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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: RTS/CTS Handshake (was Re: "copy" to Amiga serial port)
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Date: 3 May 89 21:32:45 GMT
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In article <15545@swrinde.nde.swri.edu> kent@swrinde.UUCP (Kent D. Polk) writes:
>Well, interesting thing, the Amiga refused to perform flow control -
>neither Xon/Xoff or RTS/CTS if I remember correctly. No amount of
>coaxing with preferences would change it's mind.

Just a little tidbit that will help people that are trying to do RTS/CTS
handshaking with the serial device.  The documentation (including the
last RKM & autodocs) states that RTS/CTS can only be set up at
OpenDevice of the serial device and not with SetParams.  Unfortunately
this is exactly the opposite of the real thing:

To set RTS/CTS handshake, one has to set the appropriate bit and then 
do a CMD_SETPARAM. This tidbit comes directly from Bryce Nesbitt.

Enjoy.

-- Marco Papa 'Doc'
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