Re: $4 serial link cable


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Re: $4 serial link cable



At 07:07 PM 9/8/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I just finished making the $4 serial link cable, but I have a question..
>When I test it with a multimeter (as recommended in the docs) when I open
>up my comm program (that accesses COM1) I get the 5.1v and -.7 volts as
>said in the text file.  However, the port stays "dead" (i.e. no voltage)
>when I access it with the ThriftyLink or Ti Graph-Link software.  Why?  Is
>this normal?
>
>Thanks,
>
Well, when i made it i tried it with the windows software.  It didn't work.
You have to use ti.exe that came with the docs.


Rukh
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