Using cat and echo

[james collins]

I got ckermit from the Internet. Ckermit is a terminal emulator, I  
have also heard of zterm and coolterm. But I use a mac, so I don't  
know if those programs would apply to your setup. On the ckermit  
website under support I corresponded with a guy from Columbia  
university, and using the lineout and transmit commands I was able to  
get audio output. You will need a USB to serial adaptor, google it if  
you can. One thing about USB to serial adaptors the USB end can have a  
1.0 USB plug or 2.0 USB plug, both should work I think. The 2.0 is  
faster and if you have a newer computer it might be better. But I  
think the older style should also work. I don't remember the  
manufacturer of my USB to serial adaptor, ftdi and prolific are to  
makers of the chip sets in a lot of the USB to serial adaptors. You  
will probally need a driver which you should be able to get from the  
prolific and ftdi sites.

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On Sep 21, 2009, at 9:54 PM, "al Sten-Clanton" <Albert.E.Sten_Clanton at verizon.net 
 > wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I use the TripleTalk LT, but via the serial port itself, not a USB  
> port.
> I've had many Linux troubles over the years, but generally the cat  
> and echo
> commands have given me the audio output they're supposed to give.
>
> I thought that you had to have a real serial port to use this family  
> of
> speech synthesizer, as well as the DECTalk.  I take it I'm wrong.   
> What kind
> of audio output do you get, everything you're supposed to except for  
> the
> commands you asked about, or something less?  Can you tell me where  
> I can
> find out how to get an adusb-to-serial adapter working with a speech  
> output
> device?  I ask because I'd like to buy a new computer, and I gather  
> genuine
> serial ports are harder to come by, or at least more costly, than  
> they used
> to be.
>
> Thanks for whatever you can tell me.
>
> Al Sten-Clanton
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
> On Behalf Of james collins
> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 7:14 PM
> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> Subject: Using cat and echo
>
> Hello,
> My question is a little off topic so feel free to respond privately.  
> I was
> wondering why when I use the cat or echo command with my doubletalk  
> speech
> synthesizer I don't get audio output? I am pretty sure my  
> synthesizer my USB
> to serial adaptor and it's driver are all working because I have  
> gotten
> audio output from speech synthesizer. Do I need to set up anything  
> with my
> computer like setting the speed to 9600 baud in order to have the  
> cat or
> echo command work? Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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