Re: TI-H: Bad TI $4 serial link


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Re: TI-H: Bad TI $4 serial link




From: Markus Räty <markus.raty@usa.net>
>I made the same link, and it won't work with anything else than cal.

The $4 link I made worked with Cal and a couple others, and the
program I wrote.  I used Cal normally tho, it seemed to be the most
full featured at the time.

>Now I
>just bought two zener díodes when looked at my link closer and realized
that
>I'd made the link with wrong diodes.

I used simple switching diodes, no zeners.

>I haven't yet put the diodes in the
>link, cos I made the link so accurately that all of the parts take less
than
>1cc inside the link, and now I can't do anything to it without some kind of
>a stand to put the link on when soldering.

I have mine potted in clear epoxy, no way to change it now :)

DK