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Introduction

Eazylink2 B4 has a program to test all the protocol commands. It is used for development to indicate whether the hardware or USB to Serial ports are working as expected with the Z88.

It is selected from the Z88 Menu.

Results

These tables indicate the results running on Windows xp with a hardware serial port and Windows 8 64bit. Click on the TICK or CROSS to see the results.

The USB Serial Cables were tested on the Windows xp computer using the USB 1.0 port.

A CROSS indicates a false command is in the text. Please check whether this is really a false command or whether it is the result of a faulty test.

OZ 4.5 b2 5.3-08USB Serial Cables 
 
Hardware
Connector 

38400 BPS

Operating
System

FT232R

CH340
PL2303HXD
HX Rev D)
USA-19
USA-49WG

USER
REPORT

     GS
     GS

64bit		 

2.10.0.0

3.3.2011.11

3.4.62.293

3.7.0.5

VG

5.1.2600.0

1.0.2154.0

 

2.1.51.238

3.7.0.2

VG
OZ 4.5 b2 5.3-08USB Serial Cables 
 
Hardware
Connector 		 

9600 BPS

Operating
System

FT232R
PL2303HXD
HX Rev D)
USA-19
USA-49WG
USER
REPORT
    GS
    GS

64bit		 

2.10.0.0

3.4.62.293

3.7.0.5

VG

5.1.2600.0

1.0.2154.0

2.1.51.238

3.7.0.2

VG
OZ 2.2 Popdown v5.2.6-06 USB Serial Cables 
 
Hardware
Connector 

 

9600 BPS

Operating
System

FT232R
PL2303HXD
HX Rev D)
USA-19
USA-49WG
USER
REPORT
    GS
    GS

64bit		 

2.10.0.0

3.4.62.293

3.7.0.5

VG

5.1.2600.0

1.0.2154.0

2.1.51.238

3.7.0.2

VG
OZ 2.2 Popdown v5.1 USB Serial Cables 
 
Hardware
Connector 

9600 BPS

Operating
System

FT232R
PL2303HXD
HX Rev D)
USA-19
USA-49WG
USER
REPORT
    GS
    GS

64bit		 

2.10.0.0

3.4.62.293

3.7.0.5

VG

5.1.2600.0

1.0.2154.0

2.1.51.238

3.7.0.2

VG

 

 

OZ 4.3.1 Popdown v5.1 USB Serial Cables 
 
Hardware
Connector 

 

9600 BPS

Operating
System

FT232R

CH340
PL2303HXD
HX Rev D)
USA-19
USA-49WG
USER
REPORT
     GS
     GS

64bit		 

2.10.0.0

3.3.2011.11

 

3.4.62.293

3.7.0.5

VG

5.1.2600.0

1.0.2154.0

 

2.1.51.238

3.7.0.2

VG


Results Breakdown

 Which commands are failing?

 38400 BPS 5.3-08 64bit
Command

helloZ88()
PC->Z88, setZ88Time()
translationOn()
translationOff()
linefeedConvOn()
linefeedConvOff()
reloadTranslationTable()
:RAM.-/testdir1)
       
createDir
deleteFileDir
:RAM.-/uploadtest01.dat
       
sendFileData
time (ms)
5940
5941
4712
5940
6382
4709
 
isFileAvailable
 
CRC32 validation
   
:RAM.-/uploadtest02.dat
       
sendFileData
time (ms)
1398
1359
1232
1398
1358
1233
 
isFileAvailable
 
CRC32 validation
   
receiveFile
   
deleteFileDir
9600 BPS 5.3-08 64bit
Command

helloZ88()
PC->Z88, setZ88Time()
translationOn()
translationOff()
linefeedConvOn()
linefeedConvOff()
reloadTranslationTable()
:RAM.-/testdir1)
       
createDir
deleteFileDir
:RAM.-/uploadtest01.dat
 17602      
sendFileData
time (ms)
19268
15246
18381
19255
19415
18373
18360
isFileAvailable
CRC32 validation
   
