Additional communication attributes – IBM Enterprise Server H80 Series User Manual

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Additional Communication Attributes

The following communication attributes apply to the 3151, 3161, and 3164 terminals.

Communication
Setup
Attributes

3151
/11/31/41
Settings

3151
/51/61
Settings

3161/3164
Settings

Description

Operating mode

Echo

Echo

Echo

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.

Line speed

9600
bps

9600
bps

9600
bps

Uses the 9600 bps (bits per
second) line speed to
communicate with the system unit.

Word length
(bits)

8

8

8

Selects eight bits as a data word
length (byte).

Parity

No

No

No

Does not add a parity bit, and is
used together with the word length
attribute to form the 8-bit data
word (byte).

Stop bit

1

1

1

Places a bit after a data word
(byte).

Turnaround
character

CR

CR

CR

Selects the carriage return (CR)
character as the line turnaround
character.

Interface

EIA-232

EIA-232

EIA-232

Uses the EIA-232 interface
protocol.

Line control

IPRTS

IPRTS

IPRTS

Uses the Permanent Request to
Send (IPRTS) signal to
communicate with system unit.

Break signal
(ms)

500

500

500

The terminal sends a Break Signal
to the system unit within 500 ms
after the Break key is pressed.

Send null suppress

On

On

Trailing null characters are not
sent to the system unit.

Send null

On

Trailing null characters are sent to
the system unit.

Response delay (ms)

100

100

100

The terminal waits for 100ms for
the system unit to respond.

100

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