At 02:17 PM 6/21/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>I think it's pretty much conclusive that there is absolutely zero benefit to
>modify the internal COMM port jumpers to RS-232. Why? Because there's more
>info on that connector (like precision 1 pulse-per-second "PPS) outputs
>which preclude the use of a STANDARD RS-232 cable. And so, if you have to
>make up your own cable anyway and the default RS-422 works fine, it is best
>to leave the unit alone and just make up a cable. Hopefully, this
>information can be updated on the relevant web pages. They are
>unnecessarily causing folks like me to make needless and in most cases, a
>counter-productive change.
Those signals are still there after you make the change.
The only signals involved are the ground pin and the 4 422 lines and 2
232 lines.
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Eric F. Richards
efricha@dimensional.com
"The weird part is that I can feel productive even when I'm doomed."
- Dilbert
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