[ale] [Slightly OT] Prolific

[Michael Trausch]

Without hw flow control, low bit rate should still be possible with
xon/xoff flow control...
On Nov 7, 2012 11:50 AM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <
atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

> PS.  I don't think all the usb / serial adapters support all the flow
> control stuff.  The packaging on this one says they support every signal
> that's on the db9 connector.
>
> Ron
>
>
> "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
>
> >Here's a link to the product I bought from Amazon, although that
> >doesn't GUARANTEE that it's not counterfeit.  Trendnet has a pretty
> >good reputation though.
> >
> >
> http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-RS-232-Serial-Converter-TU-S9/dp/B0007T27H8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352305792&sr=8-1&keywords=B0007T27H8
> >
> >If the link doesn't work, search on Amazon for product # B0007T27H8.
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >Ron
> >
> >
> >Matt Hessel <matt.hessel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>The prolific chip is the most commonly counterfeited hardware too.  I
> >>had
> >>one that worked in Windows, but nothing else. found out that the
> >>adapter
> >>was a fake.  Prolific had a site up talking about the counterfeited
> >>stuff.
> >>On Nov 4, 2012 7:12 PM, "mike at trausch.us" <mike at trausch.us> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Just out of curiosity, has anyone here actually seen a WORKING chip
> >>from
> >>> Prolific?
> >>>
> >>> I'm finding myself wondering how the hell they're still in business.
> >>Every
> >>> USB cable I have purchased that has a PL* chip in it simply doesn't
> >>work.
> >>>  Doesn't matter if we're talking about serial or parallel
> >interfaces,
> >>they
> >>> just never ever work.
> >>>
> >>> And of course, you can never tell what chipset is in the stupid
> >>things
> >>> until you've bought them and hooked them up and then you have that
> >>"D'oh!"
> >>> moment.
> >>>
> >>> Seems that Fry's only carries such cables, so I guess I won't be
> >>buying
> >>> from there anymore.  Linux kernel devs strongly suggest avoiding
> >>them.
> >>>
> >>> The problem this time?  It will receive data from a modem, but not
> >>> transmit to the modem.  So I can see:
> >>>
> >>> RING
> >>>
> >>> RING
> >>>
> >>> But if I try to send "ATA" nothing happens, no echo, no going
> >>off-hook, no
> >>> screeching, no nothing.
> >>>
> >>> Wonderful, yes?
> >>>
> >>> SO anyway, just curious: has anyone heard of a chip from this
> >>manufacturer
> >>> actually performing as intended, or do they just hate me?
> >>>
> >>>         --- Mike
> >>>
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