camerasguy71

Yes all 4 of them are showing up on DVR. DVR will except generic test prints from a laptop on all 4 rj45 adaptors at register locations. Its a problem with interface at pole dislay. I dont understand it is so simple. Ground and signal I checked the pinout on the pole display db9 and even configured my connector to match with pins 7,8 and pins 1,4,6 tied together just like the pole dislay. Scratching my head.

bongo what are you doing at 100+ feet? Is there a way to use rs-485 or something even better? Never had a problem but i have some big facilities that I have not incorporated text insertion due to fear of it not working.

At this point my case mounted nv-5000 with my 20 inch flat screen is about 3 ft from the pos register when testing. All said and done I will be about 100-150 ft from the dvr at the farest location. I'm using just the serial input on the mother board I have eliminated all variables. I can verify every thing is working by sending a printer test page from my laptop. l use usb to rs232 adatpters with the prolific chipset. They work flawless for me. I'm looking at breakout boxes as I type. Any one have suggestions as to what works best looks like they start at $40.00. It would be nice to tap in and see what activity is on each pin. Then I can be the total guru.

I have a db9 serial port off the asus motherboardl that I'm using for testing. I have 2 models of mother boards I use for all my dvr builds so I know it works. 3 usb to serial convertors I have been using for years. I'm using a y cable at the pole display db9 port. Thanks for that web site I have tried every combo on there. Thank goodness the customer is really cool and he wants it to work even more than i do. Sometimes learning curves really suck.

There is a pole dislay present and I have also tried without the pole display by going direct into the pole display output port. I have done this many times. For some odd reason in isn't working on this linux based system. I have been on the phone several times with touch pro and they reassure me its and off the shelf pole display with default communication at 9600 baud. . As far as reliability I have yet to see one stop working in the 3 plus years I have been doing this so I'm not buying into that reliablity issue on this application. Yes there are some situations where a box is required box this shouldn't be one of them. Any ideas this is crazy? With a pc based system I could just create another output. There is no empty ports on the linux pos and I'm told a usb to serial adapter will not work as they have not written drivers for one. I can hook into the printer and get that info not problem but that is just about worthless as this is a bar/liquor store. Anyone else run into something like this. PS I had it working with a full 8 in null modem cable with a couple of pins not fully inserted on the rj 45 adapter. I'm going to probally end u modifying one so I can pull the pins back out till I get what i had. It was working perfect by accident .

I've been at it 7 years total 3 as a business owner. Hopefully i can share some ideas and gather some new ones. A stumper and some online searching for a resolution brought me here.