[NTLK] Trouble with the ftdi chipset cable

Rufus Kohn rufuskohn at gmail.com
Mon Apr 29 15:50:15 EDT 2019


Thanks Elias,

Do you know where I can buy the correct cable?

Op ma 29 apr. 2019 21:37 schreef Elias Basse <kd5jfe at gmail.com>:

> Rufus, your cable is a ttl cable, the serial port is rs232/485 dual
> capable if I remember correctly.  That cable while having the right
> connector shouldn’t work due to the ttl levels and a different pinout than
> the newton cable.
>
> The Yaesu radio it’s made for only supports ttl level serial commands.  I
> just looked up the pinout.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Elias
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 29, 2019, at 2:24 PM, Rufus Kohn <rufuskohn at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Oh yes I installed NCX 3.0 on a machine that had no third party drivers.
> I
> > got identical results.
> >
> > If it is the cable a link for a better on might get me on my way.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Rufus
> >
> > Op ma 29 apr. 2019 20:53 schreef Rufus Kohn <rufuskohn at gmail.com>:
> >
> >> Hi Christoph,
> >>
> >> This is the cable I bought
> >>
> https://www.amazon.com/Letotech-chipset-Serial-Adapter-FT-817/dp/B07HSQ1L9V
> >>
> >>
> >> Op ma 29 apr. 2019 20:28 schreef Christoph Schröder <
> newtonhonk at posteo.de
> >>> :
> >>
> >>> Hi Rufus,
> >>>
> >>> Maybe it‘s the cable? Which one is it. Also it all looked fine.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Am 29.04.2019 um 20:05 schrieb Rufus Kohn <rufuskohn at gmail.com>:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi newtontalk,
> >>>>
> >>>> I want to conect nu Newtons to OS X 10.14
> >>>> using NCX 3.0 . NCX sees the cable in the settings. When attaching the
> >>>> cable to the eMate300 I open Dock and connect via serial. After a
> while
> >>>> Ithe eMate timeouts with the message " The connection attempt was
> >>>> unsuccesful. Please check cable.
> >>>>
> >>>> The cable Is new via Amazon and around 17€.
> >>>>
> >>>> Does anyone see if I am making an error?
> >>>> Should I order a new cable?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance for any tips
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