I am one of the authors of Louis and can explain the process. Your going to need the following:
1. A USB to Serial connector, I would suggest the unit for KeySpan as I have tested it and know that it works. 2. A null modem cable or a modem cable and a null modem adapter to connect to it. 1. Set up the Braille Blazer to communicate using the serial port, the documentation for the unit should explain how. 2. Instal the USB to Serial connector and any software that came with it. 3. Connect the null modem cable to the embosser and to the Mac. Now use Louis to translate an document directing the output to one of the new devices that you will see in the list. This will direct the output to the embosser connected to the serial port that is created by the USB to Serial connector. Please feel free to write or to call me on my U.S. number if your have any questions. Gregory Kearney Manager - Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101 Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202 Telephone: +1 (307) 224-4022 (North America) Fax: +61 (08) 9361 8696 Toll free: 1800 658 388 (Australia only) Email: gkear...@gmail.com On 28/05/2009, at 8:57 PM, arthur gindin wrote: > > thank you. > > yes, Steve at NFB is only familiar with Duxbury. > > i have no driver for the Blazer. it does appear on the printer list > as > default printer. i select a text file and "save as" Document. i then > went to "processing" and chose "Louis.cfg". for "send Braille" i > used > /dev/null (the others were /test.out, modem,PDA) the pinwheel just > spins. > > thanks again > > art > > > Alex Jurgensen` wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm thinking that NFB is thinking of Duxbury, where it shows up on >> screen in Braille first. What proceedure are you using to print the >> document? What connection is physically attaching the BB to the >> computer. If you are using an USB to serial adapter, is its driver >> installed. Is it showing up or selected in Louis? >> >> Regards, >> Alex, >> >> >> >> On 5/28/09, arthur gindin <ryoanji....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> i am the sighted "IT" person for my 8 y/o blind granddaughter. in >>> addition to her blindness she has good use of only the thumb+3 on >>> the >>> left hand and the index finger on the right. we have an iMac with >>> XP >>> added (i prefer VO) and a Brailled PC keyboard. i am trying to >>> get a >>> Braille Blazer embosser to work with the iMac. the Blazer will self >>> test. when i try to get a text message into Louis, it just goes >>> blank. >>> i have talked with NFB and they indicate i should see the >>> translation >>> into Braille on the screen before i can expect the Blazer to >>> respond. >>> any suggestions would be appreciated. >>> >>> thank you very much. >>> >>> art >>> >>>> >> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
