[DogParkList] Another Piece of the Puzzle

[John E Bastin, K8AJS]

At 10:21 PM -0400 9/23/02, Don Agro wrote:
>
>Scott Anderson has gotten MacLoggerDX running under OS X by swapping 
>out his USA-19W for a Keyspan Twin Adapter.

I did this, without success. I couldn't find a suitable adapter from 
the mini-DIN 8 connector on the Twin Adapter to the DB-9 I needed for 
the FT1000MP, so I built one.

When I connect with the twin adapter, I get the message on the 
MacLoggerDX display "FT1000MP Connected", but I still get no transfer 
of data between the computer and the radio (no flashing of the 'Cat' 
light on the radio display to indicate polling, and no data from the 
radio in the Debug Log). I've double-checked my cable for shorts and 
correct pin connections, and it looks OK.

So, my question is, did Scott need to use a similar adapter for 
connection, and what were the pin-outs of that adapter? I used a 
pin-out diagram I found on the Web, but on further investigation it 
seems that there are different pin-out diagrams of the connectors, 
depending on who you ask...:-)

I found different pin-outs for the mini-DIN 8 connector depending on 
whether you're using RS-422 or RS-232. I used the RS-232 diagram; 
maybe that's not correct?

Any suggestions appreciated.

73,
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