Kurt That is one thing that Is different. I'm using a cable I made a while back for serial linking to my M100. It does work, but it's not my usual cable. I usually use a null modem cable, 9pin => 25pin. I'll know later tonight
On 1 September 2016 at 15:11, Kurt McCullum <[email protected]> wrote: > Nexus 5 is fine, I've tested on a Nexus 7 and I think someone of the list > has used a 5 so no issues there. If the cable is the same one that you use > for the PC then it sounds like the adapter, but let me check the library I > am using for serial communications to see. > > Kurt > > > On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 11:25 PM, James Zeun <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Not sure on the brand, but I've used this adapter for several years to > link my m100 and Acorn BBC Micro to my windows computer, so I know it works. > I'm using a Nexus 5 with android 6.0.1. > > On 1 Sep 2016 4:45 a.m., "Kurt McCullum" <[email protected]> wrote: > > James, > > No, you don’t need floppy.co. that’s only needed for systems that don’t > have DOS in rom such as TS-DOS. Dropping the baud rate doesn’t do anything > since TS-DOS will change it to 19200 when you try to go to DISK. > > Two questions. What type of phone are you using? And what brand of USB to > serial converter are you using? > > Also, does the same USB to serial converter and cable work with the PC > version? > > Kurt > > *From:* M100 [mailto:m100-bounces@lists. bitchin100.com > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *James Zeun > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 31, 2016 5:40 PM > *To:* Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [M100] Android mcomm > > Alright, I tried the cable and at first nothing. I then dropped baud down > to 38n1e, which is 300 kbs unless I'm mistaken. THEN i got hex appearing on > my phone, but when I load TS-DOS and try to load DISK. It hangs, it does > say disk not ready, instead it just sits there. > Do I need the floppy.co file? Where do I find it? > > On 31 Aug 2016 7:38 a.m., "James Zeun" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Kurt > Nope, no data appears on the screen. > I'll try a different cable and let you know > > On 31 Aug 2016 5:28 a.m., "Kurt McCullum" <[email protected]> wrote: > > James, > > A couple things to try. First, use the full serial cable just to test the > exact same setup that you have working on the PC. If that works, the DB9 to > DB25 adapter has the wrong pinout. > > Second, Do you see any hexadecimal data appear on the mComm screen? If > not, this could be caused by a bad cable or an unsupported usb to serial > adapter. Do you know the manufacturer of the adapter? > > Kurt > > *From:* M100 [mailto:m100-bounces@lists. bitchin100.com > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *James Zeun > > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 30, 2016 4:01 PM > *To:* Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [M100] Android mcomm > > Also should point out, I'm using the same USB to serial adapter that I use > on my PC with mcomm. > Only difference being that I'm using a db9 to db25 adapter on the end. > Instead of a full serial blown cable. > > On 30 Aug 2016 10:42 p.m., "Kurt McCullum" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi James, > > There isn't much to using the app. Once it's installed on your Android > device, attach your serial cable and press "Start TPDD Service". Once that > has started, you should be able to use TS-DOS. Keep in mind that TS-DOS > needs the DTR and CTS lines wired to work properly. The Android version is > a bit more forgiving than the PC version as far as a cable goes. If you > have a working cable for your PC, use it with the Android. > > I've tested the app with both a FTDI and an old Prolific USB to serial > adapter. > > Kurt > > On Tuesday, August 30, 2016 12:40 PM, James Zeun <[email protected]> > wrote: > > John, as the title of my email suggests. was asking about Kurt's Mcomm > android app. > > On 30 Aug 2016 7:52 p.m., "John R. Hogerhuis" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 11:20 AM, James Zeun <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey guys > Might sound silly, but could someone walk me through using this app. I've > got the TS-dos rom installed via Rex. But it says disk isn't ready, when I > try to access disk drive. > > There's no virtual TPDD drive in CloudT. > > You can launch TS-DOS but at this point pretty much TS-DOS is only useful > for RAM file management since it's not connected to any kind of disk drive. > So you can use TS-DOS to rename and kill RAM files. > > I may eventually add a TPDD emulation that will back to Google Drive > and/or browser local storage. > > In the meantime, the way to get your files into and out of CloudT is the > "fake cassette" > > So if you're in TEXT and want to save a text file, just save it to > cassette. > > Hit LABEL to see your options > Hit F3 which means "Save" > Type CAS:FNAME > where FNAME is the filename you want to Save-As > > Scroll CloudT to bottom of screen, you should see your cassette file pop > up there. > From the list you can download to local which should let you "share" the > file with Google drive (assuming you have that App installed). > Alternatively, if you are logged into Google Drive (there's a button right > under the main window for that), once your file pops up in the fake > cassette list, you can click the cloud upload button and that will save > directly to your Google Drive. > > > If you're in BASIC and you want to save a file, you type > > CSAVE "FNAME" > where FNAME is the name you want to save the BA file as. > > To load files into CloudT, you have a few options: > > a) Add URL > If you are adding a file from Club100's file archive, it should work. > b) Add Plain Text > If you paste text into the Add Plain Text window and click the button it > should appear in your cassette files. > c) Choose File > This should let you pick a file from your local machine. On Android, I > think it should let you pick from Google Drive by launching the Google > Drive app. Not sure about that. It's system dependent > (Android/iOS/OSX/Windows/ Linux) what Choose File does. > d) Use Google Drive file picker to stage a file. This will pop up the > Google Drive web interface from which you can select a file. > > Whichever method you choose, the file if successfully processed will > appear at the bottom of the page (at present, at least, you will need to > scroll down to view the list). > > Once it is in the list, you can use CLOAD to load the file into the Model > 100 file system just as if the file were on cassette. The file at the top > of the list will be the next one to load when you type CLOAD. > > Most applications can pull files from cassette. If you're not typing > CSAVE/CLOAD from the prompt you generally need to prefix the filename with > CAS: > > > Let me know if any of that doesn't make sense. Probably the next big thing > I'll do on CloudT is to add HTML5 / Angular Material fanciness. And then, > documentation. At this point the UI is rough, undocumented but functional. > > -- John. > > > > > > > > -- My retro tech blog and general ramblings http://bytemyvdu.wordpress.com/
