Re: TI-H: Problems with BCC serial link
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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
> > > > > > `------------------- ---- -- -
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ,
> > > > |
> > > > | Kaven Rousseau
> > > > | omnisync@videotron.ca
> > > > | FingerPrint: F1C8 F915 9F0F DD5E DACB 024B 5C6F 163D F097 40D6
> > > > `------------------- ---- -- -
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> > ,
> > |
> > | Kaven Rousseau
> > | omnisync@videotron.ca
> > | FingerPrint: F1C8 F915 9F0F DD5E DACB 024B 5C6F 163D F097 40D6
> > `------------------- ---- -- -
> >
> >
> >
>
Thanks,
Rob Smith
Kormoc@netzero.net Aim: Billvortex
Http://www.tigalaxy.com
http://pa.ticalc.org
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