knob & button box

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2 total messages Started by Jerry Stubbs Wed, 23 Dec 1992 20:07

Author: Jerry Stubbs
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 20:07

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We have the new os installed on our 4D/220, but are having some trouble
getting the knob and button box to work.  Does anyone know which
port it should be plugged into?  We think it is port 2, but we've
been wrong before.

Thanks

Re: knob & button box

Author: Nathan F. Janette
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 06:34

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In article <1992Dec23.200726.2336@hawk.cs.ukans.edu>  writes:
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> 
> We have the new os installed on our 4D/220, but are having some trouble
> getting the knob and button box to work.  Does anyone know which
> port it should be plugged into?  We think it is port 2, but we've
> been wrong before.

We had a "fun" time installing our dials and buttons on a Crimson.

A few things I learned that may be applicable would include:

- we needed to install a powered peripheral board, which
the daisy-chained dials and buttons were then plugged
into.

- there is a serial port manager app under the system
management app that allows one to easily set a port as
dials and buttons.

- there is a confidence test that can help test the
devices. 

Good luck!

--
Nathan Janette
PPP link from hilbert.csb.yale.edu

Please reply to: nathan@laplace.csb.yale.edu (NeXT)

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