Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:16:41 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Bryan" <bc3910@pcisys.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Serial Communication Message-ID: <005601c698a5$096222d0$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> References: <449D982B.4090707@pcisys.net> <000801c697c9$e4bd9c10$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> <449DA71E.50109@pcisys.net>
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Hmm, Try this instead stty < /dev/ttyd0 2400 cs8 -parenb -cstopb -crtscts see /etc/rc.d/serial for examples of how the system sets these up, or just edit that file. Maybe the -f option is busted with serial ports. Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan" <bc3910@pcisys.net> To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 1:57 PM Subject: Re: Serial Communication > Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > stty speed 2400 -hup cs8 -parenb -clocal -f /dev/ttyd0 > > cat dload.txt > /dev/ttyd0 > > > > also the scanner must assert DTR when it's turned on. > > > > Ted > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bryan" <bc3910@pcisys.net> > > To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 12:53 PM > > Subject: Serial Communication > > > > > >> I have an old TCL/TK Script That I wrote several years ago that sends > >> data out of a serial port into a Radio Shack Pro-64 scanner. The program > >> basically programs the scanner with frequencies to listen to. > >> > >> I cant figure out how to make it work in FreeBSD. The port must be > >> configured as follows > >> > >> COM1: 2400, 8, N, 1 > >> > >> The actual snippet of code that writes out to the port looks like this: > >> > >> cat dload.txt > /dev/prd64 > >> > >> where /dev/pro64 was a device (com port configured as above)I had > >> created (somehow) for the linux box I had at the time. > >> > >> The handbook reading did not provide enough detail for me to get the > >> port configured and working. The port does not need anything to be > >> recognized coming in since the operation is outbound only. Software or > >> scanner cannot read the port anyway. > >> > >> Can anyone give me a primer or some help to get going? > >> > >> Thank You. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > Actually, after checking man stty, I see maybe the command should read: > stty -f /dev/ttyd0 speed 2400 cs8 -parenb -cstopb -crtscts > > Or from the handbook, to make it permanent > stty -f /dev/ttyd0.init speed 2400 cs8 -parenb -cstopb -crtscts > > Either command returns > #9600 > > Running > #stty -a -f /dev/ttyd0 > shows that the speed did not change. > > I am still confused then. >
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