[Coco] USB Serial adapter to CoCo RS-232 Pak?

[David Ladd]

Allen,

On my Windows 10 PC I am using:
http://a.co/d2XqkSl
with Putty for the terminal program.  I have used this without problems on
my CoCo 3 with the Deluxe RS232 Pak and NitrOS-9 L2.

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On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 12:29 PM, Allen Huffman <alsplace at pobox.com> wrote:

> I am finding that many USB serial adapters today only provide TX, RX and
> GND. If you check you can find some that also provide two additional flow
> control lines.
>
> Has anyone been able to use these with a CoCo RS-232 Pak? Since the 6551
> chip requires Carrier Detect in order to receive, it does not seem like
> they would work with any of these adapters. I can’t even find a single
> RS232-to-TTL adapter that provides the CD line.
>
> If they do work, I’d be interested in the brand so I can look into it. I
> am trying to figure out if my RS-232 Pak is dead, or if this is just the
> way things are today.
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