Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-23 Thread H
On 07/08/2020 06:55 PM, H wrote: > On 07/08/2020 11:58 AM, John Pierce wrote: >> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 8:46 AM H wrote: >> >>> I believe I mentioned that the UPS has the serial port, the computer thus >>> has USB. >>> >>> >> yes, but is it 'basic serial UPS' or is it 'enhanced serial UPS' ?

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread Kenneth Porter
Check the voltages on your adapter. I use such adapters in the machine shop so machinists can share the CNC programs they write on a PC with their CNC controllers. The CNC controllers can be fussy about voltages, and some cheap RS232-USB adapters only generate +/-5vdc. It's within the RS232

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread H
On 07/08/2020 11:58 AM, John Pierce wrote: > On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 8:46 AM H wrote: > >> I believe I mentioned that the UPS has the serial port, the computer thus >> has USB. >> >> > yes, but is it 'basic serial UPS' or is it 'enhanced serial UPS' ?the > former do NOT use the rx/tx data of

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread H
On 07/08/2020 02:40 PM, Chris Adams wrote: > Once upon a time, John Pierce said: >> yes, but is it 'basic serial UPS' or is it 'enhanced serial UPS' ?the >> former do NOT use the rx/tx data of the serial port at all, they ONLY use >> the serial port control signals, and they probably will

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread H
On 07/08/2020 03:02 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > On Wed, Jul 08, 2020 at 01:40:27PM -0500, Chris Adams wrote: >> Once upon a time, John Pierce said: >>> yes, but is it 'basic serial UPS' or is it 'enhanced serial UPS' ?the >>> former do NOT use the rx/tx data of the serial port at all, they ONLY

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread Fred Smith
On Wed, Jul 08, 2020 at 01:40:27PM -0500, Chris Adams wrote: > Once upon a time, John Pierce said: > > yes, but is it 'basic serial UPS' or is it 'enhanced serial UPS' ?the > > former do NOT use the rx/tx data of the serial port at all, they ONLY use > > the serial port control signals, and

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, mailist said: > Even if you did have an RS232 port on the box, the serial drivers > for CentOS 7 have > never worked correctly. I had an application using RS232 that > worked perfectly > under CentOS 6, and then worked intermittently under CentOS 7, and > failed miserably > on

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, John Pierce said: > yes, but is it 'basic serial UPS' or is it 'enhanced serial UPS' ?the > former do NOT use the rx/tx data of the serial port at all, they ONLY use > the serial port control signals, and they probably will NOT work with a > USB port because they require

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread Leroy Tennison
ill required. From: CentOS on behalf of mailist Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 11:11 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachmen

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread mailist
On 2020-07-08 11:28, Tate Belden wrote: I've several USB <-> RS-232 dongles around. As well as a few embedded devices. They all "Just Work (tm)" on Redhat, CentOS, Fedora, Debian, Raspian and Kali. Even if you did have an RS232 port on the box, the serial drivers for CentOS 7 have never

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread Valeri Galtsev
> On Jul 8, 2020, at 10:58 AM, John Pierce wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 8:46 AM H wrote: > >> >> I believe I mentioned that the UPS has the serial port, the computer thus >> has USB. >> >> > yes, but is it 'basic serial UPS' or is it 'enhanced serial UPS' ?the > former do NOT use

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread John Pierce
On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 8:46 AM H wrote: > > I believe I mentioned that the UPS has the serial port, the computer thus > has USB. > > yes, but is it 'basic serial UPS' or is it 'enhanced serial UPS' ?the former do NOT use the rx/tx data of the serial port at all, they ONLY use the serial port

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread Valeri Galtsev
at I am saying), it does not resemble >> >> neither serial nor null-modem cables. >> >> Valeri >> >>> ____________ >>> From: CentOS on behalf of H >> >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 10:13 AM >>>

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread H
gt;> From: CentOS on behalf of H > >> Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 10:13 AM >> To: Centos Mailing List >> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7 >> >> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do >not cl

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread Valeri Galtsev
is is already what I am saying), it does not resemble neither serial nor null-modem cables. Valeri From: CentOS on behalf of H Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 10:13 AM To: Centos Mailing List Subject: [EXTERNAL] [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread Tate Belden
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[CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread Leroy Tennison
I've used one on a Linux laptop, it "just worked" but the OS wasn't CentOS 7. From: CentOS on behalf of H Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 10:13 AM To: Centos Mailing List Subject: [EXTERNAL] [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7 CAUTION: This email

Re: [CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread John Pierce
If it is an older APC UPS, that uses basic serial signaling, it's not actually a serial port, it's a criss-cross special serial cable that manages the control lines with DSR DTR CTS and so forth. these are very fussy cables that have to be exactly the right one or the UPS may just abruptly shut

[CentOS] USB-serial adapter for CentOS 7

2020-07-08 Thread H
I need to connect an older APS UPS unit to a machine running CentOS 7. Unfortunately the UPS only has a serial port whereas the computer does not. I am aware that there are USB-serial adapters but that the hardware or the drivers might fall short of expectations. Does anyone have positive