Peter, That's great that you got the cable figured out. Glad it's working for you.
Kurt On Tue, Dec 19, 2023, at 12:03 PM, Peter Vollan wrote: > I got my null modem cables sorted out and I now have Mcomm working and > communicating on my Windows 8 laptop. > I figured you might enjoy hearing some good news from me for once. > > On Sun, 17 Dec 2023 at 16:03, Kurt McCullum <[email protected]> wrote: >> __ >> Two things to check. >> First, in device manager what com port is being assigned to the FTDI adapter. >> Second. What is the pinout of the cable you are using. mcomm is rather picky >> on the cable. >> From the manual >> 7 Wire Cable >> PC >> >> Model-T >> DCD >> 1 >> NC >> >> >> RX >> 2 >> ← >> 2 >> TX >> TX >> 3 >> → >> 3 >> RX >> DTR >> 4 >> → >> 6 >> DSR >> GND >> 5 >> ↔ >> 7 >> GND >> DSR >> 6 >> ← >> 20 >> DTR >> RTS >> 7 >> → >> 5 >> CTS >> CTS >> 8 >> ← >> 4 >> RTS >> RI >> 9 >> NC >> >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 17, 2023, at 12:16 PM, Peter Vollan wrote: >>> And Device Manager says that my FTDI usb to serial adaptor is working >>> properly. >>> >>> On Sun, 17 Dec 2023 at 12:08, Peter Vollan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Mcomm gives me the message: >>>> Unabled to start service (<-sic) >>>> TDD/TELCOM service started >>>> >>>> and then TS DOS just says Drive not ready. >>>> Windows 8 on a Microsoft Surface Pro >>>> >>
