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Re: [TenTec] USB to serial converter questions

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] USB to serial converter questions
From: Katz Ajamas <ajamas.rn@gmail.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:55:03 -0400
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Sorry, forgot the subject line

On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Katz Ajamas <ajamas.rn@gmail.com> wrote:

> Peg-
>
> You wrote:  "The Ten-Tec website carries a USB - Serial Converter Cable
> but says it doesn't work with the Eagle, which we also have in the shack.
> Out of curiosity, is this because the Eagle has a USB type B port rather
> than a type A? Would an A to B adapter work? I am trying to think ahead
> here."
>
> The program running on the Eagle CPU is not set up to use an USB to serial
> adapter.
> This means that you can't use the adapter cable between the Eagle and the
> RS232(serial) port on a laptop/desktop.
>
> The Eagle is listed as being supported by the newer NJP software. So, all
> you need for the Eagle is a USB cable to a computer that has a USB port and
> runs the NJP software. No adapter needed for the Eagle.
>
> For the Orion with the RS232/serial interface for keying...I suspect
> something like http://www.adafruit.com/product/284 would work but would
> check on the NJP software forum(yahoo) before buying one. I have used this
> interface with an arduino board and it is a "real" FTDI chip.
>
> 73, Bob ah7i
>
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