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| Help needed with AUX device and device handler
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msd
msx professional
Berichten: 607 |  Geplaatst: 10 Maart 2007, 21:24 |
well... you can use it in dos.. but for the rest
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Kwik
msx lover
Berichten: 105 | Geplaatst: 11 Maart 2007, 14:49 |
Uzix supports rs232, but i would like to have some other software to be able to test...
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msd
msx professional
Berichten: 607 | Geplaatst: 11 Maart 2007, 20:06 |
There are many programs which use rs232.. but almost none use the standard method
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Kwik
msx lover
Berichten: 105 | Geplaatst: 11 Maart 2007, 21:02 |
So these programs communicate with the hardware themselves? Using out ports?
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msd
msx professional
Berichten: 607 | Geplaatst: 11 Maart 2007, 22:23 |
yep.. as far as I know only the ascii rs232 uses the standard method
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Kwik
msx lover
Berichten: 105 | Geplaatst: 12 Maart 2007, 00:13 |
That s*cks... because then there isn't a lot of software that it supports. Although Erix fossil driver does support it. What about the Sunrise rs232?
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msd
msx professional
Berichten: 607 | Geplaatst: 12 Maart 2007, 08:33 |
Erix fossil supports it? If so then sunrise rs232 also does.
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Kwik
msx lover
Berichten: 105 | Geplaatst: 12 Maart 2007, 09:36 |
Perhaps i was wrong. I thought that by supporting 'ASCII monochannel compatible' it supports the EXTBIO call. But it might still access hardware direct. The Driver Info Block says this:
;************** Driver Info Block **************
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; Offset Bytes Description
; +0 2 Version number +1 contains main version
; +0 contains sub-version, both packed BCD
; +2 1 Current receive speed index
; +3 1 Current send speed index
; +4 1 Current protocol
; bit 0-1 Data Bits
; 00 5 bits or less
; 01 6 bits
; 10 7 bits
; 11 8 bits
; 2-3 Stop Bits
; 00 (SYNC modes enable)
; 01 1 stopbit
; 10 1.5 stopbits
; 11 2 stopbits
; 4-5 Parity
; 00 none
; 01 even
; 11 odd
; 6-7 0 (not defined yet)
; +5 1 ChPut_Hook redirection status
; +6 1 Keyboard_Hook redirection status
; +7 1 Current RTS status (Request To Send, or NOT!)
; +8 1 Current DTR status (Data Terminal Ready)
; +9 1 Current channel
; +10 1 Hardware info
; 0 = No description
; 1 = ASCII monochannel compatible
; 2 = NMS121x interface (multichannel)
; 4 = NMS1250, adapted for RS232C
; 8 = 16550 UART with FIFO (Sunrise RS232C + ACCNET)
; ************** End of InfoBlock **************
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msd
msx professional
Berichten: 607 | Geplaatst: 12 Maart 2007, 10:44 |
I think it doesn't do anything with the extbio, still I think it is cool if you do support it. Nice to redirect dos screen output over rs232.
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Kwik
msx lover
Berichten: 105 | Geplaatst: 12 Maart 2007, 21:32 |
I'll do my best...
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msd
msx professional
Berichten: 607 | Geplaatst: 13 Maart 2007, 08:08 |
I hope your best is good enough  |
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Kwik
msx lover
Berichten: 105 | Geplaatst: 13 Maart 2007, 17:49 |
EXTBIO RS232 support will come, but first i'm implementing a BASIC device. With this device it will be possible to access files on the pc's filesystem, using BASIC commano's. The following will be possible:
load "now:hello.bas" - load a file from the pc
save "now:hello.bas" - save a file onto the pc's filesystem
open "now:blabla.txt" for output as #1
print #1,"hallo"
close #1
This feature is more useful that the EXTBIO support. But don't worry, it will come... |
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msd
msx professional
Berichten: 607 | Geplaatst: 13 Maart 2007, 19:23 |
Still thinking of a drive 'mapping' in dos2?
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Kwik
msx lover
Berichten: 105 | Geplaatst: 13 Maart 2007, 19:48 |
What do you mean exactly?
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msd
msx professional
Berichten: 607 | Geplaatst: 13 Maart 2007, 22:50 |
I tought we talked about that in nijmegen.. a sort of windows drive mapping
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