Rich I am running in OS 9. I haven't yet tried OSX. Barrie > Barrie, > > Are you running this in OS 9 or OS X? > I have never used the OVERRIDE command and do not have a problem with > the Keyspan USB adaptors in OS X. > But my carbon app is OS X only. > > Rich > > On Thursday, July 10, 2003, at 10:47 PM, barrie wrote: > >> Yipee!! >> The Keyspan USA 19QW single adapter is working with the standard RS232 >> cable >> that came with the meter.... But not without some quirks as confirmed >> earlier by Kris and Ted. >> 1) The OVERRIDE FN must be included otherwise FB gets its nickers >> twisted. >> To unravel the twisted knickers I had to re-boot then defrost by >> removing >> the USB cable and re-boot again. >> For ref, here is the override statement again. Courtesy Walter Lenk and >> probably Robert Purves. >> OVERRIDE LOCAL FN TermGetStatus(WhichPort) >> END FN = 0 ' Effectively pass a 'No Problem' back >> 2) Some of the Keyspan advanced settings are critical as follows: >> a) RTS follows DTR checkbox must be off. >> b) Tx Ack advance can be set to AUTO or OFF. My meeter runs at 9600 >> baud, anything above this may need a number in the Tx Ack pop-up or >> set to >> AUTO. >> c) Receive FIFO was set at 16. It must NOT be off. >> d) The default buffer size was 64 >> e) Emulate printer port can be on or off. >> 3) On cold startup, the USB serial port id is -1. When the cable is >> removed >> and replaced the port id changes to -2. >> >> Peter, thanks for the cable info. >> >> Barrie >>> >>> A printer cable is set up this way. (A crossover cable.) >>> RX is _always_ connected to a TX. >>> TX is _always_ connected to a RX. >>> >>> An extension lead is set up this way. (A straight through cable.) >>> TX is _always_ connected to a TX. >>> RX is _always_ connected to a RX. >>> >>> If you connect a Tx of one piece of equipment to a Tx on another >>> piece of >>> equipment, you _never_ receive any data, because all transmitted (Tx) >>> data >>> is _never_ connected to any receive (Rx) pins. >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe, send ANY message to >>> <futurebasic-unsubscribe@...> >>> >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, send ANY message to >> <futurebasic-unsubscribe@...> >> >> >> > Rich Love - Carnation Software > MacWise Terminal emulation for Macintosh > richlove@... > http://www.carnation-software.com > 512 858-9234 > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to <futurebasic-unsubscribe@...> >