Re: should RTS init in serial core be tied to CRTSCTS

From: Krzysztof Halasa
Date: Wed Mar 07 2007 - 07:48:37 EST


"Oleksiy Kebkal" <lesha@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> The name of the option is not CCTS, but CRTSCTS, isn't it? So, you may
> not only want to pause own transmission when CTS is inactive, but to
> control the transmission flow from the remote side. Why should RTS be
> active when the port is open even without CRTSCTS?

Because you'd break many devices otherwise.
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Krzysztof Halasa
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