Kineme Serial IO controlling 2 Atlona 8x1 switch

axlrecords's picture

Hi,

I'm try to controll 2 Atlona 8x1 switch with the beta-patch Serial IO: http://www.atlona.com/pdf/manuals/AT-HD-V81.pdf

I use a USB cable adapter to 2 x RS 232 with profilic chipset: http://www.manhattan-products.com/en-US/products/5130-convertitore-usb-a....

I install the driver for the adapter. As soon as I plug in the USB cable my Mac is asking to configure the new device. My Mac see the switch as a modem. So I did not any configuration in the network preferences. I launch the IORegistry Explorer to find out the IOCalloutDevice and the IODialinDevice wich are, in order:

/dev/cu.usbserial
/dev/cu.usbserial3 /dev/tty.usbserial /dev/tty.usbserial3

I use all this directory as a string, once at the time, in the device input of the serial IO patch, and put the data string "PORT 2", that is the command to switch to the 2nd input of the switcher, check the send signal, but nothing happened. Do I have to do any configuration in the network preference? Do I use a correct string for the device input?

Any help?

axlrecords's picture
Re: Kineme Serial IO controlling 2 Atlona 8x1 switch

I use Zterm to control the switcher and it is working perfect, but I desperate need the Serial IO doing it. I try to use also e FTDI chipset for the USB adapter but I have the same problem, the switcher is working with Zterm but not with the Serial IO patch. In the console log I have the same msg for booth chipset (Profilic e FTDI):

KinemeSerialO: openDevice: opening /dev/cu.usbserial-FTBNTAIL KinemeSerialIO: openDevice: Configuring device KinemeSerialIO: 9600 baud rate configured KinemeSerialIO: Current Configuration: * Parity: No * Type: Even * Data Bits: 8 bit * Stop Bits: 1 KinemeSerialIO: configDevice: Disabling Parity KinemeSerialIO: configDevice: Enabling 8 Data Bits KinemeSerialIO: openDevice: Configured. Adding to dictionary. KinemeSerialIO: openDevice: all finished up!

There is no log when I check the send signal input. I use also an old version of the Serial IO and in the console log it appears the send signal message but still the switcher is not working.

Any ideas ?

jrs's picture
Re: Kineme Serial IO controlling 2 Atlona 8x1 switch

Did you ever get this working?