Re: Aspect3000 Spectnet-PC
Jim Breeyear (jbreeyea@moose.uvm.edu)
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 08:14:10 -0800
Charles Amass wrote:
>
> Dear Bruker Aspect 3000 user,
> We are trying to get a connection from our Aspect3000 to a Pc using
> spectnet--Pc, but keep getting bad control character messages. Bruker
> can't say for sure what the proper settings are for the B RS232 port.
> My breakout box shows the 2 and 4 lines low and the 20 line hi as a dte
> device.My PC computer shows the same outputs. I have tried various
> combinations of data bits and stop bits and parity without success.
> Bruker says that the unit is either 8 data and one stop or 7 data and two
> stop, and no one knows parity. They say hardware handshaking is required
> and I assume this means connecting 4 to 20 on each side of the line and
> reversing connections on lines 2 and 3, with line 7 an ground. Any
> suggestions will be much appreciated.
> Yours,
> Charles Amass
> Tufts University
> Chemistry Department
> 62 Talbot Avenue
> Medford, MA 02155
> 617 628 5000 x 2163Hi Charles. I have used NMRLINK quite sucessfully when linking the ASPECT
3000 to a PC. I used it for download and uploading files. It required a
plugin board for the PC and a WIBU key. Very fast transfers and very easy
to use. The cable also comes with the package. Good luck.