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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: alexandrohipolito on October 08, 2010, 07:05:50 AM

Title: A600 serial data transfer
Post by: alexandrohipolito on October 08, 2010, 07:05:50 AM

It's possible receive data across serial cable on my a600? I have cable, but I have just "install disk" of the Workbench 2.05. What can I do to view and change serial port configuration? What command or script I can use to put amiga serial port in open state for receive data?

When I turn on A600 what configuration default of serial port? On this configuration default A600 can receive data? Or I need change something?

Title: Re: A600 serial data transfer
Post by: Daedalus on October 08, 2010, 08:31:37 AM

When you turn it on, it won't really do anything with the serial port. You need a terminal program, there are plenty on AmiNet, but nothing on the Install Disk will be able to send or receive anything.

Title: Re: A600 serial data transfer
Post by: psxphill on October 08, 2010, 11:43:27 AM

Quote from: Daedalus;583555

When you turn it on, it won't really do anything with the serial port. You need a terminal program, there are plenty on AmiNet, but nothing on the Install Disk will be able to send or receive anything.

I'm pretty sure there was enough on the Workbench disk to bootstrap a file transfer from a PC.

Title: Re: A600 serial data transfer
Post by: Colani1200 on October 08, 2010, 02:21:47 PM

Quote from: alexandrohipolito;583547

It's possible receive data across serial cable on my a600? I have cable, but I have just "install disk" of the Workbench 2.05. What can I do to view and change serial port configuration?

Prefs/Serial

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What command or script I can use to put amiga serial port in open state for receive data?

You can use an Arexx script like described here (german): http://adfsender.stoeggl.com/adfsenderterminal/methods_de.html#C

Title: Re: A600 serial data transfer
Post by: dougal on October 08, 2010, 02:56:56 PM

Save yourself a lot of hassle and buy a PCMCIA Compact Flash thingy , or else a PCMCIA Network card. They go very very cheap. Serial Transfer rates are horribly slow, i used to use serial transfers on my A500 about 15 years ago.

Title: Re: A600 serial data transfer
Post by: runequester on October 08, 2010, 05:55:29 PM

Another vote for the compact flash option. Its far far easier

Title: Re: A600 serial data transfer
Post by: alexandrohipolito on October 08, 2010, 06:46:42 PM

Quote from: Colani1200;583586

Prefs/Serial



You can use an Arexx script like described here (german): http://adfsender.stoeggl.com/adfsenderterminal/methods_de.html#C

I have only Install Disk, on this disk I don't have "Prefs/Serial"

Title: Re: A600 serial data transfer
Post by: alexandrohipolito on October 08, 2010, 06:47:31 PM

Quote from: alexandrohipolito;583604

I have only Install Disk, on this disk I don't have "Prefs/Serial"

About script, on Install Disk I don't have emacs.

Title: Re: A600 serial data transfer
Post by: Amiga4k on October 08, 2010, 07:30:35 PM

What are you trying to transfer from? That was never clearly stated.