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Breeze Embedded Computing Terminal
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  • Page 1 ..an embedded design lab Breeze Embedded Computing Terminal User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Disclaimer This Manual has been reviewed and validated for accuracy. The descriptions it contains are accurate for Breeze Embedded Computing Terminal. Breeze Innovation Pvt. Ltd. assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors, omissions or discrepancies that may appear in this manual including the product and the software described in it.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Box Contents ............................. 5 Do’s and Don’ts ..........................5 Connecting the Cables to Terminal ....................5 Switching On the Terminal ....................... 6 BREEZE ECT CONFIGURATION ....................... 7 Configuring the terminal ........................7 Terminal Screen Shortcut keys ......................8 USER CONFIGURATION ........................11 Profile Manager ..........................
  • Page 4: Introduction

    It consists of Three Modules. They are Display unit, Control Unit, and Keyboard Unit. The Keyboard is Detachable. This manual is intended for the users of ECT and provides the information needed to install and operate the ECT. Screenshots have been used wherever possible to improve understanding.
  • Page 5: Installation

    This chapter provides instructions to install and turn on ECT. Perform each step in order. Box Contents The ECT comes with the following items. Unpack the carton box and Check to make sure that you have the following items. ECT (Terminal Unit) 12V DC Adapter along with power cord iii.
  • Page 6: Switching On The Terminal

    ..an embedded design lab Switching On the Terminal  Connect the Power cord to the DC Adapter  Plug the DC adapter Outlet to the socket in the Terminal.  Connect the monitor to the Power source and switch on the monitor. ...
  • Page 7: Breeze Ect Configuration

    ..an embedded design lab  BREEZE ECT CONFIGURATION Configuring the terminal  Once the terminal is switched on, the Profile manager Dialog will appear  Press the Tab key in the Keyboard, So that the “Activate” button is highlighted or selected.
  • Page 8: Terminal Screen Shortcut Keys

    ..an embedded design lab Terminal Screen Shortcut keys The below shortcut keys can be activated once the profile is activated Switching between Active Profile and Profile manager – Ctrl + up Arrow Menu  Invoke Menu – F3  Quit Menu – F3 / Alt ...
  • Page 9 ..an embedded design lab Help  Invoke Help – Alt + F5 Help screen is displayed as shown...
  • Page 10 ..an embedded design lab Calendar  Invoke Calendar – Right ALT + Right SHIFT  Calendar Help - F6  Quit calendar – F11 Calendar screen is displayed as shown. Figure 4 In Calendar Screen press F6 for help, to show the options as shown. Figure 5...
  • Page 11 ..an embedded design lab Calculator  Invoke Calculator – Right ALT + Right CTRL or Alt + F1  Quit calculator – Ctrl + Q Figure 6 In order to switch between Profile manager and the Terminal Profile use the Ctrl + Up Arrow key. Figure 7...
  • Page 12: User Configuration

    ..an embedded design lab  USER CONFIGURATION Profile Manager The Profile Manager lists the connections/ Profiles which can be configured by the user for a specific setting and can be later activated to connect to a Server through LAN / serial port through the pre- configured profile.
  • Page 13: Menu

    You can also select and save settings to match your host system. The ECT saves your selections in Flash memory, along with the factory-default settings. When the ECT is shut down, you do not lose...
  • Page 14: Profile Manager

    ..an embedded design lab Profile Manager To enter or exit set-up, you press the F3 key while in the Terminal Screen or Press Menu Option in the Profile Manager. When you enter Menu, The profile manager or the Terminal screen is replaced by the Menu Screen.
  • Page 15: Menu - A Comprehensive List

    ..an embedded design lab Menu – a comprehensive List 4.3.3 A comprehensive list of menu categories available Menu Categories Options Video Keyboard  Column Width a) Reset Terminal a) Clear All Tabs  Background Color b) Clear Communication b) Set Default Tabs(8) ...
  • Page 16: Options Category

    ..an embedded design lab Options Category 4.3.4 The Options Category lets you modify general features related to the terminal such as clear display, clear communication etc. List of Features – Options Categories Choice Functionality a) Reset Terminal Resets many VT320 operating features to a default setting.
  • Page 17 ..an embedded design lab List of Features – Options Categories Choice Functionality  The Return key sends a carriage return and a line feed. l) User Features Lock Selects whether or not the host system can change your settings for the following features. Auto Repeat Smooth/Jump Scroll Light/Dark Screen...
  • Page 18: Video Menu

    ..an embedded design lab Video Menu 4.3.5 The Video Category lets you modify video related features such as 80 or 132 columns, smooth or jump scrolling, and a block or underline cursor. List of Features – Video Categories Choice Functionality a) Column Width Selects an 80 or 132-column screen display for text.
  • Page 19: Keyboard Menu

    ..an embedded design lab List of Features – Video Categories Choice Functionality h) Clock Display Selects whether or not to display the clock.  On  Default i) Status Line Position Selects where to display the status line in the screen. Bottom Keyboard Menu 4.3.6...
  • Page 20 ..an embedded design lab List of Features – Keyboard Categories Choice Functionality - The tilde key sends a ` when unshifted and a ~ when shifted.  Escape - The tilde key sends an escape (ESC) character. Selects which characters the minus (-) and underscore (_) keys send.
  • Page 21 ..an embedded design lab List of Features – Keyboard Categories Choice Functionality send the bottom character on their keycap. Shift Locks After you press Lock down, all keys send the top character on their keycap. f) Desktop Utility Map Selects whether Desktop Utility Map is to be disabled or not.
  • Page 22: Serialport1 Menu

