Serial Ports and RR

[Gene Kennedy]

Hi David,

Yes it is possible to use RR to control/communicate with devices over serial porst
using a USB-only Mac.  You need to buy a KeySpan USB to Serial adapter (or some
other competing device).  If you buy a new one you can configure the adapter to
emulate both the "Printer" and Modem" ports which are then accessable  through RR.
If you buy an older version of the adapter (through ebay or some such outlet) you
can will be able to access the printer port but probably not the modem port.
KeySpan's drivers were updated along the way to provide modem port emulation.  I
have not tried an adapter with the X-10 software yet but, I do have a number of RR
applications running 24/7 using serial communications via KeySpan adapters.

Best regards,
Gene Kennedy



> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 13:24:10 +1100
> Subject: Read serial data?
> From: David Vaughan <drvaughan55 at mac.com>
> To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> Reply-To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
>
> Is it possible to read serial data on a Mac with USB ports? In the
> Transcript dictionary it refers only to reading Modem and Printer ports
> which are the old Serial/LocalTalk ports, and I am wondering if these
> commands will transpose to reading from the USB or if there is another
> command or technique.
>
> thanks
> David Vaughan