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From: Andy Talbot <andy.g4jnt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 20:53:57 +0100
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Have you checked it with any of your other COM ports?
Check DTR and RTS both toggle appropriately


Andy
www.g4jnt.com


On 26 April 2018 at 20:29, Chris Wilson <dead.fets@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> Hello Andy,
>
>   I have built a heat sinked SSR to control my big linear PSU on / OFF
>
>   It works fine with anything over about 2.1V DC on the input pins and
>   switches  the  psu with full load with no excess heating over a long
>   period.  But when I connect the input pins to a serial port (COM4 in
>   this case, I have an add on serial card with 4 extra ports) with the
>   +ve  input pin on the SSR to terminals 4 and 7 connected together on
>   the  serial connector, and the -ve SSR pin to terminal 5 (ground) on
>   COM4 there is no change of state when SimpleTimer turns on or off. I
>   see  -5.5V  all  the  time on the SSR input pins. I run Lady Heather
>   software  on COM7 and it works fine with my Trimble Thunderbolt GPS.
>   Windows  7  64 bit sees no issue with the COM ports and says COM4 is
>   working  correctly.  Any  idea what I have done wrong or how to test
>   things? Thanks! 2E0ILY
>
> Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 5:51:19 PM, you wrote:
>
> > There is now a prettier version at
> > http://www.g4jnt.com/DropF/simpletimer.zip
>
>
> > Same functionality, except it also allows  HH:MM as well as HH:MM:SS
>
>
> > Andy
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  Chris                            mailto:dead.fets@gmail.com
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Have you checked it with any of your other COM ports?<div>=
Check DTR and RTS both toggle appropriately</div><div><br></div><div class=
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Andy<div><span=
 style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><a href=3D"http://www.g4jnt.com" target=3D"_bla=
nk">www.g4jnt.com</a></span><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></di=
v></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 26 April 2018 at 20:29, Chris Wilson <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dead.fets@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">=
dead.fets@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"=
><br>
<br>
Hello Andy,<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 I have built a heat sinked SSR to control my big linear PSU on / OFF=
<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 It works fine with anything over about 2.1V DC on the input pins and=
<br>
=C2=A0 switches=C2=A0 the=C2=A0 psu with full load with no excess heating o=
ver a long<br>
=C2=A0 period.=C2=A0 But when I connect the input pins to a serial port (CO=
M4 in<br>
=C2=A0 this case, I have an add on serial card with 4 extra ports) with the=
<br>
=C2=A0 +ve=C2=A0 input pin on the SSR to terminals 4 and 7 connected togeth=
er on<br>
=C2=A0 the=C2=A0 serial connector, and the -ve SSR pin to terminal 5 (groun=
d) on<br>
=C2=A0 COM4 there is no change of state when SimpleTimer turns on or off. I=
<br>
=C2=A0 see=C2=A0 -5.5V=C2=A0 all=C2=A0 the=C2=A0 time on the SSR input pins=
. I run Lady Heather<br>
=C2=A0 software=C2=A0 on COM7 and it works fine with my Trimble Thunderbolt=
 GPS.<br>
=C2=A0 Windows=C2=A0 7=C2=A0 64 bit sees no issue with the COM ports and sa=
ys COM4 is<br>
=C2=A0 working=C2=A0 correctly.=C2=A0 Any=C2=A0 idea what I have done wrong=
 or how to test<br>
=C2=A0 things? Thanks! 2E0ILY<br>
<br>
Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 5:51:19 PM, you wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; There is now a prettier version at<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://www.g4jnt.com/DropF/simpletimer.zip" rel=3D"noreferr=
er" target=3D"_blank">http://www.g4jnt.com/DropF/<wbr>simpletimer.zip</a><b=
r>
<br>
<br>
&gt; Same functionality, except it also allows=C2=A0 HH:MM as well as HH:MM=
:SS<br>
<br>
<br>
&gt; Andy<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Best regards,<br>
=C2=A0Chris=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:dead.fets@gmail=
.com">dead.fets@gmail.com</a><br>
<br>
<br>
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