USBH_SerialUSB + HandShake.RequestToSend

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Hi!

I am currently trying to connect my FEZ Domino with a Airlink GL6110 USB modem via USB (obviously)

Therefore I want to use the PPP implementation of GHIElectronics.

In the manual for the modem there is written that hardware flowcontrol is required.

Therefore I set the USBH_SerialUSB.Handshake property to Handsharke.RequestToSend like in the example below:


if (device.TYPE != USBH_DeviceType.Serial_CDC)
                return;

            modem = new USBH_SerialUSB(device, Constants.BAUDRATE, Constants.PARITY, Constants.DATABITS, Constants.STOPBITS);

            // Till this point TCP/IP stack is hooked previously Enabled interface (Ethernet by default)
            PPP.Enable(modem);
            modem.Handshake = Handshake.RequestToSend; // This is to avoid data loss during PPP communication.
            modem.Open();

Unfortunately I get a “System.Exception” thrown at the point I want to set the Handshake property.
Can it be that this is not supported yet by GHI or that there is a bug?

Or am I doing something wrong?

Please help! :o

2

There is no ppp on domino, only large devices

3

Really?

However I just tried the same code on my ChipworkX running the latest firmware.

Throws the same exception at the same point!!!

And even worse: Although the default value of Handshake is “None”, I also get an exception thrown if I SET the Handshake to “None”

so any access to that property results in a weird Exception being thrown. That seriously must be a bug right?

So to be precise all of the following results in an exception being thrown without any Message:


modem = new USBH_SerialUSB(device, Constants.BAUDRATE, Constants.PARITY, Constants.DATABITS, Constants.STOPBITS);

            // Till this point TCP/IP stack is hooked previously Enabled interface (Ethernet by default)
            PPP.Enable(modem);
            // either...
            modem.Handshake = Handshake.RequestToSend; // This is to avoid data loss during PPP communication.
            // or...
            modem.Handshake = Handshake.None;
            // or...
            modem.Handshake = Handshake.XOnXOff;
            // results in an exception. the following line is never reached.
            modem.Open();

I also uploaded the exception image.

The message is:
“Exception was thrown: System.Exception”

The stacktrace is:
“GHIElectronics.NETMF.USBHost.USBH_SerialUSB::SetHandshake
GHIElectronics.NETMF.USBHost.USBH_SerialUSB::set_Handshake
PPP_Example_4._0.Program::RunDemo
PPP_Example_4._0.Program::DeviceConnectedEvent
GHIElectronics.NETMF.USBHost.USBH_DeviceConnectionEventHandler::Invoke
GHIElectronics.NETMF.USBHost.USBHostController::nativeEventDispatcher_OnInterrupt
GHIElectronics.NETMF.System.InternalEvent::nativeEventDispatcher_OnInterrupt”

What is going wrong there?

4

Not supported per documentation:
http://www.ghielectronics.com/downloads/NETMF/Library%20Documentation/html/117a2c77-36bd-362d-f014-7c730be6a2fe.htm

We can add it for next release. Please try this after you open the COM port to set hardware handshaking:
USBH_RawDevice r = new USBH_RawDevice(device);
r.SendSetupTransfer(0x21, 0x22, 3, device.INTERFACE_INDEX);

5

Thanks for that tip, however it didn’t work either.

Seems USB is still a work in progress area, right? Should have chosen an RS232 modem.

Thanks anyway

6

USB is complete but like any software out there, there is always additional features that can be added…new versions…new enhancements

7

How did it not work? Did it throw exceptions?

8

yes - threw the very same exception I think.
I’m gonna use another modem that has an RS232 port instead. :slight_smile:
Thank you very much for your help.
GHI support really rocks :slight_smile: