Re: TI-H: Problems with BCC serial link

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Re: TI-H: Problems with BCC serial link


You mean the regular old $4 serial link works with the TI-Graph Link software?
Since when was this? :)

Bryan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Markus Räty" <markus.raty@usa.net>
To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: TI-H: Problems with BCC serial link


>
> No need to go for some link using transistors and everything, I built $4
> serial link long ago and have been using TI's soft for quite a while now. I
> thought this was old news. :)
>
>         Markus Räty
> (markus.raty@usa.net)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Smith <kormoc@netzero.net>
> To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 12:46 AM
> Subject: Re: TI-H: Problems with BCC serial link
>
>
>
> that's why you can use the black cable with wintran 8x(great program)
> At 05:40 PM 1/13/00 , you wrote:
>
> >Oh they grey one is actually a modem?  Interesting.  So the new black cable
> is
> >not a modem, just a homemade serial cable in disguise?
> >
> >Bryan
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Rob Smith" <kormoc@netzero.net>
> >To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 4:31 PM
> >Subject: Re: TI-H: Problems with BCC serial link
> >
> >
> >
> >the BLACK cable looks just like a seral cable, the grey one is a 9600 baud
> >modem(that's why it costs so much).  they waited till we make a very good
> >homemade one and sell it themselves.  Smart for a big company, bad for us.
> >
> >At 05:30 PM 1/13/00 , you wrote:
> >
> > >Hrm.. that is quite interesting.  I was under the impression that no one
> > >had yet
> > >made a homemade link cable that worked under TI's software.  Doesn't the
> > >TI-Graph Link cable have some special error-checking hardware or crystal
> > thing
> > >in it that the TI-Graph Link software uses?  I thought I heard that
> > somewhere.
> > >:)
> > >
> > >Bryan
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Kaven Rousseau" <omnisync@videotron.ca>
> > >To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
> > >Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 4:22 PM
> > >Subject: Re: TI-H: Problems with BCC serial link
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Yes, this serial link is compatible with the black cable from TI. You
> > have
> > > > to set your software with the BCC setting and it should work. here is
> the
> > > > link: http://linkcables.tigalaxy.com/serial2.html
> > > >
> > > > Kaven
> > > >
> > > > At 16:11 13-01-2000 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Wait a second, there is a homemade link cable that works under TI's
> > > software?
> > > > >
> > > > >Bryan
> > > > >
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: "Kaven Rousseau" <omnisync@videotron.ca>
> > > > >To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
> > > > >Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 4:02 PM
> > > > >Subject: Re: TI-H: Problems with BCC serial link
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Black Cable Compatible link :P
> > > > > > You can use it with TI's software.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kaven
> > > > > >
> > > > > > At 16:10 13-01-2000 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >From: Kaven Rousseau <omnisync@videotron.ca>
> > > > > > > > Thanks for helping ! I knew someone out there could help me
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >No problem, glad to help.   What the heck is a BCC link anyway?
> :)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >DK
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > At 15:43 13-01-2000 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >From: Kaven Rousseau <omnisync@videotron.ca>
> > > > > > > > > > I'm using 2x 2N4401 (it's written EBC on it - dunno what
> it
> > > means)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >the EBC indicates which pins are the Emitter, Base and
> > Collector,
> > > > > > > > >no need to refer to the documentation on that one.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > If my transistors are wrong way... I guess I'll have to
> > buy new
> > > > > ones
> > > > > > >as
> > > > > > > > > > everything is soldered in 1cm³ :-) It was kinda hard to
> fit
> > > > > everything
> > > > > > > > >into
> > > > > > > > > > the little box.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >I recommend breadboards for prototypes :)  I always make sure
> I
> > > > > > > > >have enough parts for two or three copies of anything I make,
> so
> > > > > > > > >after I get the prototype working, I can then build another
> > one on
> > > > > > > > >the final material, and still have the prototype to refer to
> > if it
> > > > > > >doesn't
> > > > > > > > >work.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >DK
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ,
> > > > > > > > |
> > > > > > > > | Kaven Rousseau
> > > > > > > > | omnisync@videotron.ca
> > > > > > > > | FingerPrint:  F1C8 F915 9F0F DD5E DACB  024B 5C6F 163D F097
> > 40D6
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> > > > > >
> > > > > > ,
> > > > > > |
> > > > > > | Kaven Rousseau
> > > > > > | omnisync@videotron.ca
> > > > > > | FingerPrint:  F1C8 F915 9F0F DD5E DACB  024B 5C6F 163D F097 40D6
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> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ,
> > > > |
> > > > | Kaven Rousseau
> > > > | omnisync@videotron.ca
> > > > | FingerPrint:  F1C8 F915 9F0F DD5E DACB  024B 5C6F 163D F097 40D6
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Rob Smith
> >Kormoc@netzero.net      Aim: Billvortex
> >Http://www.tigalaxy.com
> >http://pa.ticalc.org
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> Thanks,
> Rob Smith
> Kormoc@netzero.net      Aim: Billvortex
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