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. Sent from my iPhone 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----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup- > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
