Hi Dave: I'm not sure if THDZ means Treo in Japanese, but if it does, I never would have figured that out.
The display has only a USB connector. I don't know if it only emulates a PowerBraille 40, or if it has its own protocol. It seems like it would have its own protocol, but the manual isn't telling. I checked dmesg and /dev, and it is infact showing up as ttyUSB0. I guess I am now wondering how closely the display emulates the PowerBraille 40, and if something must be sent to the device to switch it into PowerBraille 40 mode. I haven't tried it on Windows yet, but according to the manual, you just tell your screen reader you have a PowerBraille 40, and it works. Rob -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Mielke Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 8:36 PM To: Informal discussion between users and developers of BRLTTY. Subject: Re: [BRLTTY] SEIKA THDZ 40 [quoted lines by Rob Meredith on 2008/09/08 at 15:20 -0400] >Has anyone had any luck getting the SEIKA THDZ 40display to work with BRLTTY? No, I don't think so. At least, I haven't heard of it. Why's it caleld a Treo? That implies three of something. >From what I can tell, this display contains a Silicon Labs CP2102 USB to >serial converter, Which way is the adapter connected? Another way of asking what I'm wanting to know is does it have a serial or a USB port on the outside? >and is supposed to emulate a TSI PowerBraille 40. Does it also have its own protocol and/or is it able to emulate anything else, or is the PB40 emulation the single way it commuicates? >I tried the following command with no luck: >brltty -b ts -d serial:/dev/ttyUSB0 Your command is correct, assuming that you're using a USB port on the display. It's possible, however, that the actual device you should be using is ttyUSB1, ttyUSB2, etc. Do an ls of /dev with the display disconnected, connect it, wait a few seconds for udev to settle down, and then do another ls of /dev. If you redirect the output of those ls commands to two files and then diff them, you should be able to see which device is actually being used. -- Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | The Bible is the Word of God. Phone: 1-613-726-0014 | Ottawa, Ontario | May 21, 2011, is Judgement Day. EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Canada K2A 1H7 | October 21, 2011, is The End. http://FamilyRadio.com/ | http://Mielke.cc/bible/ _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
