Mac OS X leopard, TERMINAL settings

Hi rpiercy;

Terminal is not a terminal emulator to connect to other computers. It is used to communicate with OS X on the Mac so there is no need to set baud rates.

What you need to communicate with another computer is terminal emulation package. You can download one from here.

Allan

Do you need to dial into the connection you want, or is there an ip address to connect to?
The Terminal application in OS X is not a telnet application; however, you can use telnet, or ssh or almost any other communication protocol from within it.

In addition to what the others have stated, you might be able to use the X11 app for your task. However, I suggest searching and posting to the Unix forum under OS X Technologies where Unix and Terminal wizards congregate.

What are you trying to connect with?

Most other Unix systems allow ssh connections and they do not require baud rate info.

Unless you have attached a USB to Serial adaptor, then there is nothing that needs to have its baud rate set.

We need more information before we can properly advise you.

I have reviewed the MFJ website and I am still not sure of a solution. I believe you want to connect your computer to this 'Keyer/Reader' using the serial port on the device. I have no idea what this is, some sort of short-wave Morse code thingy? (sorry I'm clueless.)

The Terminal program on your computer is a terminal emulator, but it is not capable of communicating with serial ports.

I don't know if zTerm will do what you are looking for, but it is a terminal emulator that can talk to serial ports. If you can get zTerm to recognize the serial port, you can configure it using the settings you need to match the device.

http://homepage.mac.com/dalverson/zterm/

Sorry I can't be more help. It has been a while since I have used a serial port to communicate!

Andy

ZTerm is well established terminal emulator with serial port support.

You might also try CoolTerm <http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/10915190>
"CoolTerm is a simple serial port terminal application (no terminal emulation) that is geared towards hobbyists and professionals with a need to exchange data with hardware connected to serial ports such as servo controllers, robotic kits, GPS receivers, microcontrollers, etc..."

Then there is QuickTerm
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/28230>
"...QuickTerm is a basic ASCII terminal emulator. It can use any attached serial port, whether built-in or installed using an adapter such as a Keyspan USB-to-serial adapter. It allows full setting of serial port parameters, with or without handshaking. The name QuickTerm alludes to the fact that I developed it quickly, forsaking features I don't need to get a decent serial terminal emulator up and running..."

PortTerm
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19636>
"...Serial Port (RS232) reader/writer for Mac OS X with AppleScript and TCP/IP support..."

I just did a search at VersionTracker.com for "serial" and found the items related to serial port communications.

' I'm not too sure about the applications that BobHarris suggested as I myself have never used them - though they sound like they'll do what you need... I am, however, sure that what Andy suggested - ZTerm - will do EXACTLY what you need rpiercy, as it's the same program I myself use to connect via serial to the Unix servers I manage in my daily grind!

' Download ZTerm from the link / site that Andy has provided for you and install it to your system and start it up once you've attaached your serial-connection kit. The interface and options are pretty simple and easy to figure out.
' You should have no problems with it - the same exact setting you said you require are what I use almost daily in my interractions with Unix servers, so I know it works great!

' Let us know how it goes and if you need anything else!!!

~Menageryl
-Jack of All Trades, Master of Some!-

The directions for connecting your device to the terminal program are located on page 28 of the manual located here:

http://www.mfjenterprises.com/man/pdf/MFJ-464.pdf

If you have the zTerm setting set as requested, do you get anything when you type on the keyboard? (do you have the flow control set to xon/xoff?)

Do you by chance happen to be using a Keyspan serial to USB converter? I use one of these to connect to the serial port on a Davis weather station and I believe I had to install a driver for the Keyspan device to work. It has been years since I set this up, but it may be that you need something like that to get the communication to work.

Here is the Keyspan driver in case you have not already installed it. I suspect that you have as it seems it is partially connecting (getting the device name is a start!)

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/6292

rpiercy,

I am at a loss. It is possible that the Keyspan serial device does not work with your keyer, but I don't see why it would not. With everything all connected up, have you tried restarting the Mac and seeing if it recognizes it then? Does your keyspan device have 2 ports like mine? If so do you get different results with the device connected to the other port?

Don't give up! Someone will figure this out!