Quick question - Updated Aug. 02, 2006

[hypn0tik]

How do I go about doing this?

If you can send a command "gsw" through RS232 ( 9600 Baud rate, non parity, 1 stop bit)
and let us know the DGE response, it will help me to identify the FW in your device and I will provide you with command sets that work with this device.

Thanks in advance.

Update: Turns out a multimeter is your friend. The DGE wasn't getting the proper voltages it needed. Give it the proper voltages and it worked like a charm.

 

[Ika]

What?

 

[hypn0tik]

Originally posted by: Aflac
What?

I have a Dynamic Gain Equalizer and I need to find out what firmware version it's running. The above quote supposedly tells me how to find out but I can't make sense of what he's saying. I sent him a reply already but haven't gotten a response. I thought maybe one of the folks here would know what that means.

 

[jhayx7]

HyperTerminal FTW!

Sounds like you are connecting to an external device?

 

[hypn0tik]

Originally posted by: jhayx7
HyperTerminal FTW!

Sounds like you are connecting to an external device?

Yes sir I am.

Care to elaborate just a bit for me please?

 

[Heisenberg]

RS232 is a serial connection. You need to hook up a PC to the DGE and use a terminal program to connect and send it the "gsw" command. It should reply with something useful, apparently.

 

[hypn0tik]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
RS232 is a serial connection. You need to hook up a PC to the DGE and use a terminal program to connect and send it the "gsw" command. It should reply with something useful, apparently.

And I assume the terminal program to use is HyperTerminal?

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: hypn0tik

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
RS232 is a serial connection. You need to hook up a PC to the DGE and use a terminal program to connect and send it the "gsw" command. It should reply with something useful, apparently.

And I assume the terminal program to use is HyperTerminal?

Any terminal program should work, but you might as well use HyperTerminal since it's already installed as part of Windows.

 

[ModeEngage]

Just remember to set the terminal settings appropriately:

9600 Baud rate, non parity, 1 stop bit

 

[hypn0tik]

Hmmm, HyperTerminal doesn't display an option of connecting to RS232. All I get are COM1, COM2 and TCP/IP

Any suggestions?

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: hypn0tik
Hmmm, HyperTerminal doesn't display an option of connecting to RS232. All I get are COM1, COM2 and TCP/IP

Any suggestions?

COM1 and COM2 are what Windows calls its serial/parallel ports. You need to look in the device manager to figure out what physical connection COM1 and COM2 refer to, then pick the one that's the serial connection.

 

[JohnCU]

is COM1 not one of the RS232 connections? along with COM2? I use RS232 for my sourcemeter and I have it hooked up to COM1 and I send it commands through a test software that came with it and it sends back the response. Fairly simple.

 

[hypn0tik]

I tried both COM1 and COM2 but nothing shows up when I type anything.

 

[JohnCU]

you sure it's hooked up to the right port? how many serial ports do you have? it's 9 pin.

 

[hypn0tik]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
you sure it's hooked up to the right port? how many serial ports do you have? it's 9 pin.

I have 2 serial ports. It's hooked up to the bottom one, but I tried both COM1 and COM2 and nothing happens.

When I type 'gsw' I don't see gsw displayed on the screen. When I hit enter, nothing pops up. I don't know if it's a connection problem or a setting in HyperTerminal that I need to change.

 

[JohnCU]

try the top one, had the same problem the other day and switched ports and it was fine.

 

[hypn0tik]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
try the top one, had the same problem the other day and switched ports and it was fine.

I did and still have the same problem. I have no idea WTF is wrong.

 

[hypn0tik]

Any other suggestions?

 

[hypn0tik]

Update: Turns out a multimeter is your friend. The DGE wasn't getting the proper voltages it needed. Give it the proper voltages and it worked like a charm.