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From: "TAMS Team" <tamsteam@rolls-royce-rps.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Ada Communications
Date: 2000/01/11
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Help, complete novice here!

How do I read and write to a serial port (e.g. COM2) using Ada?  What we
intend to do is read serial data coming down an RS422 line formatted to
RS100 protocol, and also transmit back up using the same standards.

I'm not sure where to start here - simple answers, please, as I'm trying to
learn at least 3 new things at once here!!!

(Don't say "Use another language", as we have to do it this way, and the
incoming data is fixed to RS422/RS100!)

Thanks!