That's my backup plan. The PC is going to be in an adjacent building, and I'm avoiding using copper lines between buildings (the existing Ethernet links go over several fiber lines). So worst case, I use some opto-isolators and/or surge protectors on the line.
Thanks though! --Brian > -----Original Message----- > From: Marc L. Kozam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 3:52 PM > To: McCann, Brian; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SPAM] KX-T: PC Programming > > I have run an RS232 line approximately 1000 feet (down six floors, > underground to an adjacent building, > then up nine floors), running at 9600 baud. This is without > special line > drivers or "distance extenders". > > Have you simply tried running 200ft of wire? Plain twisted > pair might work > fine, but you probably should > use quality cable (e.g. low capacitance and shielded). > > A little experimentation might help avoid unneeded complexity. > > Marc > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "McCann, Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 11:15 AM > Subject: [SPAM] KX-T: PC Programming > > > > Greetings everyone! I have the need to setup a serial -> > > ethernet adapter (or find some other reasonable means to extend the > > serial port to go about 200-225 ft) to program and log from > a KX-TD1232. > > I've got a Lantronix MSS100, that supposedly supports "full > control" of > > all the pins in the serial port from the software...however it's not > > working. > > Lantronix support wants to know which pins the software/system > > need to use (aside from TX and RX obviously). I know it > flops some to > > toggle into programming mode...but for the life of me I > can't figure out > > which they are, and I don't have a break out box to monitor > it. Does > > anyone here know which pins it uses to do this? I'll be forever > > grateful! > > > > Thanks, > > --Brian > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ > > Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt > > > _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt
