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Re: IR Tower problems
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:27:37 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Trevor Foley writes:
> In lugnet.robotics, Greg Ericksen writes:
> > I recently purchased an IR tower to use with my Scout. It did not come
> > with a cable, but the tower was only 6$(www.eblok.com), so I found a cable
> > that could plug into the back of it. The other end of the cable fit into the
> > printer plug on the back of my computer.
> > I do not know if this will work, because when using Scouttool from the
> > SDK, it says that the ghost cannot be initialized. I was wondering if there
> > is anyway that I could find out if my computer recognizes the IR tower.
> > If anyone knows how to test this, please reply.
> > Thank You,
> > Greg Ericksen
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> I think it could probably work with the printr port.
Don't try this at home kids !!!!!!!!!
NO ! This can't work !! The printerport is as parallel port and not a serial
port.
The availablity of the IR-tower is checked by using the serial handshake line.
This can't work with printerport !
> But what I would do is
> get a serial to printer port adapter or buy another wire which ever is
> cheapest.
I don't know a printerport to serial adapter till now. Please tell me were you
found such think.
> I have a wire that runs out the serial port with a 25 pin(i
> think) connection then an adapter 25 pin to 9 pin. And i plug the gray ir
> tower into that. It really makes no difference
YES, this shouldn't make a difference, because both the 9pin male and the 25
pin male are serial ports. But the 25 pin female is not !
> and I don't think you could
> break it by trying it in your printer port.
I don't know if you can break your hardware with this, but I wouldn't try !!!
> Just make sure you get the right kind of adapter, check if it need pins or
> holes with both ends.
NO ! When using an adapter be sure it has holes at one end and pins at the
other (25 -> 9 or 9 -> 25)! Everythig else makes no sense !!
Everyone who isn't sure should have a look at
http://www.siris.gr/computers/conector/00003.htm
for example
Rainer
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| (...) BTW, this is not true on all hardware, but usually is true on PCs, which is of course what we care about right now. Serial ports are male (IE, have pins in them rather than holes) because part of the RS-232 specification is that you should be (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I think it could probably work with the printr port. But what I would do is get a serial to printer port adapter or buy another wire which ever is cheapest. I have a wire that runs out the serial port with a 25 pin(i think) connection then an (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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