Historic EazyLink Testing

Owned by Vic Gerhardi
Last updated: Jun 30, 2015
42 min read

Introduction

This page has not been deleted but it has no relevance to users of OZ v4.5 any-more. The reason why is that your software developers have been chipping away at the OZ code making the software run faster thus allowing high speed transfers to be attained. This page is just a reminder on how difficult it was to achieve this.

Eazylink2 B4 was the first version that had a program to test all the protocol commands. It was used for development to indicate whether the hardware or USB to Serial ports were working as expected with the Z88. It still remains as a quick check that the link is all right.

It was selected from the Z88 Menu.

Previous Results

NO LONGER RELEVANT

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


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

Jamie

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

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

64bit		 

2.10.0.0

 

3.4.62.293

3.7.0.5

VG

5.3-08

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

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

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

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
5609
4712
5940
6382
 
4709
 
isFileAvailable
  
CRC32 validation
    
:RAM.-/uploadtest02.dat
         
sendFileData
 
time (ms)
1398
1359
1371
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
17479
17473
17517
30505
 
17467
17563
isFileAvailable
 
:RAM.-/uploadtest02.dat
 512        
sendFileData
 
time (ms)
1699
1555
1642
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

WCH

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  

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