Agilent Technologies E1300B - Manual (Page 227)

Appendix
C
Connecting and Configuring a
Display Terminal
Using this Appendix
This appendix shows you how to configure the mainframe and a supported
terminal to operate with the Display Terminal Interface. Using the Display
Terminal Interface is discussed in Chapter 3.
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
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Connecting a Terminal to the Mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
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Configuring a Terminal for the Mainframe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
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Configuring the Mainframe with Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
1
Overview
The basic steps to configure a terminal to operate with the mainframe are:
1. Choosing the proper cable to connect the terminal to the mainframe. The
cable connects the appropriate data and control signals from the terminal
to the mainframe.
2. Configuring the terminal’s serial interface parameters to match those of
the mainframe. The terminal and mainframe can only communicate with
each other when they are using the same data rate, data word width,
error checking scheme, and overall data frame width.
3. