Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!snorkelwacker!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!uw-entropy!dataio!gtenmc!stumpf From: stumpf@gtenmc.UUCP (Jon S. Stumpf) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: RS-232 Question - Speed vs Length Keywords: RS-232 Message-ID: <608@gtenmc.UUCP> Date: 22 Feb 90 01:36:01 GMT Organization: GTE Telecom Inc., Bothell, WA Lines: 25 How do I calculate maximum effective cable length for a given baud rate? Also, is there a function to provide error rates (eg. 2% error) for the given table? Length 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Baud +-------------------------------------------------------------- | 300 | | 1200 | | 2400 | | 9600 | | 19200 | | 38400 | +-------------------------------------------------------------- -- jss - Jon S. Stumpf