I used to deal with that stuff, thankfully no more.

Post #417,127 by malraux 2/13/17 6:44:59 PM 2/13/17 6:44:59 PM Reply	I used to deal with that stuff, thankfully no more. I remember once we had to solder a special pin-flipped version of an RS232 connector to talk to some weird LAN switches that needed to have spanning tree turned off. We carted an ancient terminal around to the various wiring closets to do the deed. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #417,136 by static 2/14/17 3:32:27 AM 2/14/17 3:32:27 AM Reply	My favourite RS-232 stories. I had to make a cable to a HP Paintjet that some nong had purchased with a serial port instead of a parallel port. It needed all the signals because it couldn't buffer much data and had to tell the PC when to stop sending. After months of attempts with a simple cable, and quantities of wasted paper, I found the manual and followed the instructions. Worked perfectly after that. And then there were the cases where you two serial terminal devices needed to see each others' control signals. The idiot comms guys kept giving me cables where the control lines were just reflected back at each end. This did not make for reliable communication! Again, I made a proper null modem cable over the objections of the comms guys and things were a lot more reliable after that! Wade.
Post #417,139 by Andrew Grygus 2/14/17 4:33:30 AM 2/14/17 4:33:30 AM Reply	And then there was the guy . . . . . who claimed the RS in RS232 stood for Radio Shack.
Post #417,140 by hnick 2/14/17 5:57:35 AM 2/14/17 5:57:35 AM Reply	You knew him too?? Guy actually worked for Radio Shack (sort of). Summer of 1986, I think, company I worked for did some protocol converter work for Tandy. I had to go to Texas to show what we had and see if it needed any tweaks. I was talking to one of their big shots and made an off handed comment like "20 years and it's still a recommended standard?" and he came back with "Oh no! That RS stands for Radio Shack!" He was serious as a heart attack. "Religion, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable." ~ AMBROSE BIERCE (1842-1914)

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