[GreenKeys] GreenKeys Digest, Vol 81, Issue 5

[John Nagle]

On 10/3/2010 9:00 AM, greenkeys-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> Anthony Vallot wrote:
>> >  David:
>> >
>> >  Is there a way for me to print to the model 28 from my computer?
> Yes: but you will need to following:
>
> o A computer with a serial port.
>
> o A RS-232 EIA to 60ma converter.
>
> o Linux.

Actually, it can be made to work on either Linux or Windows, and
using either serial or USB ports.  The easiest combination is
a Windows desktop machine with a built-in serial port, because
the device and Windows will properly talk 45 baud, 5 bits, no
parity.  I use a reprogrammed USB to serial converter and an
interface unit built entirely from parts in current production.

If you have a model 28, it may be able to run on a 20mA current
loop.  20mA current loop interfaces are easy to find; 60mA
interfaces are not.

Hardware:

     http://www.aetherltd.com/connecting.html

Software:

     http://www.aetherltd.com/communicating.html

USB to serial conversion:

     http://www.aetherltd.com/connectingusb.html

I have a Model 15 set up to receive SMS messages from Google Voice,
and to follow RSS feeds.  As I've mentioned previously, we have a
Model 15 in a brass and glass case, which we use at steampunk
conventions:

     http://www.aetherltd.com/deployment.html

				John Nagle