Operating The Serial Adapter; Screen Layout - Belkin F1D084Eea User Manual

Operating the Serial Adapter

This section describes how to access and operate an ACSII-based device with a PS/2
or Sun console (keyboard and monitor) using the Serial Adapter.
Status
The green LED on the unit shows the status of the Serial Adapter. The LED will appear
solid when power is going to the Serial Adapter. When serial data is transmitting, the
LED will blink.

Screen Layout

The Serial Adapter produces 8-colour video at 800x600 resolution, which can
accommodate 32 lines of 80 text characters each. A typical ASCII terminal uses 24
lines, so the Serial Adapter uses the eight extra lines to provide system-status and help
information. These eight lines are divided so that four are at the top of the screen and
four are at the bottom (see Figure 3).
Figure 3 Online Session
• I n line 1 of the top pane, the Serial Adapter's firmware version is displayed at the
right.
• I n line 3 of the top pane, the cursor position and buffer-page number are displayed
at the left, and the terminal type and data rate are displayed at the right.
• I n line 4 of the top pane, the communication status is displayed. This status can be:
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