mccaugh@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu (08/01/87)
re: problems using stdaux -- 1. You don't say what protocol your C compiler uses w.r.t. your COM-port, leaving open the possibility that it is defaulting to your non-existent COM1 and thereby ignoring your COM2-port. 2. A COM-port must always be initialized to: baud-rate, word-size, number of stop-bits and (optionally) parity. I can assure you that if you have not properly initialized your designated COM-port, you can expect NO communication. (Indeed, there are other factors to consider, such as radiation interference to your COM-line from the monitor, but adequate shielding should remedy that.) 3. All this begs the question of what your C compiler is really doing with your COM-port. Does your documentation mention anything about initialization via some C system-call, containing baud-rate, parity, number of stop-bits, and word-size? -- Scott (uiucmsl\!mccaugh)