Post by thread:mps16c on mac with softwindows

Has anyone tried running the PICStart 16c (v1.3) on a Macintosh with Softwindows 2.1 Windows emulation? I can get other developer's systems working in this mode, but the communication for the PICStart just doesn't quite "catch". The manual for the PICStart is very sketchy on communication parameters such as Baud rate, parity, etc. I've tried common combinations of these, hardware handshaking and Xon/Xoff, too. I know that the signals are different connecting for the Mac are different than RS-232 but the special hardware I got with Softwindows is supposed to take care of most of those cases. Any sources for information on this, or experience out there? Please, no guff about the Macintosh. I just can't give up my Mac even though all the engineering hardware is made for the PC.

> > Has anyone tried running the PICStart 16c (v1.3) on a Macintosh with Softwindows > 2.1 Windows emulation? I can get other developer's systems working in this > mode, but the communication for the PICStart just doesn't quite "catch". > > The manual for the PICStart is very sketchy on communication parameters such as > Baud rate, parity, etc. I've tried common combinations of these, hardware > handshaking and Xon/Xoff, too. I know that the signals are different connecting > for the Mac are different than RS-232 but the special hardware I got with > Softwindows is supposed to take care of most of those cases. > > Any sources for information on this, or experience out there? Please, no guff > about the Macintosh. I just can't give up my Mac even though all the > engineering hardware is made for the PC. > Paul: I'm in the same boat. The problem is that Microchip chose to use a bastard communications protocol for the serial link to the programmer. They aren't going to be bothered doing anything to make it useable for us Mac people. ....Reg Neale.............standard disclaimer applies....... "Ignorance is a renewable resource." P. J. O'Rourke......

On Wed, 20 Mar 1996 16:46:13 -0600, you wrote: >Has anyone tried running the PICStart 16c (v1.3) on a Macintosh with Softwindows >2.1 Windows emulation? I can get other developer's systems working in this >mode, but the communication for the PICStart just doesn't quite "catch". > >The manual for the PICStart is very sketchy on communication parameters such as >Baud rate, parity, etc. I've tried common combinations of these, hardware >handshaking and Xon/Xoff, too. I know that the signals are different connecting >for the Mac are different than RS-232 but the special hardware I got with >Softwindows is supposed to take care of most of those cases. > >Any sources for information on this, or experience out there? Please, no guff >about the Macintosh. I just can't give up my Mac even though all the >engineering hardware is made for the PC. SoftWindows 3.0 was released on Monday. The comms emulation should be better than that in 2.x - it's certainly had more testing. jim