Hello all.
I just got my eagerly anticipated new 50G!!! Yippee! Yes, I see the MiniUSB port on the right. But, what's that other port just to the left?
Edited: 8 Mar 2012, 6:23 p.m.
The other 50G port?
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03-08-2012, 06:21 PM
Hello all. I just got my eagerly anticipated new 50G!!! Yippee! Yes, I see the MiniUSB port on the right. But, what's that other port just to the left?
Edited: 8 Mar 2012, 6:23 p.m. ▼
03-08-2012, 06:47 PM
Serial. It is *NOT* EIA-232 (formerly RS-232), but you can buy an adapter cable to interface it to EIA-232. ▼
03-08-2012, 10:09 PM
Quote:I had to look that up, as I've heard it called "EIA 232" but never heard that "RS-232" is incorrect. Wikipedia has it under RS-232, with no redirecting, but apparently now the term "EIA 232" is out of date too: Quote: I'll still go with "RS-232." It sure is more friendly for cobling projects together on the workbench than USB, and there are plenty of applications where RS-232 speeds are plenty adequate. It's great the it's so easy to get RS-232 with the 50g. ▼
03-09-2012, 02:28 AM
Well, the 50g port doesn't do TIA-232 either. It's the adapter cable that does it. The 50g has async serial at 3.3V CMOS levels, or something close to that. By the way, don't tell Eric Rechlin that it's "easy to get RS-232 with the 50g". He might disagree vehemently about it having been easy.
03-08-2012, 06:55 PM
Well, thank you. |