Thanks for the info on the Serial Port Scripting Addition. I have contacted the author of it and he is looking at making it work in X but sees it as a big job so it won't be ready very soon.
I also contacted the author of ZTerm which is the only OS X native application I am aware of which works fine with the KeySpan adapter. He sent me the following Apple Developer Links which include programming samples for Project Builder and Code Warrior. Perhaps someone can adapt these for Revolution.
See:
http://developer.apple.com/qa/dv/dv39.html
and
http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/Sample_Code/Devices_and_Hardware/Serial/SerialPortSample.htm
Bill Vlahos
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Message: 3
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2001 19:41:19 -0500
From: Gene Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization: cyberscope
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Serial Ports
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It is possible to read/write data from/to serial ports via AppleScript, a KeySpan USB to Serial Adapter and
a shareware Serial Port Scripting Addition (you can download from various sites). On my iMac, I can access
any of the three serial ports (i.e. the internal modem, KeySpan #1 and KeySpan #2) using the above
combination. The only trick part is using quotes properly in the AppleScript statements.
For example:
-- use a handler to open the desired serial port, write the data to it, then close the port.
On SendIt
do "Open serial port " & quote & "P#1USA28X012" & quote as AppleScript -- this uses KeySpan port#1
put the result into thePort -- some variable to hold the port reference for the scripting addition
do "serial port write " & theData & "to " & thePort as AppleScript
do "Close serial port " & thePort as AppleScript
End SendIt
Although I am just getting started with Revolution myself, this scheme works reliably for me on an iMac and
an iBook using System 8.6.1 and 9.1 respectively. For what it's worth, I have used the KeySpan adapters in
all of the systems I have delivered over the past four years and never experienced a failure. I hope I'll
be able to say that about my apps someday.
PS I have no experience with OS X so I don't know if the above will apply!
Best regards,
Gene Kennedy
