Hi Richard ,
On Sat, Aug 07, 1999 at 03:17:50PM +0000, Richard Adams wrote:
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> Ivo i presume we can use the same interface for keying the PTT as one would
> with K1EA software, i have seen in cwkeyer.c that the DTR line is used, pin
> 20 on a DB25 and 4 on a DB9. You made no mention of that in the readme.
>
Yes, you have presumed OK. I thought it is the most used type of computer
keying device. I will add that info into README and draw a GIF or JPG for
connection circuit, just in case.
> You have made a classic mistake in the README also,
>
> cp testfile /dev/cwkeyer ????
>
> It should be
>
> cat testfile > /dev/cwkeyer
>
But it works, right?!
> I have not tryed the serial port as yet, i have to make the interface first,
> but sound does come out of the speaker, however setting the speed will need
> some work as your code accepts all sorts of combinations and can produce
> very funny speeds when <speed> is set anything lower than 100.
>
Yes, I am aware that speed setting is probably the greatest "bug" in it.
I am doing some calculations and measurements to solve this problem.
> Anyway thanks for the code, i will play around a little here as well.
>
Thank you for beta-testing. :-))
It is nice to see that people al least tried my code.
Best regards,
Ivo, 9A3TY
