[NTLK] OMP serial connection problems

[Andrei Chichak]

You have the USB-serial adapter. It probably has a 9 pin D shaped connector on the serial end. If you look really carefully around the pins on the serial side you should see little numbers.

Without even involving the newt, you can connect pins 2 and 3 with a paperclip or something conductive (screwdriver tip). Now in your favourite terminal program open the USB serial port, everything that you type will be transmitted to the paper clip, re-injected into the receive pin and sent back to your PC.

Once you can do this “external loopback test”, then you know that the PC and USB/Serial portion check out.

Andrei

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> [mailto:newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of William Maloney
> Sent: Wednesday, 25 November 2015 3:17 PM
> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] OMP serial connection problems
> 
> 32Bit Vista on an IntelCore2Duo.
> 
> So, if this IS a hardware error, do you have any advice?
> 
> Obviously trying out a different USB-serial adapter is a start. The adapter
> I have is really hard to find drivers online for, so I don't even know if
> the drivers we downloaded are for this exact model. They made a couple
> versions of these Gigaware adapters. Windows says it is working, but...
> 
> I know there is only so much that can realistically be done on the OMP side,
> but if you have any ideas, do let me know.
> 
> Maybe checking it out in the diagnostic mode?
> [snip]
> 
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