[Coco] RS-232 Pak problems

Christopher R. Hawks chawks at dls.net
Mon Feb 5 20:27:23 EST 2018


On Mon, 5 Feb 2018 17:16:18 -0600
Allen Huffman <alsplace at pobox.com> wrote:

> My RS-232 Pak is working at 115200 baud over Ultimaterm to the WiFi
> module, thanks to Dave Chesek applying a modification to his TTL
> converter. I did the same thing and it works.
> 
> He used a wiring diagram I posted, which is what I tried earlier with
> jumper wires. This leads me to believe that, while my TX, RX and GND
> connections were working fine using jumpers, one or more of my others
> must not have been making contact, possibly due to one of my DB9 pin
> holes maybe not being a tight or deep.
> 
> I am going to revisit the jumpers now to see which of the mods is
> actually required.
> 
> The problem now is, you won’t be able to use these modules
> off-the-shelf without a bit of soldering. The kits I will be offering
> will have this done.
> 

Yay!!! You're making wish that I hadn't sold my RS-232 pak years ago...


Christopher R. Hawks
HAWKSoft
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