I was going to say, yes, you do need \r\n at the end of each outgoing string. I'd forgotten about that but was reminded of it just last night, working on a configuration app for the new DIP-switchless boards.
It should be pretty reliable with \r\n termination. -- john, KE5FX > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of John Ackermann N8UR > Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 10:45 AM > To: Christopher Hoover > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Prologix GPIB/USB converter help... > > > Well, I got my perl code, using Device::SerialPort, to work by *not* > selecting raw mode, but explicitly adding CRLF to the command string by > using chr() to append those characters. I have no idea why... > > I'm also getting a weird error from the Device::SerialPort deconstructor > on close, but that's workable. > > John > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts