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Originally Posted by knc1
That is actually good news.
The device is talking to your terminal now, the serial cable hookup must be correct.
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You're right!
I have no clue what to do next... but you're right!
I guess I should start a new thread then!
Otherwise...
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Originally Posted by knc1
Since I have never (yet) seen what the 'normal' outputs on the serial line are, that may be 'normal' or it may be another problem.
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I'm fairly sure this is what the normal output should look like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OCpJbkGb7M&t=2m11s (video "courtesy of" fellow forumer @Seaniko7 which -I must add- is a very kind man)
the above link cuts to the chase, the embedded video below does not (the relevant part starts at 02:11)
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Originally Posted by knc1
Note Be careful of using a "continuity tester" to "ring out" these connections
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I'll keep it in mind for the future.
It makes a lot of sense but I thought they wouldn't use a "high" voltage for a tester... anyway I hope that from the error I got I can reasonably infer that I didn't burn anything yet.
Cheers,
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