:RAM.-/uploadtest02.dat
 512      
sendFileData
time (ms)
1846
1694
1598
1812
1666
1233
1670
isFileAvailable
CRC32 validation
   
receiveFile
   
deleteFileDir
9600 BPS OZ 2.2 
Popdown v5.2.6-06 		 64bit
Command

helloZ88()
PC->Z88, setZ88Time()
translationOn()
translationOff()
linefeedConvOn()
linefeedConvOff()
reloadTranslationTable()
:RAM.-/testdir1)
       
createDir
deleteFileDir
:RAM.-/uploadtest01.dat
 17602      
sendFileData
time (ms)
32177
21784
32060
30719
30503
32052
32263
isFileAvailable
CRC32 validation
 
:RAM.-/uploadtest02.dat
 512      
sendFileData
time (ms)
2126
6030
1985
2145
1867
2010
2157
isFileAvailable
CRC32 validation
receiveFile
deleteFileDir
9600 BPS OZ 2.2 
Popdown v5.1 		 64bit
Command

helloZ88()
PC->Z88, setZ88Time()
translationOn()
translationOff()
linefeedConvOn()
linefeedConvOff()
reloadTranslationTable()
:RAM.-/testdir1)
       
createDir
deleteFileDir
:RAM.-/uploadtest01.dat
 17602      
sendFileData
time (ms)
30718
21775
30610
30718
30505
30617
32249
isFileAvailable
:RAM.-/uploadtest02.dat
 512      
sendFileData
time (ms)
2086
6025
1997
2077
1884
1973
2115
isFileAvailable
receiveFile
deleteFileDir
9600 BPS OZ 4.3.1 
Popdown v5.1-05		 64bit
Command

helloZ88()
PC->Z88, setZ88Time()
translationOn()
translationOff()
linefeedConvOn()
linefeedConvOff()
reloadTranslationTable()
:RAM.-/testdir1)
       
createDir
deleteFileDir
:RAM.-/uploadtest01.dat
 17602      
sendFileData
time (ms)
17520
14000
17473
17517
30505
17467
17563
isFileAvailable
:RAM.-/uploadtest02.dat
 512      
sendFileData
time (ms)
1699
1555
1615
1698
17489
1702
1689
isFileAvailable
receiveFile
deleteFileDir

Time Chart

This chart shows the total time taken to transfer 2 different size files.

There is not a lot of difference between the Serial cables and where there is a difference, this is because of a fault.

Keyspan

Prolific

FTDI

H/W

Conclusion

Before this test was provided, it was not surprising that the Keyspan Serial Cable was the favourite USB Serial Cable as it passed all the using the latest software but surprisingly it failed with the original test. The other BIG surprise is that I have just bought a £2.21 USB Serial cable including postage which works with Windows 8.1 and OZ 4.5!

If OZ 4.3.1 is run, it works with all cables and the hardware connector.

OZ 4.5 - 38400 BPS passes on Windows xp (using USB 1.0 port) and Windows 8 with the Prolific and Keyspan cable

OZ 4.5 - 9600 BPS  fails on Windows xp with Keyspan (using USB 1.0 port), passes with the Prolific cable.

Popdown 5.2 fails with both Windows and all cables.

Popdown 5.1 passes the Windows xp hardware serial port.

Although the results may seem at first alarming, once the individual commands are listed they are the same ones that fail.

deleteFileDir
isFileAvailable
deleteFileDir
createDir

It is hoped that by fixing these commands, all versions will work,

Old Test

This converter chart shows the result of saving and receiving a 367,953 byte ZIP file.This section may get removed.

Users need to be prudent if and when upgrading to this later version as the serial adapters that may have worked may fail now. Manufacturers use different chip sets. These are shown below the logo.

64bit eazylink2-1.0-BETA3.2 RESULTS
Driver

Stand Alone
Imp/Export
Send files
to Z88 only 

Stand Alone
5.1-05

OZ V2.2

OZ 4.2
build 3520 		OZ 4.3.1
5.2-06 		OZ 4.4.1
5.3-08		OZ 4.5
5.3-08 		Suppliers
3.7.0.5 


FT232R

2.10.0.0

 

FT232BL		       

FT232BM

       


PL2303HX

3.4.62.293  

TO BE CONTINUED ...

Please let us know which other converters worked for you so they may be added to the list.

 

9600 BPS OZ 4.3.1 
Popdown v5.1-05

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