Hi,
I have a Brother TC-S2A machine which I'd like to hook up to a computer because the memory is almost full and because I'd like to have a backup of all my programs...
The TC-S2A features an RS232 interface to communicate with a computer. So I got myself a 25pins -> 9pins serial modem cable (not a null modem!). I have software that should be able to communicate with the Brother according to the documentation.
I set the communication settings in the software to match those of the Brother (baudrate, stop bit, parity,...) according to the default settings of the Brother manual.
Whenever I try to receive from or send to the computer I (immediatly) get the error "(2537) DR SIGNAL OFF". I'm not really sure what this means, but the manual says you only get this when the "DR SIGNAL CHECK" is on. Disabling this on the machine in the User Parameters and in the software on the computer resolves this message, but there's no sign of any activity. After 60 seconds (the set time-out) I get the error "(2543) TIMEOVER (COM)" which clearly is a time-out. Thus no connection was made.
But why?
The cable seems ok. I have tested it with a multimeter and a schematic of a serial modem cable and it's perfect. I wanted to get a null modem cable too, but I found in other messages concerning getting data from or to the Brother null modem cables don't work.
Anyone who can give me a hand here? What can be wrong?