PC Check -

Bryan wrote:


Hi Paul-
I have PC Check somewhere - I will have to scratch around but I aint
forgotten !  IIRC the irfra- red port is usually on COM2  & most probably
assigned to the IR interface by default !  COM1 should be there for you if
you boot off a Dos Floppy - Try FreeDos or Xdos -

Oh - I guess you heard how MS wanted to lose  the serial ports totally on the
97 spec !

more later - Bryan


DOS Quick BASIC, which Ed and I are using to do the real time data acq,
can only address COM1 and COM2 so I found a routine in Eathan Winer's
book on how to poke data into a memory location and reassign COM3 and COM4
to COM1 or COM2. If anybody is interested let me know and I will
scan in the details. You too Ed.

BTW here is a simple program that accesses those DGH/Omega RS232 four- 
thermal couple modules. I was amazed to see how simple and easy this was
to accomplish. Ed and I are making rapid progress. We have a minor
hang-up reading both the GPS and the modules in real time as the 
GPS appears as a Chatty Kathy hogging all the COM time. So I am working on
a solid state RS232 switch design to turn the GPS TX off and on every couple
of seconds. Speak up if you have any suggestions along these lines.

We should have some radiator heat data (sans GPS data) next week as Ed will 
install the TC module in his airplane on Monday.
 
Paul Lamar
 
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