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RS-232 terminal/monitor. Build this powerful serial-bus analyzer (SBA) which works like an expensive unit, but costs little more than a quality break-out box. Can also double as a portable, battery-operated keyboard/terminal. Est. cost: $75 (kit).
ELECTRONICS EXPERIMENTERS HANDBOOK 1993 pg. 123

Universal RS-232 connector is essentially a dedicated break-out board that makes the signals easily accessible and reconfigureable.
ELECTRONICS HOBBYISTS HANDBOOK 1993 pg. 25

Cable tester. Build a low-cost multipath continuity tester that uses electronic switches to move the "probe" from wire-to-wire. Est. cost: $40 (kit).
ELECTRONICS NOW Jul 1995 (v.66#7) pg. 69

Serial cable tester uses eight LED pairs (and switches) to test the continuity of the eight most important lines of an RS-232 cable.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Jan 1990 (v.7#1) pg. 63

Build a cable tester for multi-conductor cable assemblies.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Apr 1992 (v.9#4) pg. 53

Build a breakout box for testing computer data cables.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] May 1992 (v.9#5) pg. 61

Build the universal RS-232 connector. Two 25-pin D connectors attached to a circuit board facilitate the use of small jumper wires to test various pin linkages.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Oct 1992 (v.9#10) pg. 63

Circuit for testing 2-conductor cables.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Feb 1993 (v.10#2) pg. 76

Make a simple device to check ribbon-cable assemblies for continuity.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Mar 1994 (v.11#3) pg. 28

Cable-tester and wire-tracing system. A transmitter circuit generates four distinct audio tones that are received at the output using a receiver circuit. Used to trace and correctly connect multi-wire cables.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Apr 1996 (v.13#4) pg. 65

RS-232 probe circuits use a 3-volt window comparator to test the active input and output lines.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Feb 1997 (v.14#2) pg. 76

DTMF wire tracer. A tone generator placed at one end of a wire bundle, and a tone decoder at the other end, allows up to 16 conductors to be easily identified in only a matter of seconds.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Jul 1997 (v.14#7) pg. 33
Correction POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Dec 1997 (v.14#12) pg. 6
Correction POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Feb 1998 (v.15#2) pg. 5
Correction POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Apr 1998 (v.15#4) pg. 6

Simple cable tester for audio applications. Can be adapted to other types of cable (video, computer, etc.).
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Aug 1986 (v.57#8) pg. 29

Finding faults in cables (transmission lines) using time-domain reflectometry. How it works and tips on its uses.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Mar 1987 (v.58#3) pg. 66

Cable tester circuit for checking eight-conductor cable run throughout a building.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Mar 1989 (v.60#3) pg. 73

Build an intelligent multi-line computer cable tester. Est. cost: $25.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Apr 1989 (v.60#4) pg. 77

RS-232 terminal/monitor. Build this serial-bus analyzer and learn about the 68705 microcontroller. Allows more in-depth analysis than an ordinary breakout box. Can alse be used as a portable, battery-powered terminal. Est. cost: $75.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Aug 1991 (v.62#8) pg. 50

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