need help re: time code RS232 v. RS422 device

[Rebecca Lundwall]

Thank you. That is enough to get me going. You have helped more than you 
realize, I'm certain. 

I have done this once before using different equipment, a parallel port, 
and a little inline code. I'll eventually get there. Thanks.

Best wishes,

On Monday, December 2, 2013 4:30:02 PM UTC-7, Paul Groot wrote:

> Hi Rebecca,
>
> I'm not very familiar with the specific device you mention, but in general 
> RS232 is no problem for EPrime. 
> From a programmers point of view, both RS-protocols are identical. It's 
> the hardware that is slightly different. (I think RS422 is the 
> 'industrial' sibling of RS232.)
>
> Implementing the communication protocol using inline (EBasic) script could 
> be a challenge if you don't have any programming experience. 
> However, when communication only consists of sending simple characters 
> strings from the PC to device, programming is rather straightforward.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
> On 2 December 2013 23:46, Rebecca Lundwall <rebecca.... at gmail.com<javascript:>
> > wrote:
>
>> I have been struggling with this for over a month and could really use 
>> some help in order to purchase some equipment and begin running an 
>> experiment in January.
>>  
>> I am looking at purchasing an RS232 time-code device and a camcorder and 
>> need to know a little more about the signals used. I have computer / 
>> video support (at the University and from a vendor), but they want me to 
>> get answers to a few questions before we try a mock up and then purchase 
>> the equipment.
>>  
>> 1. Is RS232 still the way to go with E-Prime? (I see no mention of RS422 
>> but one video equipment expert is telling me this is more common).
>>  
>> 2. Horita (one brand of time stamp device) uses Sony prototype and the 
>> vendor tells me that most time stamp devices will use this. He wants me to 
>> verify that E-Prime can accept Sony prototypes. Does anyone know or know 
>> how I can find out? E-Prime tech support told me they are swamped right now 
>> (when I asked about another issue) and this may also be an issue outside 
>> what they normally offer support for. (I'm also a little confused as to why 
>> he thinks E-Prime needs to accept the Sony prototype, so maybe someone can 
>> explain that to me, too??)
>>  
>> I realize I'm a newbie here, but any help would be very much appreciated.
>>  
>> Please excuse the possible cross-post at pstnet.com/forum
>>  
>> Thank you.
>>
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