From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 18 14:58:50 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 383C616A4CE for ; Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:58:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from abigail.blackend.org (blackend.org [212.11.35.229]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CE2543D46 for ; Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:58:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marc@blackend.org) Received: from abigail.blackend.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i6IEwj7R088354; Sun, 18 Jul 2004 16:58:45 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marc@abigail.blackend.org) Received: (from marc@localhost) by abigail.blackend.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i6IEwiW2088353; Sun, 18 Jul 2004 16:58:44 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marc) Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 16:58:44 +0200 From: Marc Fonvieille To: Warren Block Message-ID: <20040718145844.GE84500@abigail.blackend.org> References: <200407181300.i6ID0QXA032696@freefall.freebsd.org> <20040718071535.V20959@wonkity.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040718071535.V20959@wonkity.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Useless-Header: blackend.org X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.10-PRERELEASE cc: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/69225: PATCH-Serial comms chapter has wrong acronym for Transmit Data X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:58:50 -0000 On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 07:28:56AM -0600, Warren Block wrote: > > > >I'd change SD for TD which is the correct term in our case (or TxD, but > >in this case RD must be changed for RxD). TD is the data transmitted by > >the DTE (our computer) to the DCE (modem), RD is data to DTE from DCE. > >These descriptions come from a time where half duplex was common. > >s/Transmitted/Transmit/ etc. is not mandatory, in fact both versions are > >used. > > You're right, but I'd never seen the "Transmitted" form until a web > search this morning. > I just read ITU-T V.24 recommendation (which is identical to RS232 for signal description and names), they use Transmitted and Received data. > >So I'd keep the description but I'd s/SD/TD which is correct. > > Now that I look at it more, TxD/RxD are used earlier in the chapter, and > are the more correct way to go. I think these are probably how they are > listed in the EIA spec. > [...] I don't know for TxD/RxD, I don't have access to any recommendation stating it's TxD not TD. Marc