Re: belkin usb serial converter (mct_u232), break not working

[Paul Fulghum]

On Thu, 2004-11-04 at 12:20, Thomas Stewart wrote:
> I tried the converter on a XP machine and unfortunately while using the 
> manufacturer provided drivers I was unable to produce a break :-(

That seems consistent with the code, comments,
and observed behavior.

I doubt this device can generate a break.

> was told the product (F5U109ea) was designed for PDA use only and it would 
> generate breaks fine if connected to them.

Sounds like garbage (industry standard for phone support) to me.

I can't see how the bit pattern generated on TxD is dependent
on the attached device. The support person probably
has no idea what a break pattern is.

> Interestingly I got my hands on a F5U103 and it works fine (uses another chip 
> and consequently module).

This all looks like a missing/non-functioning feature
for the F5U109.

-- 
Paul Fulghum
paulkf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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