Serial Port not writing

In Matlab 2014a (on ubuntu 12.04, 64-bit), a serial port that I'm writing to doesn't actually output anything from the FTDI-RS232 cable. As seen by a scope, no bits are being sent, the line remains high. There is no matlab error, and "ValuesSent" increments as it should every time i "transmit". However, TransferStatus remains idle all the time.

I can read data IN to matlab over another serial port just fine, but i'm not trying to write to that one. Thoughts on why a port wouldn't be writing? I have given the appropriate read-write privileges to the port, and if i didn't I'd get a port-open error. No flow control is needed.

 s = serial('/dev/ttyUSB2','BaudRate',115200,'DataBits',8, 'StopBits', 1);
 fopen(s);
 s.FlowControl = 'none';
 fprintf(s, '%s', 'asbc');
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get(s) gives:

    ByteOrder = littleEndian
    BytesAvailable = 0
    BytesAvailableFcn = 
    BytesAvailableFcnCount = 48
    BytesAvailableFcnMode = terminator
    BytesToOutput = 0
    ErrorFcn = 
    InputBufferSize = 512
    Name = Serial-/dev/ttyUSB2
    ObjectVisibility = on
    OutputBufferSize = 512
    OutputEmptyFcn = 
    RecordDetail = compact
    RecordMode = overwrite
    RecordName = record.txt
    RecordStatus = off
    Status = open
    Tag = 
    Timeout = 1
    TimerFcn = 
    TimerPeriod = 1
    TransferStatus = idle
    Type = serial
    UserData = []
    ValuesReceived = 0
    ValuesSent = 260

    SERIAL specific properties:
    BaudRate = 115200
    BreakInterruptFcn = 
    DataBits = 8
    DataTerminalReady = on
    FlowControl = none
    Parity = none
    PinStatus = [1x1 struct]
    PinStatusFcn = 
    Port = /dev/ttyUSB2
    ReadAsyncMode = continuous
    RequestToSend = on
    StopBits = 1
    Terminator = CR/LF

Answer 1

[John]

Huh, turns out it was a bad usb to serial cable. Lost hours on this, but it does work now.

Answer 2

[alican kara]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIhblJn1hPA&t=23s