HyperTerminal

[toymaster458]

I am trying to play around with Hyperterminal and WinXP. I got it to connect and I receive but I am unable to request information. Any thoughts on what I am doing wrong or did not do right?

 

[electron]

Elk commands require you include the length of the message, and the CRC. Check out my script if you want to learn more about it:

http://www.cocoontech.com/index.php?showtopic=2353

 

[toymaster458]

I got it. I was screwing up on the checksum

 

[elcano]

I'm trying to do the same, using HyperTerminal but connecting via TCP/IP Winsock instead of the COM Port. I have an M1XEP that is working fine. I was wondering if I would be able to use the serial protocol via ethernet too.

I tried to connect and send a the string 0Da2100XXXX00xx via:

• Port 80 - Connection closes automaticaly in about 3 seconds.
  
• Port 21 - "Get 220 NET+ARM FTP Server 1.0 ready." and "502 Command not implemented." for every character typed (as I tried).
  
• Port 26 - I get "02601" and get disconnected for every command entered.
  
• Port 2601 - Connection remains open, but it seems to ignore the all commands.
  
• Port 2101 - Same as 2601.

Where XXXX is my code and xx is the checksum. This string was generated using the CRC Calculator program.

Is it possible to do what I want? Am I approaching this the right way?
Thanks.

 

[electron]

0Da2100XXXX00xx

doesn't look right, what command is A2 ?

 

[elcano]

a2 – Arm to stay

I prefer to use it instead of using a1 (Arm to away) because there is people inside the house and using a1 would trigger a burglar alarm.

 

[electron]

hmm, that should work, have you tried any other commands? try 06zs004D. When you telnet to 2601 (or whichever port you selected for the insecure connections), let it sit there for a few minutes. Every 30 seconds, you should see a status update.

 

[elcano]

Thank you electron. By reading your post I realized that I had not enabled my insecure port.
It works now.

 

[Spanky]

FYI: You can use the M1SDK software instead of Hyperterminal to send, receive, and calculate the serial port ASCII commands. You can even open up a socket through the M1XEP with it.

M1SDK is a freebie!! Send me an email and I will send you a copy.