Another little trick that I use is a 'Tri-Port Serial Adapter' ($8 from
Jameco) and a home-made cable to connect it to both serial ports of my PC.
Download a free little app called RS232 and you can see both sides of the
serial conservation, with the data order preserved.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul A. Dugas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Palm Developer Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, May 04, 2000 8:48 PM
Subject: RE: Getting a responce from a serial device
>This poor man's approach ...
>
>I do quite a bit of work with serially controlled equipment
>and by far the best tool I have in my bag-o-tricks is a
>simple box with red/green LEDs and a pair of DB25
>connectors. That, a null modem adapter, four DB25-to-DB9
>connectors (different permutations of 9 vs. 25 and male vs.
>female) and a cable and I can connect just about anything
>I've run into. Get the physical connection made with a
>DB25 junction somewhere in the link. Disconnect that
>junction and connect the LED box (winkey-blinkey to one of
>my interns :) ) to each side of the gap only one side at a
>time. If the same light TX or RX light up both times, you
>need to add the null modem. Now plug it all together with
>the LED box inline and see that the flow control lines make
>sense. If they don't, only then do you need the MUCH more
>expensive breakout boxes.
>
>My $0.02
>
>-- Paul
>
>BTW: Anybody working on a protocol analyzer on a Palm?
>___________________________________________________________
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