Re: [Voyage-linux] Connecting ALIX 6F2 through USB serial port, putty displays nothing

2014-11-10 Thread chris hermansen
Abhay points out that I didn't bother to include the link... Just showing off... http://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/info/RS-232_null_modem.html On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 7:44 PM, chris hermansen wrote: > Here is a great source for RS-232 and Null Modem Cabling... > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 1:15 AM,

Re: [Voyage-linux] Connecting ALIX 6F2 through USB serial port, putty displays nothing

2014-11-10 Thread chris hermansen
Here is a great source for RS-232 and Null Modem Cabling... On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 1:15 AM, Abhay Gupta wrote: > Hi Miachel, > > I am using a serial cable but I'm not able to determine whether it is a > null modem cable or not. > Any help will be appreciated. > For absolute surety I'm gonna ord

Re: [Voyage-linux] Connecting ALIX 6F2 through USB serial port, putty displays nothing

2014-11-10 Thread Abhay Gupta
Hi Miachel, I am using a serial cable but I'm not able to determine whether it is a null modem cable or not. Any help will be appreciated. For absolute surety I'm gonna order a brand new cable. Do I need anything else? Like any null modem connector or something? Please tell me so that I can order

Re: [Voyage-linux] Connecting ALIX 6F2 through USB serial port, putty displays nothing

2014-11-10 Thread Michael Steinmann
before buying a new cable I would do a loop-back test of the serial connection. Use a paper clip and put it in pin2 and pin3 of the db9 connector which would go in to the alix board. Then you should see what you type in the terminal emulation, e.g. putty Best regards, Michael 2014-11-10 10:33 GM

Re: [Voyage-linux] Connecting ALIX 6F2 through USB serial port, putty displays nothing

2014-11-10 Thread Michael Steinmann
Hi Abhay, A null-modem cable has two female db9 connectors, so nothing else is needed. Best regards, Michael 2014-11-10 10:15 GMT+01:00 Abhay Gupta : > Hi Miachel, > > I am using a serial cable but I'm not able to determine whether it is a > null modem cable or not. > Any help will be appreci

Re: [Voyage-linux] Connecting ALIX 6F2 through USB serial port, putty displays nothing

2014-11-10 Thread Michael Steinmann
Hi, are you using a null-modem cable or some funny gender changer? it must be a null-modem cable... Best regards, Michael Steinmann 2014-11-10 2:52 GMT+01:00 Kim-man 'Punky' TSE : > On 11/7/2014 4:29 PM, Abhay Gupta wrote: > >> I configured putty over */etc/ttyUSB0* with speed(baud) = 9600 as

[Voyage-linux] Connecting ALIX 6F2 through USB serial port, putty displays nothing

2014-11-09 Thread Abhay Gupta
Hello everyone, I'm using Voyage 0.8 on the ALIX. Please help me connect ALIX with my laptop through a serial port to usb converter. Has anyone ever tried it? Do suggest if there is some different approach. My OS: UBUNTU 12.04 Using Device : ALIX 6F2 I'm trying to connect ALIX to my PC using a

Re: [Voyage-linux] Connecting ALIX 6F2 through USB serial port, putty displays nothing

2014-11-09 Thread Kim-man 'Punky' TSE
On 11/7/2014 4:29 PM, Abhay Gupta wrote: I configured putty over */etc/ttyUSB0* with speed(baud) = 9600 as well as 115200. But when I power up my ALIX board, nothing is displayed over putty. I even tried with *minicom* and *gtkterm* Please help me in this regard. Many thanks in advance :) :)