Re: Yet Another Zany SSC Issue

[bieling@terra.es (Jorge Chamorro Bieling)]

Iosaef the Irascible <josefcub@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Wouldn't the 8th bit be high if the card was mistakenly set to N-7-1 or
> > N-7-2 ? -->> did you check that sw2-2 is on ?
> 
> Yes, I did.  Here's my DIP switch and terminal block settings:
> 
> SW1:
> 0000111
> SW2:
> 1111000
> 
> By The Book, that's 19200, N-8-1, Communications Mode.
> 
> (BTB, SW2-3 can be either on or off in this configuration.  SW2-3 set
> off has no effect)
> 
> I've also tried every speed setting, from 300 up.  What puzzles me is
> that both cards do it, in two separate machines, with two different,
> known-good cables, talking to two or three different PCs.

I would try:

(sw1=0000111, sw2=1111000, arrow pointing to modem)

? CHR$(1)+"0D" to force 8 bits, 1 stop bit
? CHR$(1)+"0P" to force no parity
? CHR$(65..122) and see what gets to the pc...
-- 
Jorge Chamorro Bieling