Serial Control 0.1

File	serial-control-01.hqx
Size	109.3 KB
Version	0.1
Category	Configuration

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"SerialControl" is application and hardware device to control external devices using Macintosh through serial port of Macintosh. It is really hard to interface something to Macintosh unlike old Apple II or IBM-PC. The slot of AppleII and ISA(or EISA) of IBM-PC(or compatible) has relatively simple structure and protocol. Currently PCI bus or direct slot of Macintosh is too complex for personal hobbyist to interface something like ADC, DAC, digital port. "SerialControl" might solve this problem somewhat. "SerialControl" is application(including sources) and hardware device(to make by yourself). It uses serial port and provides 8 TTL outputs and 8 TTL inputs with current circuit, but you can easily expand to interface to other device like ADC or DAC. You require special LSI CY233 from Cybernetic Micro Systems. Actually, CY233 is powerful LSI for serial-parallel conversion or network. "SerialControl" just utilizes one of its operation modes. Only demerit of this LSI is price. The price is $45 each(16$ per 1000) except S/H. Foreigner may pay more. This "SerialControl" is absolutely freeware. You can use this circuit, source, and application for your personal use(absolutely not for commercial use). If you are going to include in CD, magazine, FTP server, or web server(except Info-Mac archives and its mirror server), please let me know. If you have any questions, advice, comments, or corrections, please let me know. I'll really appreciate. Here is information about me. Jung-Wook Cho Email : jwcho@eekaist.kaist.ac.kr Fax : +82-42-869-3410