Re: [mh] DSC PC5400 printer module setup

[Timothy S. <spaulding@ICanBrew.com>]

I have the PC5400 and it has been along time since getting in to place.
So, I going on memory a bit here:

It came with its own flat cable with RJ6 ends and 25pin adapter for the
computer.

I don't remember doing anything special to make it work. =20

You do have to tell the alarm panel about it by telling the panel to
scan its bus for new devices.

The docs in the dscalarm.pm tells how to set the larm panel a bit to
make it send proper data.

I hope this helps in some fashion.

-----Original Message-----
From: mis...@li...
[mailto:mis...@li...] On Behalf Of
Troy Carpenter
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:51 AM
To: mis...@li...
Subject: [mh] DSC PC5400 printer module setup

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Hello all,

I recently purchased a DSC PC5400 module for my alarm system
specifically to hook into misterhouse.  However, I am having some
trouble and maybe someone else who has one of these can help.

I have installed the board in the alarm system, and everything seems to
be OK, but I am not getting any output from it that I can tell.  I set
up the system as outlined in DSC_Alarm.pl and hooked it to another PC
using hyperterm to verify there is output from the alarm console.  I
connected the RJ cable into the 6 wire port on the card, then used the
included 25 pin RS232 connector. =20
I ran that into a DB25 to DB9 converter, then into a gender changer
before going into the PC.  I have also tried with and without a null
modem.  I've also used a device that blinks when serial data is
transferred, but never saw the light blink.

I don't know right now if I have a bad board or bad configuration.

Any guidance from anyone who has this working would be appreciated.  I
really need to know if the supplied connectors are sufficient for this
to work to a PC (it was designed to go to a serial printer), or do I
need to make my own custom cables.

Thanks,
Troy Carpenter
tr...@ca...
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQFEl4zYuVQoOU+V4YYRAsEqAKCAwdAm/CFO6r6h8tdxpdIlY7sJCQCePFgN
pG/9jjG8HEL15IpjgzXP8n0=3D
=3D7Mti
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----


________________________________________________________
To unsubscribe from this list, go to:
http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=3D1365