    ..an embedded design lab SerialPort1 Menu 4.3.7 The SerialPort1 menu screen lets you modify settings related to Serial Port 1. List of Features – Serial Port1 Categories Choice Functionality a) Baud Rate Selects the baud rate for the terminal to send data to the host system.
  • Page 23 ..an embedded design lab List of Features – Serial Port1 Categories Choice Functionality  Off Sends keyboard data to the host. The host may or may not send the data back to the screen. Sends keyboard data to the screen and to the host. g) Host Interface Selects which cable connector you can use on the rear of the VT320 to connect to the host system...
  • Page 24: Serialport2 Menu

    ..an embedded design lab SerialPort2 Menu 4.3.8 The SerialPort2 menu screen lets you modify settings related to Second Serial Port in the terminal. List of Features – Serial Port2 Categories Choice Functionality a) Baud Rate Selects the baud rate for the terminal to send data to the host system.
  • Page 25: Print Settings Menu

    ..an embedded design lab List of Features – Serial Port2 Categories Choice Functionality XON/XOFF the host system. RTS/CTS XON/XOFF#RTS/CTS Print Settings Menu 4.3.9 The Print settings menu screen lets you modify settings related to Printer settings such as printer port selection, driver selection, etc.
  • Page 26 ..an embedded design lab List of Features – Print Settings Categories Choice Functionality ISCII 83 – ISCII 88 – Bit Encoding This option allows the user to select any one the Bit Encoding 7 Bit – 8 Bit – Draft This option allows the user to enable or disable the Draft Option.
  • Page 27: Term. Emul. Menu

    ..an embedded design lab Term. Emul. Menu 4.3.10 The Term. Emul. screen lets you modify settings related to terminal emulation controls and keypad related control character settings. List of Features – Term. Emul. Categories Choice Functionality a) VT320/220 Controls Selects the terminal's controls character selection and VT320 mode 8 Bit Controls - Lets the terminal use all VT320 features in an 8-bit environment...
  • Page 28: Profile Config

    ..an embedded design lab Profile Config 4.3.11 The Profile Config screen lets you modify settings related to configuration of new profile, modification and also network related settings. List of Features – Profile Config. Categories Choice Functionality a) Add/Modify New Profile This option allows the user to add a Profile new profile by providing New...
  • Page 29: Reset

    ..an embedded design lab List of Features – Profile Config. Categories Choice Functionality Gateway Configuration This option allows the user to Add, Edit, Save, Copy and Delete Gateway IP Address. Local Host This option allows the user to Add, Edit, Configuration Save, Copy and Delete a Valid Host name and IP Address Pair.
  • Page 30: Power Off

    The below window will appear when Power off button is pressed to switch off the terminal Figure 11 Press “Yes” to switch off the terminal. Pressing “No” will cancel the poweroff. Alternatively, Press the power button once to power off the ECT. Abruptly powering off (without following the procedure mentioned above), is not advisable.
  • Page 31: Ect Keyboard Layout

    ..an embedded design lab  ECT KEYBOARD LAYOUT Function Keys corresponding to older Keyboard Layout: Function Key / Combination Ctrl + F5 Ctrl + F6 HELP Ctrl + F7 Ctrl + F8 Ctrl + F9 Ctrl + F10 Ctrl + F11...
  • Page 32 ..an embedded design lab Diagrammatic Representation: Enter...
  • Page 33: Serial Port (Rs-232 9 Pin ) Interface

    ..an embedded design lab  SERIAL PORT (RS-232 9 PIN ) INTERFACE 9 Pin Signal Name Description Data Carrier Detect Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready System Ground Data Set Ready Request to Send Clear to Send Ring Indicator Note: The serial port pin assignments are same as that of PC standard.
  • Page 34: Serial Port (Rs-232 25 Pin ) Interface

    ..an embedded design lab  SERIAL PORT (RS-232 25 PIN ) INTERFACE 25 Pin Signal Name Description Shield Ground Transmit Data Receive Data Request to Send Clear to Send Data Set Ready System Ground Data Carrier Detect RESERVED RESERVED Select Transmit Channel Secondary Carrier Detect SCTS Secondary Clear to Send...
  • Page 35 ..an embedded design lab Data Terminal Ready Remote Loop Control Ring Indicator Data Signal Rate Selector Transmit Signal Element Timing Test Indicator...
  • Page 36: Glossary

    ..an embedded design lab  PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE Name Description STROBE Strobe Data Bit 0 Data Bit 1 Data Bit 2 Data Bit 3 Data Bit 4 Data Bit 5 Data Bit 6 Data Bit 7 Acknowledge BUSY Busy Paper End Select AUTOFD Auto feed...
  • Page 37 ..an embedded design lab ASCII American Standard Code Information Interchange ANSI American National Standards Institute Auto print mode It is a method of printing information directly from the host system. The terminal sends a display line to the printer after a carriage return or form feed character. Character set This is a group of graphic characters and control characters stored as a unit in the terminal.
  • Page 38 ..an embedded design lab Scrolling region The area on the current page i.e. between the top, bottom, left, and right page margins. The default scrolling region is the complete page. Only a programmer can change the page margins. Session An active connection between the terminal and a host system.

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