Emax

I just did a quick comparison of the ICs you used with the ones as specified for the EmuSer. At first sight they should be compatible, although yours are a bit slower...

However when checking your connections mentioned in your message below, I think you have swapped the inverting and non-inverting pins.
I think the RXD+/RXD- and TXD+/TXD- must be swapped on the MAX and SN ICs...

///E-Synthesist

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "Adam" <fake@...> wrote:
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> well, it starts to make sense! it really looked disappointing, now there are new things to check. 
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> meanwhile i switched to an Emulator II+HD to do the tests, because i know that works well with SD thru DB25. is it fair to assume that it has a healthy port and will work with the EMXP too?
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> i put this back to the bench and will check if there were any signals coming in and out on the TX-RX stuff. i havent included the LEDs on this design.
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> since the UA9637AC is not available around, i replaced it. i did not use any capacitors and resistors though. i assume you used it to shape the signal (apart from those to support the LEDs). if there were any other reasons, please let me know, i need to check that.
> 
> i am going to list the short description of my version in a very easy way. everything is connected direct, no resistors or capacitors used. please see below if you were interested in.
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> "So, what error do you actually get in EMXP ?   "
> 
> When receiving from the EII it says: Errorcode 990. There is a communication problem with the EII. ReasonCode is 3.
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> i am going to post it quick, so maybe you had more time to check and think, and now i'll return to measure the circuitry.
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> and now the connections:
> 
> 
> 
> RECEIVER (RX): MAX RS485
> ---------------------
> TXD+ (Emax: pin8) -> Teensy RXD+ (RS422:3) -> RS485:7 (B)
> TXD- (Emax:pin9) -> Teensy RXD- (RS422:4) -> RS485:6 (A)
> GND (Emax:pin3) -> Teensy (RS422:5) -> RS485:5 (GND) 
> RS485:pin1 (R0) -> Teensy PD2 (RXD1)
> RS485:pin2 (NRE) -> L 
> RS485:pin3 (D) -> L  
> RS485:pin4 (DI) ->  not connected 
> 
> TRANSCIVER (TX): MAX RS485
> ------------------------
> Teensy TXD (PD3) -> RS485:pin4 (DI)
> RS485:pin6 (A) -> Emax:pin5 (RXD-)
> RS485:pin7 (B) -> Emax:pin4 (RXD+)
> RS485:1 (R0) -> not connected
> RS485:2 (NRE) ->H
> RS485:3 (DE) ->H
> 
> CLOCK (CLK): SN75176B
> ------------------------
> CLK (Emax:5) -> SN75176B Pin6 (A) 
> SN75176B:pin7: B -> L
> SN75176B:pin1: R -> Teensy PD5  (XCK)
> SN75176B:pin4 (D) -> not connected
> SN75176B:pin3 (DE) -> L 
> SN75176B:pin2 (NRE) -> L
>