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Re: Serial Protocol Capture...



Hi,

How have you analyzed the communication between the keyboard and the alarm
till now?
Did you monitor the communication puting something in between?

Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee" <mailinglists@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 5:51 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Serial Protocol Capture...


> On that front can it suss the port speeds/settings for itself?
>
> I've been tickering with my alarm system since I installed it. I have
the
PC
> programming kit for it
> (MAX232 chip/lead) which works a treat, so the remote keypads must
talk
> RS232.
> The serial analyzers I've used so far have to be told the
speed/parity/stop
> etc upfront.
> The trouble is whatever speed I pick, there is alway tonnes of traffic
so
> I'm still none the
> wiser. The utilmate aim would be to have a bit of VB+comport on the
server
> mimic one of the
> remote keypads, so I could remotely control the alarm and check alarm
status
> etc.
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Des Gibbons [mailto:des@xxxxxxx]
>   Sent: 04 May 2003 11:33
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Serial Protocol Capture...
>
>
>
>
>   >
>   > Thanks Dave, that looks like it will do the trick.
>   >
>   > If I had a spare COM port, I would be able to use Dan's
monitor, but I
>   > don't, so it' s "roll your own" time.
>
>
>   I think Dan's software would be used on a spare PC with 2 comports
to do
>   what you want to. Sort of like a sniffer on the line inbetween your
target
>   hardware and the other PC with the target software.
>
>   Havn't used it so that is only an assumption, Dan?
>
>   Cheers, Des.
>
>
>
>
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