[Xastir] OS X 10.6, Xastir and OT+

[Chase Turner]

Hi All-

A brief update/resolution:  I went ahead and ordered the Keyspan Serial to
USB adapter from Amazon, loaded the drivers and plugged it in.  I can't
recommend anything more highly- worked from the get go!

It was nice to see data coming over the OT+!

If anyone is interested in using a Mac with their OT+, I would not hesitate
to recommend the Keyspan USA-19HS.

Best,
Chase

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Matt Kassawara <mkassawara at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'm using a dual port PL2303-based adapter and the following driver with
> 10.6, Xastir built from CVS (sync'd about a month ago), and the OT+.
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/osx-pl2303/
>
> The Prolific folks apparently updated their "official" driver a few weeks
> ago for 10.6, but I haven't tried it.
>
> http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?id=31
>
> I haven't played with a fresh OT+ in a while, but I seem to remember
> needing to initially configure it using the Windows application before it'd
> work with Xastir on any platform.
>
>
> On 9/17/10 11:52 PM, Chase Turner wrote:
>
>> Matt,
>>
>> I've tried the following:
>>
>> /dev/tty.PL2303-00001124
>> /dev/tty.usbserial
>> /dev/cu.PL2303-00001124
>> /dev/cu.usbserial
>>
>> I believe I am current with the drivers, too.  However, I'm not sure the
>> drivers are current enough for 10.6?  I thought I had some thoughtful
>> advice from the following site:
>>
>> http://www.ciskoblog.com/2006/05/  (Entry is at the bottom of the page)
>>
>> But no dice.  I've gotten CoolTerm and it simply doesn't see any data
>> anywhere.  The little light on top of the OT+ blinks green every now and
>> again, but nothing gets passed to the computer.  I've adjusted the
>> radio's volume any number of ways and still don't seem to have any luck.
>>
>> So, any recommendations for a good, Mac friendly USB to Serial cable?
>> This IOGear does not appear to work.  I can't see that there is a
>> problem with Xastir or with the OT+ (other than maybe some stray RF
>> getting into it) by themselves, so this leaves the cable between them,
>> yes?
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>> Chase
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Matt Kassawara <mkassawara at gmail.com
>> <mailto:mkassawara at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    Did you use /dev/cu.* instead of /dev/tty.*?  Using the latter gave
>>    me a good troubleshooting headache a few weeks ago.
>>
>>
>>    On 9/17/10 6:22 PM, Chase Turner wrote:
>>
>>        Hi All,
>>
>>        I seem to have Xastir configured correctly (9600 8-N-1), and I
>>        have flashed
>>        the OT+ to KISS.  My trouble seems to be getting the two to
>>        speak to each
>>        other.
>>
>>        I've been using an IOGear USB to Serial adapter.  I've loaded the
>>        appropriate drivers, I think, and the Mac seems to recognize
>>        that there is a
>>        USB to serial device.
>>
>>        Does anyone have experience with this particular setup?
>>          Alternatively, what
>>        are the rest of you Mac heads using with Xastir that gets you up
>>        and running
>>        with APRS?  I'm not very happy with the OT+ and would welcome
>>        suggestions
>>        there(TNC-X?)- I think it gets some RF back into the device when
>>        I get it to
>>        beacon (which I have to use UI view to get it to beacon) the HT
>>        and it locks
>>        up- but that's partially my fault having it so close to the radio.
>>
>>        I feel like I am close to getting the thing to work, but I am
>>        missing some
>>        simple setting somewhere which prevents the OT+ and Xastir from
>>        talking.
>>          Any advice about this issue and/or hearing about other Mac
>>        users success
>>        stories with Xastir would be most welcome.
>>
>>        Thanks,
>>        Chase
>>        W4TI
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