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Re: LocoBuffer/Decoder Pro Problem
Jon:
I have to go away for a few days will return and pick this up on Tuesday Nov 12.
Bill
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Windows serial port handshaking control
Bob et al,
I tried to research the serial handshaking questions on MSDN to learn about
DSR vs CTS control in reference to the reports received with USB-to-Serial
devices. I think this may come back
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Robin Becker <rbgroups@...>
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USB-to-Serial converters handshake line termination
Alan,
As you noted your USB-to-Serial converter uses an FTDI part. Here's the
text on handshaking that went along with the reference design on the FTDI
website:
"RTS / CTS handshaking is used in
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Robin Becker <rbgroups@...>
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Re: DecoderPro communications problems & request for info
My USB to RS232 adaptor seems to work ok at 57600 and with hardware
handshake enables, but my LocoBuffer already has the handshake pins linked.
The USB adaptor is an OEMed unit, but it says it uses
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Alex Shepherd <ashepherd@...>
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Re: LocoBuffer/Decoder Pro Problem
Jon,
Anywhere near me?
Robin Becker
Tucson, AZ
D&RGW Model Railroad Layout
http://home.earthlink.net/~n3ix/drgw.html
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Robin Becker <rbgroups@...>
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Re: FAQ/Trouble Shooting LOG
I don't have a tons of time myself, but would be willing to give it a
whack...
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Maloney, Michael <michael_maloney@...>
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Re: LocoBuffer/Decoder Pro Problem
I wish he was Bob but Bill's in AZ!
Jon Miller
AT&SF
For me time has stopped in 1941
Digitrax DCC owner, Chief/Zephyr systems
NMRA Life member #2623
Member SFRH&MS
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Jon Miller <atsf@...>
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Re: Zephyr
Can any of this group that have a Zephyr test the feedback for me. Mine
basically doesn't work. Several calls to Digitrax and their line is I'm the
only one that's unhappy, they have heard
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Jon Miller <atsf@...>
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Re: LocoBuffer/Decoder Pro Problem
You've been incredibly patient through all this.
Do you happen to be located in California? If so, maybe I should drop by with some test equipment and try to figure out what's going wrong.
I live
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Bob Jacobsen
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Re: LocoBuffer jumpers
The code _requires_ that echo be on. It listens to the incoming messages, including the echo'd ones it transmitted, to figure out the order in which things actually happened on the LocoNet. If you
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Bob Jacobsen
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Re: FAQ/Trouble Shooting LOG
And a _very_ good idea. I've put a little of this info onto the web pages, but if somebody wanted to write a section of the manual on troubleshooting, it would help a bunch of people.
Unfortunately,
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Bob Jacobsen
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Re: My 2 hours with decoder pro and Win XP
DecoderPro and the Java Comm library are trying to set the serial port to:
Flow control to the LocoBuffer; don't send unless CTS (Clear
To Send) is active.
Ignore flow control from the
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Bob Jacobsen
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DecoderPro communications problems & request for info
First, thanks for all the kind words.
There seem to be several problems happening.
1) It appears that certain models of the Keyspan PDA adapter can't handle the LocoBuffer's 57,600 rate. This might
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Bob Jacobsen
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Re: LocoBuffer/Decoder Pro Problem
Perhaps something has gotten confused in the preferences file. If you search for file(s) named "DecoderProConfig.xml" on your system and remove them (while the program isn't running!), when you next
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Bob Jacobsen
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Re: LocoBuffer/Decoder Pro Problem
Bill,
That's ok there are only four LED's on that board. If you look at the
back of the small pc board you will see;
RAIL-
LOCO2
LOCO1
RAIL+
When you plug it in and get four LED's lit it is
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Jon Miller <atsf@...>
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Re: LocoBuffer/Decoder Pro Problem
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Hello billroger,
The cable should be straight through, in other words if you hold both
connectors next to each other in the same orientation the wires
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Jonathan B. Bayer <linuxgurugamer@...>
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LocoBuffer/Decoder Pro Problem
Jon et al:
More and I believe my problem is with the cable. I have this gadget that came with my DCS100, it's a telephone jack with a circuit board attached with what looks like 6 green LED's on the
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billroger <billroger@...>
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Re: programmer error
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Hello Jon,
Tuesday, November 5, 2002, 11:16:21 PM, you wrote:
JM> Alex,
JM> ????????? This has been bouncing around on about 3 lists.???
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Jonathan B. Bayer <linuxgurugamer@...>
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Re: My 2 hours with decoder pro and Win XP
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Hello Alex,
This is a problem with the Locobuffer. Depending on how the computer
hardware deals with a unconnected signal, it can be either high or
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Jonathan B. Bayer <linuxgurugamer@...>
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Re: DecoderPro won't.....
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Hello vanhovem02,
It is probably related to the flow control. Try 57600 baud with no flow
control.
I had this problem a few days ago and was able to
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Jonathan B. Bayer <linuxgurugamer@...>
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