Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 14:25:22 -0600 From: Bryan <bc3910@pcisys.net> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Serial Communication Message-ID: <449D9FB2.8010900@pcisys.net> In-Reply-To: <000801c697c9$e4bd9c10$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> References: <449D982B.4090707@pcisys.net> <000801c697c9$e4bd9c10$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645>
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Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > stty speed 2400 -hup cs8 -parenb -clocal -f /dev/ttyd0 > cat dload.txt > /dev/ttyd0 > > also the scanner must assert DTR when it's turned on. > > Ted > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan" <bc3910@pcisys.net> > To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 12:53 PM > Subject: Serial Communication > > >> I have an old TCL/TK Script That I wrote several years ago that sends >> data out of a serial port into a Radio Shack Pro-64 scanner. The program >> basically programs the scanner with frequencies to listen to. >> >> I cant figure out how to make it work in FreeBSD. The port must be >> configured as follows >> >> COM1: 2400, 8, N, 1 >> >> The actual snippet of code that writes out to the port looks like this: >> >> cat dload.txt > /dev/prd64 >> >> where /dev/pro64 was a device (com port configured as above)I had >> created (somehow) for the linux box I had at the time. >> >> The handbook reading did not provide enough detail for me to get the >> port configured and working. The port does not need anything to be >> recognized coming in since the operation is outbound only. Software or >> scanner cannot read the port anyway. >> >> Can anyone give me a primer or some help to get going? >> >> Thank You. >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Ted, Thanks. I got this error though. #stty speed 2400 -hup cs8 -parenb -clocal -f /dev/ttyd0 38400 stty: illegal operation -- -f Also, will the system remember this setting on reboot? If not, how can I make it remember? Bryan
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