I'm looking to build a serial adaptor of sorts:
A small box that has a Mini-DIN8 cable for connecting to a Mac with a Mini-DIN-8 port. It also has a cable for a DE-9 port as used on the 512K and 512Ke.
The other side of the box, the output side, has a PhoneNET RJ-11 connector, and a RS232 DE-9 connector.
What does the crew think about this?
I took apart a TurboNET ST which I have, and it has some resistors (4), two LEDs, a SPDT (or could be SPST) switch, a shielded "box" of some sort. I took apart a PhoneNET box and it has some small black box, which I'm beginning to think is a isolation transformer.
I found this site but I don't read German, however it looks like it's chock full of tips. Anybody read Deutsch?
Depending on how difficult these are to build (they shouldn't be), it could be something I can cook up for a reasonable price. As far as I'm concerned, I'd need a DE-9 male to male cable (chop it in half = enough for two boxes), a RJ-11 jack, a Mini-DIN 8 cable, male to male (chop it in half yet again), a DE-9 female port (cheap), some prototyping board (varies), two red LEDs (Tx, Rx), some resistors, probably an isolation transformer and some cute box.
Thoughts?
A small box that has a Mini-DIN8 cable for connecting to a Mac with a Mini-DIN-8 port. It also has a cable for a DE-9 port as used on the 512K and 512Ke.
The other side of the box, the output side, has a PhoneNET RJ-11 connector, and a RS232 DE-9 connector.
What does the crew think about this?
I took apart a TurboNET ST which I have, and it has some resistors (4), two LEDs, a SPDT (or could be SPST) switch, a shielded "box" of some sort. I took apart a PhoneNET box and it has some small black box, which I'm beginning to think is a isolation transformer.
I found this site but I don't read German, however it looks like it's chock full of tips. Anybody read Deutsch?
Depending on how difficult these are to build (they shouldn't be), it could be something I can cook up for a reasonable price. As far as I'm concerned, I'd need a DE-9 male to male cable (chop it in half = enough for two boxes), a RJ-11 jack, a Mini-DIN 8 cable, male to male (chop it in half yet again), a DE-9 female port (cheap), some prototyping board (varies), two red LEDs (Tx, Rx), some resistors, probably an isolation transformer and some cute box.
Thoughts?