[Coco] Problems with Drivewire 4

[Paulo Lindoso]

Actually, the setup wizard does not detect the reset signal CoCo is
supposed to send once it is turned on or reset.  At first, I thought this
might be due to some issue when converting to RS232 to USB, but that idea
was quickly dismissed as no communication happens whatsoever.

My currently problem is that I don't have any other serial device (apart
from my LCD TV service port, which uses a female plug, same as my
USB-to-RS232 adapter) to fiddle with.

What I did try (unsuccessfully though) was to bring up a "dumb terminal" in
my MAC and see if an "LLIST" or "PRINT#-2" command would work, but that
didn't function either...  Question is: am I doing it right...?   I
downloaded "CoolTerm" and set it up to 600baud/8/N/1, which, if ECB manual
is correct, is the default serial config...  Would it work?

Regards,

On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 5:34 AM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:

> FWIW, an adapter with the pl2303 chipset is what I use for primary
> development of Drivewire 4.  It performs excellently on Windows 7 (my
> main dev box) and I've never seen any trouble with it under linux or
> on a mac, though my testing on box is much more limited than under
> Windows.  I guess I am saying that this would not be my first guess at
> where the trouble lies.
>
> Most likely imho is the cabling between mac and coco.  If you have a
> way to test continuity, check that your wiring matches the
> specification.  You can use the com port setup wizard to verify basic
> communication, but it is possible to have trouble that this test
> doesn't reveal (it does not test communication from server to coco at
> all, only from coco to server).
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 1:21 AM, Paulo Lindoso <paulo.lindoso at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I am having problems connecting my Mac to my Coco using Drivewire4...  it
> > simply does not respond.
> >
> > CONFIG:
> > 1) Macbook Pro running Lion
> > 2) DW 4.0.6
> > 3) USB to RS232 adapter using PL2303 chipset;
> > 4) Coco equipped with Cloud9's SuperIDE and HDBDOS 1.1D, DW3
> >
> > I've read in past entries that the PL2303 chipset is buggy... Does that
> > confirm?   Drivewire4 setup wizard seems to find the interface just fine
> > and my CoCo3 is running in double speed...
> >
> > Hints anyone?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > PAulo.
> >
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