On Friday, July 18, 2003, at 07:03 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you are interested in opening a serial port on a usb device, I can tell you more.
I would be very interested in this information. Since the new Macs have eliminated the old serial port and are using internal USB modems, I'm not able to access these
modems because they don't present themselves as "MODEM:" or "PRINTER:" and those are the only options I have in MC/RR.
The internal modem on my MDD is not USB and I don't think it is on my Blue & White.
OK, here is a short summary:
Mac OS 9.2
Only "printer:" and "modem:" can be opened. Use open file. I hear you map a USB serial port to "printer:" to be able to open it. (This does not work for me, I get sysError()=-98; perhaps this is because I already have a phantom "printer:" port. I may have gotten it to open once.) The write blocks.
OS X
There are a few problems, some of which will be fixed in the upcoming release.
Internal Modem:
It takes about 3 seconds to open or close. (I don't know if this is a bug or some FCC regulation.) This works best:
open driver ... for binary update
write ... driver ... -- as needed
read ... driver ... until /* buffer is */ empty -- as needed
close driver ...
I don't mean to imply you should close and reopen after each write-read; I mean use those methods.
USB-to-serial adaptor This works best: open driver ... for binary update write <data-that-ends-in-LF> to driver ... -- as needed read ... driver ... until /* buffer is */ empty -- as needed close driver ...
The write is non-blocking, so take care to avoid closing too soon. You also need to pace output to prevent output overruns; if your application sends a line, waits for a response and then repeats, you should be OK.
The driverNames() does not include the internal modem, but will in the next release.
The handshake controls in serialControlString do nothing.
Window XP
You can open driver or open file to "COMx:" or "\\.\COMx", but serialControlString applies only to the first. Write will block for up to 2 seconds, so keep it to simple dialogs. I use only read until empty. Basic handshaking control works. (No USB testing, yet.)
Linux
I haven't tested any yet, but I understand serialControlString is now implemented.
Dar Scott
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