On Oct 2, 2009, at 12:43 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote:
> > I've set up a iMac M5521 running 10.4.11 with 1 gig ram > with intention of running > WeatherTracker http://www.afterten.com > > and gathering data from an Oregon Scientific weather station WMR968. > > The WMR968 has a serial port (9pin) > so I bought a serial/usb adapter. > > Weather Tracker does not "see" the port. > > In the select a port window it provides only a "modem" option. > > Of course, this could be a WeatherTracker issue > but I haven't been able to either connect with WT via e-mail > or get authorized to post on their very low volume user forum. > > So, I'm asking here: > Are there known issues or incompatibilities with what I'm trying to > do? > Any suggestions and all comments appreciated. Hmm...is the serial cable you're using to connect to the USB/serial adapter a null-modem cable? Have you tried the 'modem' connection? Serial connections can be a PITA to figure out. Are you certain the USB/serial connector is working? Hard to do, of course, with only a single serial device. Get the venerable Zterm <http://homepage.mac.com/dalverson/zterm/> and poke at it yourself; see at least if you can establish communications with the weather station. This will help diagnose whether it's a cable +driver problem or a Weather Tracker problem. If you can connect to the weather station with Zterm, then it's definitely a weather tracker issue. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
