[blinux-newbie] blind + linux = blinux

[Mike Gorse]

Yeah, saw that in your code and tried to get yasr to do the same but it
seemed to make it lock up.  Haven't figured out why, though.  Anyway,
thanks for the docs.

On 17 Mar 2000, Kirk Reiser wrote:

> Hi Mike:  Well I was wrong about the control line.  It's a control-a.
> Anyway here are my docs on the subject.  Not all of the commands work
> as advertised.
> 
>   Kirk
> 
> [:dv g5 dd]     Will provide the ability to set the volume
> of the DECtalk Express. Values of DD should range
> from 60 to 86.
> 
> [:power speak|status]   Speaks or provides a character
> string of the power status of the DECtalk Express.
> The status messages are Battery OK, Battery Low or External
> Power ON.
> 
> [:power sleep|interval X] Puts the unit in power save mode
> or provides a  low battery warning after "X"
> seconds.
> 
> [:tsr off|on]   Default is "on". When turned "off", the keep-
> alive characters sent from the DECtalk Express
> to the TSR are not sent. Used when communicating directly to
> the COM port.
> 
> [:version speak|status]    Causes the DECtalk Express to
> speak or return a  character string of the current
> version of the firmware.
> 
> CTRL C     Causes the DECtalk Express to perform an
>       immediate stop speaking and flush any pending text
>       and index markers. The unit returns a "CTRL A" when
>       the flush is completed. It is recommended that you do
>       not send any other text or commands until the CTRL A
>       is received. Otherwise some of the text and/or
>       commands sent after the CTRL C may also be  flushed.
>       If part of a command is flushed it could leave the
>       unit in an undeterminable state.
> 
>        NOTE: In this version it is necessary to initially
> 	send two CTRL Cs before the first CTRL A
> 	comes back.
> CTRL N          Pause speaking. CTRL O resumes speaking.
> CTRL O          Resumes speaking. CTRL N pauses speaking.
> 
> FLOW CONTROL.
> The DECtalk Express uses the XON/XOFF (Ctrl-Q/Ctrl-S)
> protocol for flow control.
> 
> FIRMWARE UPGRADE.
> The firmware loader program, LOAD.BAT, will try to determine
> if the PC has a 16550 compatible UART. If it finds one, it
> will upload the firmware at 57.6KB. If not, it will upload
> the firmware at 9600 Baud with an approximately 15-20 minute
> load time.
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Kirk Reiser				The Computer Braille Facility
> e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca		University of Western Ontario
> phone: (519) 661-3061
> 
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