Ah, ok it might also need the other handshaking lines, too. For full loopback handshaking, these would be the connections inside the shell:
RTS-CTS should be shorted (pins 7 and 8 on a DE-9 connector) DTR-CD-DSR should also be shorted (pins 1, 4, and 6 on the DE-9) That should give you a three wire connection with all the handshaking lines fooled. Give that a shot and see if you get full communication with the radio. It also might not hurt to make sure you made good contacts with pins 2,3 and 5 just in case. --- On Sun, 3/20/11, Kurt Savegnago <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Kurt Savegnago <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Xastir] Xastir B/T expert? > To: "Xastir - APRS client software discussion" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, March 20, 2011, 10:09 PM > I manually shorted those two pins in > the IOGear GBS301, The RTS and CTS pins and no dice. > Just receive packets only from the radio. I checked > the two pins with a meter to check that they were indeed > shorted. > > > > Thanks again, > > > Kurt > KC9LDH > > --- On Sun, 3/20/11, Alex Carver <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Alex Carver <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Xastir] Xastir B/T expert? > > To: "Xastir - APRS client software discussion" <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, March 20, 2011, 5:10 PM > > You just need to modify the end of > > the cable at the radio side to put the handshaking > signals > > in a loopback configuration and you'll have two-way > > communication again. The radio itself doesn't need > the > > handshaking wires, you just have to fool the > adapter. > > Usually it's just a matter of shorting the RTS and CTS > pins > > together and it works. > > > > --- On Sun, 3/20/11, Kurt Savegnago <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > From: Kurt Savegnago <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [Xastir] Xastir B/T expert? > > > To: "Xastir - APRS client software discussion" > <[email protected]> > > > Date: Sunday, March 20, 2011, 6:04 PM > > > Thanks again all, > > > > > > It works one way with the D7A(g) and for > tracking > > that's > > > fine for > > > me. Would have been nice if it would have > worked > > with the > > > three wire > > > serial cable from the D7A(g). I just can't > send > > commands > > > or message with it. For tracking amateur > rockets, > > I'll > > > be ok with it. First time > > > I paired anything with B/T and it went smoothly. > > > > > > I'm waiting for a: > > > > > > http://www.dealextreme.com/p/5-0-lcd-400mhz-windows-ce-net-6-0-core-gps-navigator-w-fm-transmitter-bluetooth-2gb-maps-sd-33738 > > > > > > to arrive and see if I can get it to communicate > with > > my > > > linux laptop. > > > Yes, I know I don't need that IO Gear B/T to > serial > > device > > > to use it but hoping I can get APRSISCE on it > and > > running. > > > > > > > > > > > > Kurt KC9LDH > > > > > > --- On Sun, 3/20/11, Kevin Ratcliff <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > From: Kevin Ratcliff <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: Re: [Xastir] Xastir B/T expert? > > > > To: "Xastir - APRS client software > discussion" > > <[email protected]> > > > > Date: Sunday, March 20, 2011, 1:47 PM > > > > On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Kurt > > > > Savegnago <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > If that el cheapo ($12.00) Dongle on > my > > laptop is > > > the > > > > wrong device, what would be a good > Bluetooth/USB > > > device I > > > > can plug into the laptop for two-way > > communications > > > via > > > > bluetooth to that IOgearGBS 301? > > > > > > > > I'm no expert, but I once had an IOGear > > Bluetooth > > > serial > > > > adapter, and > > > > I never did get it to work right. Can't > recall > > what > > > the > > > > exact issue > > > > was. > > > > > > > > What I use now is this: > > > > > > > > http://www.aircable.net/products/serial5x.php > > > > > > > > Not cheap, but it works great with my D700 > and > > Ubuntu! > > > I > > > > even used it > > > > once to program a network router when I > forgot > > my > > > serial > > > > cable. The > > > > internal rechargeable battery is nice, and > it > > will run > > > on > > > > 12v DC too. > > > > The developer was very helpful when I had a > > minor > > > > question. > > > > > > > > The only issue I run into is that I keep > moving > > my > > > laptop > > > > out of range > > > > of the Bluetooth signal. When the > connection > > drops I > > > have > > > > to play with > > > > the command line and restart the rfcomm > interface > > in > > > > Xastir. Works > > > > great from the laptop in the front of the > car to > > the > > > rear > > > > of my car > > > > where the D700 is, but when I take the > laptop > > more > > > than > > > > about 50ft > > > > from the car I lose all signal. > > > > > > > > Hopefully you can get your existing IOGear > serial > > BT > > > > adapter to work, > > > > but if not you might consider the above > product. > > > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > > > Kevin > > > > KB9MQU > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Xastir mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Xastir mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xastir mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > > > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
