AMX AXB-TPI/3 Instruction Manual page 18

TPI Configuration and Usage
8. While in AxcessX, press the F4 key to access the Communications menu.
9. Open the Configuration page by selecting Configure, from the Communication menu. Use this
menu to configure the communication parameters between the computer and the TPI/3. If your
computer is connected properly, communicating correctly, and on the proper COM setting,
PUSH[1,1] appears at the bottom of the main program screen after restarting the program.
The Configure page displays a window of communication options. Defaults are COM 1,
9600-baud (bits per second) data rate, and LPT1.
10. Choose a COM port and set its parameters (bits per second and LPT number). The preferred
COM port parameters are listed in the following table.
COM Port Parameter Settings
Parameter
Bits per second
Data bits
Parity
Stop bits
Flow control
11. Press F10 to save the changes and exit the Configure page.
12. Select Terminal Emulator from the Communications menu to enter the Communications
Terminal window. Since the ESC key is a legal character in the communications mode, use the
F10 key to exit from this menu option.
Terminal Emulator (Ctrl-t) displays a communications window. Highlighting this option and
pressing ENTER places a "TERMINAL" window on the monitor. The menu bar along the top
of the window provides controls for changing the display and communications options.
• <ASC> - Display (ASCII, Hexadecimal, Decimal)
• 8 - Character Bits (5, 6, 7, 8)
• N - Parity (E, O, M, S, N)
• 1 - Stop Bits (1 or 2)
• F1- Changes the display format.
13. Type
been established. When a valid connection exists, the device responds with
DOING.
The HELLO characters will not appear on-screen until ECHO ON is entered into the
Terminal Emulator.
14. Type
displayed, the window is now active and ready to receive commands.
15. Follow the remaining setup procedures for an Axcess system configuration as listed in
the Setting Up serial procedures section on page 11. The commands used for AxcessX and
HyperTerminal are the same.
12
Setting
38,400
8 bits
No parity
1
None
and press ENTER. This message is used to verify that serial communication has
HELLO
(will not appear) and press ENTER. Although there are no characters
ECHO ON
• F2-Changes the character bits.
• F3-Changes the parity.
• F4-Changes the number of stop bits.
• F9-Opens the Configure menu.
• F10-Returns to the main screen.
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