I totally agree.
My statement was meant for the pure serial connection interface only.
I mentioned the "prodDockAttach" also later on.
But this can be checked easily by plugging in the Dongle while using the
SER-001. This is what I recommended.
Cheers
Johannes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Jeremy Bond
> Shepherd
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 8:56 PM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] ANN: SER-001
> At 02:16 PM 11/27/2002 -0500, "Johannes Wolf"
> <mp2100_at_mail-gw.estec.esa.nl>
> wrote:
> >As I said before - from an electrical point of view there is NO
> difference
> >using the NIC port via Dongle or the SER-001.
> Not strictly true, Johannes.
> Apparently there is a hardware line on the newton Interconnect
> Port called
> "prodDockAttach" that signals the Newton that something's been
> plugged in.
> If it's pulsed for 1msec the Newton wakes up. If it's driven low
> for 10msec
> or longer the Newton initiates an auto dock sequence.
> Apparently the dongle asserts this line (since plugging a dongle into the
> port causes the Newt to wake up and autodock to initiate), but
> neither the
> SER-001 nor the hardwired Interconnect cable I have does assert it.
>
> So one theory for the incompatibility is that the Newton Outlink
> client is
> testing to see whether the prodDockAttach line is pulled low before
> initiating communication, possibly in attempt to ensure that a
> serial cable
> is attached.
>
> Other than this nit, I love my SER-001. Mr. PCBMan is an
> upstanding guy and
> I know if a solution is possible he'll find it.
>
> -Jeremy
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