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I tried using hyperterminal and everything works just as it should
I then tried MCS serial communicator (again) with readloop get hex and all I got was R 52
SOO the code is good , the hardware is good there is just something I'm missing using MCS comm. One big difference hyperterm. is real time key stroke to echo, MSC only after manual CR.
I also tried realterm. sometime the echo worked but never the LED (BLINK, SWEEP, ON OFF ETC.) ideals.
thanks