[tacgps] TAC-2 Oncore serial

[Bill George]

I'd do a sanity check on your cable and tac-2 jig with a known compatible laptop or pc. I've run into this with some laptops. The way the OEM and Windows controls the com port sometimes just don't behave nicely, and you have to beat it into submission through the properties. Other computers, it just works.

* Bill George, Senior Field Technologist
* Day Wireless Systems Inc.
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From: tacgps-bounces at tapr.org [tacgps-bounces at tapr.org] On Behalf Of Pete Ashdown [pashdown at xmission.com]
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 5:31 PM
To: tacgps at tapr.org
Subject: [tacgps] TAC-2 Oncore serial

I have operated a TAC-2 Oncore continuously on a server for over a decade, but now that I'm trying to upgrade the server it runs on, it is giving me fits.  I can't get any serial communication across.  I went from the default included DB9F IDC cable to just a plain "straight through" IDC cable that connects to a 9-pin header for COM1 on the motherboard.  I've tried switching the pins for RX/TX via JP1 and there is still no talky.  Is there something I'm missing?  I've tested the motherboard's serial and it is fine.