Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!rutgers!mcnc!ecsgate!stat.appstate.edu!c_s244010117
From: c_s244010117@stat.appstate.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Cable problems
Message-ID: <397.27ab1ec7@stat.appstate.edu>
Date: 3 Feb 91 00:19:19 GMT
Organization: Appalachian State University
Lines: 14

I have been playing around with the idea of making my own cable for a while, 
and finally decided to go for it. I followed suggestions listed on the HP BBS 
and on comp.sys.handhelds and now have a cable - unfortunately I can't get it 
to work. I am using PC Kermit 3.01, and I have followed all the pin 
assignments listed in the I/O guide (including hooking CTS to RTS to try to 
fool Kermit- not listed in the I/O guide)! I have tried the serial loopback 
test and that works fine. If I short pins 1 & 2 or 3 & 4 (which the manual 
says will not harm the calculator) I don't get the U_LB 00001 or U_LB 00002 
that the manual says I will get - I get U_LB 20000. Is there something wrong 
with my serial port? Also, when trying to send a file, I get a Transfer Failed 
after 1 retry! (the manual says this message appears after 10 retries) Does 
anyone have any idea what is going on??!?!?!? Anyone else had similar problems?
 
                                William