Re: Q: How long can a serial cable be?

[JOSEPH M BARBEY <jb0w@cakerwood.acc.uwrf.edu>]

itsme <quantum@telis.org> wrote:
: Q#1     How long can a serial cable be and the computers still be able to 
: read the serial data?
: I already have a 50 ft serial cable.  I need 4 more feet!

Officially, this is the limit.  However, I believe this is assuming 19.2K
connection.  If you were to connect at a slower speed, like 9600 or 4800,
you should be fine with the extra 4 feet from anouther cable.

: Q#2    Will this extra 'serial cable(50ft)to serial cable(4ft.)' 
: connection cause any problems such as data loss or scrambling?

Again, it depends on how fast you want to talk.  At slower speeds, you
should be OK.

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