Raritan Engineering AUATC - Manual (Page 15)

C HAPTER 3: O PERATING AN ASCII D EVICE WITH THE AUATC T ERMINAL C ONVERTER 7
Chapter 3: Operating an ASCII Device with the
AUATC Terminal Converter
This section describes how to access and operate an ACSII-based device with a PS/2 or Sun console (keyboard and
monitor) using the AUATC.
Screen Layout
The AUATC produces eight color, 800x600-resolution video, which can accommodate 32 lines of 80 text
characters. A typical ASCII terminal uses 24 lines, so the AUATC uses the 8 extra lines to provide system status and
help information. These 8 lines are located on the top four and the bottom four lines of the screen (see Figure 4).
• Line 1, top window: AUATC firmware version is displayed to the right
• Line 3, top window: Cursor position and buffer page number is displayed to the left; terminal type and baud rate
are displayed to the right
• Line 4, top window: Communication status is displayed at the center. Status can be one of the following:
− On Line: Communicating with computer. The terminal screen area displays the interactions with computer.
− Help: Press <Alt-F1> to display the AUATC Help screen.
− Set Up: Press <Alt-F2> or <Alt-F3> to enter set-up mode.
− Buffer Edit: Press <Alt-F4> to enter buffer review/edit mode.
• Line 4, top window: AUATC Access indicator is displayed on the right. It indicates one of the following:
− LOC: Local port is active, either PS/2 keyboard or Sun keyboard
− RMT: Remote port (RJ45) is active
− NO: No port is active.
• The 4 lines in bottom window display command keys specific to the current screen.