Will firecracker work through usb to serial converter?

[dj_segfault]

I've seen conflicting information in my STFW.

If you know of one that works, can you tell me the brand/model number?
I assume not all of them support the status lines the firecracker uses.
Thanks in advance.

[Sylvan Butler]

On 5 Jan 2005 08:46:46 -0800, dj_segfault <david@thekramers.net> wrote:
> Will firecracker work through usb to serial converter?
> I've seen conflicting information in my STFW.

Not usually.

> I assume not all of them support the status lines the firecracker uses.

Usually the problem is timing. The firecracker does not use serial data
at all. Communication with the firecracker is based on setting two of
the handshaking lines true or false, and the timing between those line
transitions is rather important.

sdb

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[Si Ballenger]

On 5 Jan 2005 08:46:46 -0800, "dj_segfault"
<david@thekramers.net> wrote:

>I've seen conflicting information in my STFW.
>
>If you know of one that works, can you tell me the brand/model number?
>I assume not all of them support the status lines the firecracker uses.
>Thanks in advance.

I've tried the firecracker with a Prolific based USB/serial
adapter and it does not work.

[Charles Sullivan]

On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 08:46:46 -0800, dj_segfault wrote:

> I've seen conflicting information in my STFW.
>
> If you know of one that works, can you tell me the brand/model number?
> I assume not all of them support the status lines the firecracker uses.
> Thanks in advance.

I've gotten the Firecracker dongle to work with Linux software but
don't know about Windows. I tried two different Linux programs and
two different USB-Serial adapters. The adapter from Sewell
<http://sewelldirect.com/usbtoserial.asp> works reliably with both
programs but a Keyspan USA-19HS only works with one of them.

I bought the Sewell adapter last March (2004). What they're selling
today is presumably the same thing, but I notice they're selling
it for a dollar less than what I paid.

[dj_segfault]

Charles Sullivan wrote:

> I've gotten the Firecracker dongle to work with Linux software but
> don't know about Windows. I tried two different Linux programs and
> two different USB-Serial adapters. The adapter from Sewell
> <http://sewelldirect.com/usbtoserial.asp> works reliably with both
> programs but a Keyspan USA-19HS only works with one of them.
>
> I bought the Sewell adapter last March (2004). What they're selling
> today is presumably the same thing, but I notice they're selling
> it for a dollar less than what I paid.

Many thanks. Ordered and already shipped. Very impressed with their
website, too.
I'm using Linux, BTW.

[Charles Sullivan]

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:23:57 -0800, dj_segfault wrote:

>
> Charles Sullivan wrote:
>
>> I've gotten the Firecracker dongle to work with Linux software but
>> don't know about Windows. I tried two different Linux programs and
>> two different USB-Serial adapters. The adapter from Sewell
>> <http://sewelldirect.com/usbtoserial.asp> works reliably with both
>> programs but a Keyspan USA-19HS only works with one of them.
>>
>> I bought the Sewell adapter last March (2004). What they're selling
>> today is presumably the same thing, but I notice they're selling
>> it for a dollar less than what I paid.
>
> Many thanks. Ordered and already shipped. Very impressed with their
> website, too.
> I'm using Linux, BTW.

The two Linux programs I've used are flipit and bottlerocket.
There seems to be something lacking in the port setup for
both of them (at least under FC2). Run:
$ stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 -hupcl
if you have problems.