Actually, you'd be well advised to turn off the FIFO buffers on the serial port of your PC.
W. Nick Dotson On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 23:33:46 -0800, Don Bishop wrote: >Hi Paul, >Don't worry about the com port settings, the default should be okay. As for >checking the port box in activesync, if you are trying to connect as the finishing >part of the install, the boxes are checked by default and activesync >supposedly goes through all available ports until it locates the bn. >This is probably okay, but one thing you might check is in the options under >miscellaneous there is a setting which says connect to activesync via ... and >the last word should be serial. If it's ethernet or something else, hit the >letter s and you should see it say connect to activesync via serial port or words very >close to that. >As I say, it probably already says that, but good to check anyway, especially >if you're having trouble connecting. >Also if it goes on too long without a connect, you may wish to try doing a >reset of the bn to see if that will help. >Sounds like you're using comm1 so it really should connect relatively soon. >You just have to sit there and keep hitting connect or whatever on the pc and >connect on the bn as well. >Don >On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 23:04:10 -0800, Paul Henrichsen wrote: >Okay, Don. Do I need to set up the serial port on my computer in any >particular way? >I mean, baud rate and such. Do I need to be concerned about the advanced >menu in the comport dialog? >I noticed that by default, com one is 9600, n, 8, and 1 with no flow >control. I think that is the default setting. >At 12/19/2003, you wrote: >>Hi Paul, >>When that happens, press the get connected button in activesync again and >>immediately press the connect on the bn. If the bn times out first, press >>connect again and keep trying to get the two connected. It can be hard >>sometimes the very first time, but only for that first time. >>You just need to keep them both trying for the connection. Also, be aware >>that the cable from the bn is a null modem cable and not a regular serial >>cable. >>What I do is to have a standard serial cable coming up onto the desk from >>the computer which is on the floor, and plug the bn's cable into that and >>then into >>the bn. >>That way it's easy to disconnect the bn cable if you want to take it >>somewhere, and it's also easy to disconnect it if you want to use the >>serial port for some >>other device. >>The first activesync connection really does take some patience, but it's >>worth it once you get the connection established. >>Don >>On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:30:38 -0800, Paul Henrichsen wrote: >>Hi, Everyone. I am running windows xp pro with a 2.8 mhz pentium four. >>I cannot get active sync to see my braille note. When I hit next, it scans >>for a while then I hear a series of downward tones and I am told device not >>detected. >>What do I need to do? >>Paul Henrichsen >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >><home.pacbell.net/paulh52> >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >Paul Henrichsen ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ><home.pacbell.net/paulh52> >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote W. Nick Dotson Support Technician for Kurzweil 1000
