 10 July 2015 19:03:17 K. Pruitt wrote:
>> LOL!
>>
>> I'll save you some reading.
>>
>> It is a command-line utility that allows you to control a CM17A module
>> via the CoCo's RS232 Pak. The CM17A sends out an RF signal to nearby
>> X10 transceivers to control lights and such. The CM17A plugs in to the
>> RS232 Pak via a regular old DB25 to DB9 adapter.
>>
>> It is generously being hosted at:
>>
>> http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene/Genes-os9-stf/zap/
>>
>> The disk image contains both the assembly source and the binary
>> executable.
>>
> If that is an old copy on my machine, I reckon I ought to have a fresh
> one.  But I've not seen it in my inbox.  Was I supposed to?
>

Hi Gene,

You have the latest edition online, which is version 1.2

I was literally just looking at the asm file on your site a few moments ago.

The next version of X10 software I will release is an application which 
allows you to use both the CM17A and the CM11A via the RS232 Pak. The CM11A 
is essentially CoCo compatible. Set the RS232 Pak to 4800 baud, 8N1 and toss 
the codes at it according to the expected protocol and it responds.

Still working on figuring out the whole macro thing that the CM11A supports, 
but basic 2-way communication between the CoCo and the CM11A is essentially 
the same as talking to a modem at 4800 baud.