> > I'm *almost* ready to deploy a linux based kiosk system that I've
> > built. But the touch screen is going to be a goodly
> distance from the
> > main box. And I can't find anywhere that sells null modem
cables. I
> > need it to be about 10 meters long, but at this point,
I'd happily
> > gang several together if needs be.
> >
> > Ideally, I need this cable by Saturday morning. I'm in Cork.
>> For 10m you would probably want to use RJ45 to serial,
> and then 1 short null modem cable to do the crossover.
The touch screen uses something ever so slightly narrower
than RJ11. Initially I thought it was simply RJ11 and I could
use that. Unfortunately not.
Anyway, I guesss now the question becomes, do you know where
I could get and RJ45 to serial converter?
Dale.
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