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INSTALLATION
AND
SETUP
4663 INTERACTIVE DIGITAL PLOTTER
1.
Connect the plotter's RS-232 cable from
the
"
modem"
connector
on the rear
of the plotter to the terminal 's PORTO or PORT
1
port. (For
this
discussion
,
we 'll assume the plotter is
connected
to
PORT
0.)
2.
Set
the
plotter
switches.
Table A-3 shows one sequence of
4663
parameter
settings for communicating with the
terminal.
The settings not
shown use the
plotter's power-up defaults.
(The 4663 Operators
Manual
tells
you how
to enter
the
parameter settings
.)
TableA-3
4663 PLOTTER SETTINGS
Parameter
Setting
Output Terminator
CR
Attention
Character
<
ESC
>
Interface
Functions
CR
Generates LF
DEL
IGNORE
Communications Control Mode
Full
Duplex
Receive
Parity
Ignore
Transmit
Parity
LogicO
Character Format
8 Data
Bits
1 Stop
Bit
Transmit
Baud
Rate
9600
Receive
Baud
Rate
9600
Serial
Device Address
A
Initial
Command/Response
Format
3
(emulates a 4662)
Interface
Select
1
(RS-232
interface)
Initi al Axis Orientation
Y
vertical, X
horizontal
Initial Aspect Ratio
4X:3Y
3.
Power up the terminal.
4.
Use Setup commands
to
configure the peripheral port. Put the terminal in
Setup
and enter the following
commands:
PASSIGN P0: ,4663
PFLAG PO: ,NONE
PPARITY PO: ,NONE
PBITS
P0:,1,8
PBAUD P0: ,9600
NVSAVE
If the plotter is connected to PORT
1,
use P1
:
instead of PO
:
in
the above
commands
.
5.
Power up the plotter and prepare
its
pen and paper for
use.
Other plotter settings may be
used;
for example
,
you could use DC1 /DC3 flagging
.
If you use other plotter
settings,
be sure to configure the terminal's port to match
.
4106/4107/4109
OPERATORS
A-17
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