[Coco] An X-10 usage for the Direct Connect Modem Pak

[George Ramsower]

  You will have to cut the phone line pair and use one or both of those 
wires for a ground. The DTR and CTS lines do need a ground. Then, the 
phone jack is totally useless for anything else. However, using the two 
center pins as a ground will eliminate the possibility of destroying the 
pak and the possibility of killing a coco.
George R.

On 8/17/2015 9:42 PM, K. Pruitt wrote:
> I used my zap utility and just changed the addresses to look at the DC 
> modem pak. I just didn't change it everywhere.
> Honestly I'm surprised it worked at all.
>
> Only two of the 4 wires in that 4 wire connector are even used. Yellow 
> and blue are unused. So they are wide open for use and can be easily 
> jumpered to the DTR and RTS pins on the 6551. I'm fairly certain even 
> I can pull this one off. Not quite mod-free, but a really easy mod.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Ramsower" <georgera at gvtc.com>
> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 7:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] An X-10 usage for the Direct Connect Modem Pak
>
>
>> Kevin,
>>  The DC Modem Pak uses a different address than does the RS232 Pak. 
>> So, if you didn't change the address location for that modem pak, of 
>> course, it will still address the old location, which uses the same 
>> data.
>>  I've converted one DC Modem Pak to work as an RS232 pak. It still 
>> used the same address as it was designed to do.
>>  For sure, I think you may be correct about the other RS232 pak doing 
>> what you thought you were wanting to do on the Modem pak.
>>  Darn, I was hoping you had it correct. Now I'm still wondering about 
>> what I said earlier sending DTR and CTS signals.