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Comms/!SerTest/!Help
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!SerTest v1.00 (22nd July 1995)
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(c) 1995 Hugo Fiennes/The Serial Port
Phone: 01749 670058
Fax : 01749 670809
Email: altman@cryton.demon.co.uk (preferred means of contact)
SerTest is a small application designed to check out 3 things essential to
successful modem usage:
1. The computer's serial port
2. The computer-modem cable
3. The modem
To this end, it assumes a Hayes compatible modem (all are nowadays), and
will advise on badly wired cables and the maximum DTE rate that the modem
supports.
If you have the correct cable, a working modem, but still get no luck with
this program, you may have a blown serial port. Early A5000's tended to blow
their serial driver chip (usually marked 'Sipex SP241' near the serial
connector). Acorn dealers with surface mount gear can replace this if that is
the case (eg: Atomwide - 01689 814500).
Remember, the A3000 doesn't actually *have* a serial port unless you bought
the serial port upgrade kit!
For those who have to make up cables, if the program advises you that you need
an Acorn-wired cable, this is the wiring:
Acorn 9w female Modem 25w male
--------------- --------------
1-4-8 20
2 3
3 2
5 7
6 5
7 4
9 8
And the PC wiring is this:
Acorn 9w female Modem 25w male
--------------- --------------
1 8
2 3
3 2
4 20
5 7
6 6 (rarely used - omit if necessary)
7 4
8 5
9 22 (rarely used - omit if necessary)
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01689| 00000350 20 38 31 34 35 30 30 29 2e 0a 0a 52 65 6d 65 6d | 814500)...Remem| 00000360 62 65 72 2c 20 74 68 65 20 41 33 30 30 30 20 64 |ber, the A3000 d| 00000370 6f 65 73 6e 27 74 20 61 63 74 75 61 6c 6c 79 20 |oesn't actually | 00000380 2a 68 61 76 65 2a 20 61 20 73 65 72 69 61 6c 20 |*have* a serial | 00000390 70 6f 72 74 20 75 6e 6c 65 73 73 20 79 6f 75 20 |port unless you | 000003a0 62 6f 75 67 68 74 0a 74 68 65 20 73 65 72 69 61 |bought.the seria| 000003b0 6c 20 70 6f 72 74 20 75 70 67 72 61 64 65 20 6b |l port upgrade k| 000003c0 69 74 21 0a 0a 46 6f 72 20 74 68 6f 73 65 20 77 |it!..For those w| 000003d0 68 6f 20 68 61 76 65 20 74 6f 20 6d 61 6b 65 20 |ho have to make | 000003e0 75 70 20 63 61 62 6c 65 73 2c 20 69 66 20 74 68 |up cables, if th| 000003f0 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 61 64 76 69 73 65 |e program advise| 00000400 73 20 79 6f 75 20 74 68 61 74 20 79 6f 75 20 6e |s you that you n| 00000410 65 65 64 0a 61 6e 20 41 63 6f 72 6e 2d 77 69 72 |eed.an Acorn-wir| 00000420 65 64 20 63 61 62 6c 65 2c 20 74 68 69 73 20 69 |ed cable, this i| 00000430 73 20 74 68 65 20 77 69 72 69 6e 67 3a 0a 0a 20 |s the wiring:.. | 00000440 20 20 41 63 6f 72 6e 20 39 77 20 66 65 6d 61 6c | Acorn 9w femal| 00000450 65 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |e | 00000460 4d 6f 64 65 6d 20 32 35 77 20 6d 61 6c 65 0a 20 |Modem 25w male. | 00000470 20 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d | --------------| 00000480 2d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |- | 00000490 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 20 |--------------. | 000004a0 20 20 20 20 20 20 31 2d 34 2d 38 20 20 20 20 20 | 1-4-8 | 000004b0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 000004c0 20 20 20 20 20 20 32 30 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | 20. | 000004d0 20 20 32 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | 2 | 000004e0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 000004f0 20 33 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 33 20 20 20 | 3. 3 | 00000500 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000510 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 32 0a 20 20 20 | 2. | 00000520 20 20 20 20 20 20 35 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | 5 | 00000530 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000540 20 20 20 20 20 37 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | 7. | 00000550 36 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |6 | 00000560 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 35 | 5| 00000570 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 37 20 20 20 20 20 |. 7 | 00000580 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000590 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 34 0a 20 20 20 20 20 | 4. | 000005a0 20 20 20 20 39 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | 9 | 000005b0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 000005c0 20 20 20 38 0a 0a 41 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 50 43 | 8..And the PC| 000005d0 20 77 69 72 69 6e 67 20 69 73 20 74 68 69 73 3a | wiring is this:| 000005e0 0a 0a 20 20 20 41 63 6f 72 6e 20 39 77 20 66 65 |.. 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