[Framers] Grammar Question

[Dennis Brunnenmeyer]

Actually, all of you are wrong. This cable can likely connect to a lot of
things, including RS-485 devices if it has the usual RJ-45 Ethernet plug on
the business end. If so, it can easily be connected to other devices, such
as standard Ethernet switches and routers, but it would not function
properly. Even if it has another type of connector, it's probably better to
just describe what to do with it.

Assuming you're writing this sentence as a step in a series of
instructions, just say this:

"Cable X should be connected to the RS-485 port on Device Y."

If you just want to describe the nature of the cable, then try this:

"This is an RS-485 signal cable."

In either example above, it's clear that the cable and the signal on it
complies with the RS-485 standard at least well enough to function properly.

Dennis ...



"

On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 2:56 PM quills <quills at airmail.net> wrote:

> I would not use the second hyphen. It is questionable at best.
>
> > On Apr 29, 2019, at 08:06, Lin Sims <ljsims.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > This cable connects to devices that are RS-485 enabled.
> >
> >> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 7:57 AM Doug <dbailey4117 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> In the sentence below regarding RS-485 technology, I really don't want
> to
> >> use consecutive hyphens.  Can you suggest a decent alternative?  Thanks
> in
> >> advance.
> >>
> >> This cable connects to RS-485-enabled devices.
> >> _______________________________________________
> >>
> >> This message is from the Framers mailing list
> >>
> >> Send messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com
> >> Visit the list's homepage at  http://www.frameusers.com
> >> Archives located at
> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/
> >> Subscribe and unsubscribe at
> >> http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com
> >> Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Lin Sims
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> > This message is from the Framers mailing list
> >
> > Send messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com
> > Visit the list's homepage at  http://www.frameusers.com
> > Archives located at
> http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/
> > Subscribe and unsubscribe at
> http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com
> > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> This message is from the Framers mailing list
>
> Send messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Visit the list's homepage at  http://www.frameusers.com
> Archives located at
> http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/
> Subscribe and unsubscribe at
> http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com
> Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com
>


-- 
Dennis Brunnenmeyer
Host | Nevada City Limits
Administrator | KVMR Digital Music Library
KVMR-FM / KVMR.org
120 Bridge Street
Nevada City, CA 95959
p: (530) 477-9015
m: (530) 320-9025
dennis.brunnenmeyer at gmail.com
or
dennisb at kvmr.org