Xref: utzoo comp.unix.programmer:495 comp.unix.misc:563 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!goanna!minyos!otto!s872007 From: s872007@otto.bf.rmit.oz.au (David Burren [Athos]) Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer,comp.unix.misc Subject: Re: Setting RS232 port to 8 bits on Tektronix 4301 (mod 4.2 BSD) Message-ID: Date: 15 Nov 90 15:45:24 GMT References: <1990Nov14.214019.25745@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> Sender: news@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au Followup-To: comp.unix.programmer Organization: Faculty of Business, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia Lines: 22 In <1990Nov14.214019.25745@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> jeff@theory.tn.cornell.edu (Jeff Miller) writes: >Using a VT340 terminal I have sent commands to the recorder >through the RS232 successfully, using 8 bit, even parity mode. However, >the Tektronix is sending out 7 bit bytes. I have been researching ioctl >commands to change the port to sending 8 bits, but have not had any luck. >Please e-mail responses to jeff@theory.tn.cornell.edu. Thanks. I'd be interested to see any responses summarized to the net, as I've recently hit the same problem. Some Motorola radio equipment I have to interface to uses 8 data bits and even parity, and I could not convince my Sony 1750 to talk to it. In the system installation the Motorola equipment will be connected via a Xylogics Annex, and I've managed to get the Annex to talk 8E1, so my problem is solved for now. But as far as I could see there was no way to get the Sony (it's Unix is what I'd call a Sony port of 4.3BSD-Tahoe) to talk 8E1. 8N1 or 7E1 yes, 8E1 no. _______________________________________________________________________ David Burren (Wookie Athos) Work: david@bacchus.esa.oz.au Software Development Engineer Home: athos%eyrie@labtam.oz.au Expert Solutions Australia School: s872007@otto.rmit.oz.au