Unfortunately you will not get the embosser to work with a mac without the ability to configure it to work with serial communications. Mac have never supported Parallel interfaces even in the pre OS X days. The Romeo 50 can only work on one interface at a time.
The only solution that even might work, and I have never tried it is to find the very rare and very expensive Bluetooth to Parallel adapter and connect it to the Romeo 50 and then direct your output to the Mac's Bluetooth serial port which would have to be paired to the adapter. I have never tried this because I don't have one of the adapters and it is so much simpler to use serial cables. Sorry I can not be any more help. Greg Kearney 535 S. Jackson St. Casper, Wyoming 82601 307-224-4022 [email protected] On Apr 4, 2009, at 11:38 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: > > Hi, > > Greg, > > I can't change the embosser input because of therason I specified in > an earlier post. > > Thanks, > Alex, > > > On 4-Apr-09, at 8:19 PM, Greg Kearney wrote: > >> >> As one of the author of Louis let me say that the information you >> have >> here is correct and that Louis will work just fine with a Romeo 50. >> No >> need to worry about parallel cables and adapters just use a serial >> cable with a null modem adapter or a null modem cable. Se the Romeo >> to >> communicate via serial and you should be set to go. >> >> Greg Kearney >> 535 S. Jackson St. >> Casper, Wyoming 82601 >> 307-224-4022 >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> On Apr 4, 2009, at 9:06 PM, Ryan Dour wrote: >> >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> First, if you've got the Keyspan USB device, you really just need >>> a 9 >>> pin serial cable and most importantly, a null-modem adaptor. The >>> adaptor can be purchased at a Radio Shack along with the serial >>> cable. >>> Don't worry, it is super cheap. If you want cheaper, find a local >>> computer junk retailer, they for sure have serial cables. Be careful >>> about the null-modem adaptor though, they are usually not labeled >>> well. >>> >>> On your Romeo 50, consult the manual to choose the correct menu. You >>> want the PC menu, ignore their Mac instructions. They are about a >>> decade out of date at this point, and refer to Macs with older >>> built- >>> in serial and Mac OS 9 or earlier. The PC menu works fine, you'll >>> want >>> to use the default communication settings. >>> >>> Now, use your favorite program to generate your braille file. I like >>> Louis, but at the end of generating, don't send the file to the >>> embosser direct. You have that option, but you'll end up with >>> braille >>> that shoots out about two pages of blank paper at the end. Instead, >>> send the file over to the embosser yourself. Open the Terminal and >>> type the following: >>> >>> cat ~/Documents/yourdoc.brl > /dev/cu.Ke (press tab to finish device >>> selection) >>> >>> I don't know the device name exactly, thus why I told you to do / >>> dev/ >>> cu.K (capitol K I believe). Your device will fill out, press return. >>> >>> Your embosser should come to life right away. If not, I had a real >>> nasty time configuring one of these, but I finally did get it to >>> work. >>> The crazy part is that I helped a friend who's son is blind, and she >>> embosses many things for school that he needs. It took us weeks to >>> figure it out, and in the end, the correct USB to serial device and >>> espacially the null-modem adaptor made the difference. You really do >>> need the null-modem adaptor, you honestly can't get away with >>> anything >>> else. I find it lame that the USB device is incapable of reassigning >>> and crossing its own internal pins on the fly, but that's what makes >>> the market for adaptors I guess. >>> >>> If all else fails, Skype is pretty cool, maybe I could help you out. >>> I'd connect you with the one other person I know who has a Romeo 50, >>> but since I set it up for her, she wouldn't be much help. >>> >>> Good luck, >>> Ryan >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 4, 2009, at 9:49 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> All, >>>> >>>> Two questions, >>>> >>>> Where can I get the Duxbury for the Mac that Duxbury Systems >>>> advertizes? I need version 10.6 not 10.7 as is posted on there >>>> site. >>>> Also I require to know how to use the Romeo 50 with Louis on the >>>> Parallel interface. My current set up is Kespan USB to Serial >>>> Adapter >>>> and then a male to male Serial cable and then a serial to Parallel >>>> adapter and then a Paarallel to embosser/printer cable. I >>>> appologize >>>> but my school won't pay for anything else. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Alex, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
