[BRLTTY] testing display

[Chevelle]

You need to know what 'com' port the Alva is connected to, and that can 
change depending on what USB port your USB adapter is plugged into.

You can tap the windows key and type 'device manager' then open the 
device manager and find the 'Com And LPT ports'.  This can show you what 
you have.


     For serial connections, you can use the mode command to check if 
the 'com' port is alive.

Open a command prompt with Windows-r or however you wish, then:

mode com4:9600

If it says com4 is an illegal device name, then you know that port isn't 
working.

After you know the port is working, try installing BRLTTY.



On 4/18/2023 8:59 AM, Howard Traxler wrote:
> Good morning all,
>
> I have an ALVA 80-cell display that I'd like to use with my windows 10 
> computer with NVDA and some ham radio software.  I have the choice of 
> the old style serial or parallel connections.  I'd like to plug in the 
> display and be able to test to see if the computer is talking to the 
> display.  Wonder if someone could suggest what I might do to make such 
> a test?
>
>
> Thank you anybody.
>
> Howard
>
>