serial cable connection

Posted by: johnmcd3

serial cable connection - 17/10/2001 17:32

ok, this been trying to diagnose this for a while and maybe one of you can help me out. for some reason my computer cant talk to the empeg on the serial cable. Not with the upgrader, not with tony's logo upgrader, not with hyperterminal. First I tried playing with my computers settings, didn't work, so I tried on a different computer-- same thing. So it seems like it could be the cable. I lost the one empeg sent me, so I bought what i think is a normal 9 pin serial cable (back of box says its wired straight through, pin to pin) but maybe its not. Should I go buy another serial cable? Use another computer?

Thanks for your help,

John

30 GB - Mk2a (Rio Car) - BLUE / RED

Posted by: drakino
Re: serial cable connection - 17/10/2001 17:42

You need a "null modem" cable to talk to the empeg from a computer. It swaps a few pins to map send to recieve, etc... You can use your existing cable, and add a null modem connector, or get a null modem cable.

Look for cables designed to connect two computers.

Posted by: johnmcd3
Re: serial cable connection - 17/10/2001 18:09

anybody know the pinouts for a null modem cable? Electronics store closed here 9 mins ago, and I'd like to play w/o 2.0 tonight....

EDIT: sorry, just found one ( http://vbmhome.cjb.net/ )

30 GB - Mk2a (Rio Car) - BLUE / RED
Edited by johnmcd3 on 18/10/01 02:14 AM.

Posted by: altman
Re: serial cable connection - 18/10/2001 04:40

All you need is:

2-3
3-2
5-5

Hugo