Additional Communication Attributes - IBM Enterprise Server S80 User Manual

Additional Communication Attributes

The following communication attributes are for the 3151, 3161, and 3164 terminals.
Communication
Setup Attributes
Operating mode
Line speed
Word length (bits)
Parity
Stop bit
Turnaround character
Interface
Line control
Break signal (ms)
Send null suppress
Send null
Response delay (ms)
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Settings Settings
Echo Echo Echo
9600 bps 9600 bps 9600 bps
8 8 8
No No No
1 1 1
CR CR CR
EIA-232 EIA-232 EIA-232
IPRTS IPRTS IPRTS
500 500 500
On On
On
100 100 100
Description
Data entered from the keyboard
on the terminal is sent to the
system unit for translation and
then sent back to the display
screen. Sometimes called
conversational mode.
Uses the 9600 bps (bits per
second) line speed to
communicate with the system
unit.
Selects eight bits as a data word
length (byte).
Does not add a parity bit, and is
used together with the word
length attribute to form the 8-bit
data word (byte).
Places a bit after a data word
(byte).
Selects the carriage return (CR)
character as the line turnaround
character.
Uses the EIA-232 interface
protocol.
Uses the Permanent Request to
Send (IPRTS) signal to
communicate with system unit.
The terminal sends a Break
Signal to the system unit within
500 ms after the Break key is
pressed.
Trailing null characters are not
sent to the system unit.
Trailing null characters are sent to
the system unit.
The terminal waits for 100ms for
the system unit to respond.