sternlie@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Paul E Sternlieb) (02/18/91)
Could anyone answer the following:
On the HP48SX, is the serial interface just a regular serial connection
or do I need a special hardware piece? In other words, can I hook up
a regular serial cable from the calculator to my PC and then use
kermit to transfer or do I need some special connector, etc?
Also, what speed does the transfer run at?
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/ / / / / /TDSTRONG%MTUS5.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Tim Strong) (02/18/91)
> >On the HP48SX, is the serial interface just a regular serial connection >or do I need a special hardware piece? In other words, can I hook up >a regular serial cable from the calculator to my PC and then use >kermit to transfer or do I need some special connector, etc? >Also, what speed does the transfer run at? Well to start with the port on the HP48SX gives standard RS232 signals. So no you dont need special hardware just a cable with the correct ends. Here is where the problem developes. The connector on the HP end is a very nonstandard type and so far seems to have few sources other than from HP attached to their very expensive cable. The calculator uses kermit protocol and can transfer from 300? to 9600 baud. I'm not absolutely sure about the 300 but the 9600 is correct. ====================================================================== ___ I__) _ _I _ _ TIM STRONG <TDSTRONG%MTUS5.BITNET@CUNYVM.EDU> I \ (_I (_I (_I I MICHIGAN TECH. HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN ======================================================================