[HLUG] Serial port setting

[Mark Broadbent]

Hi Paul,

On 20/04/2008, paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net
<paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net> wrote:
> Andy,
>
>  > The valid baud rates are listed in /usr/include/asm-i386/termbits.h
>  > and 62500 isn't one of them.  I believe you'll need to patch your
>  > kernel a bit like this:
>
> Hmmm, that's a bit awkward for me, but I'll look into it, thanks.
>
>  > It would seem a lot easier to just change the other device to 57600
>  > or 115200, but I suppose there is a good reason why this isn't
>  > possible in your case..
>
> The device attached is an 8 bit micro and because it's running from a
>  16Mhz clock anything that's non divisible gives me errors, for example at
>  115200 I get 3.7% rate error (ie, it's 3.7% off the correct rate). At
>  31250 (MIDI) and 62500 (double MIDI) I get 0%.
>
>  I'll have a tinker and see what I can do.
>
>  This explains what I'm doing - http://qix.synth.net/Blog/?p=6
>  And this is the background - http://qix.synth.net/

This might be an weird suggestion but why don't you get a MIDI card
and use that to communicate with your board?

Thanks
Mark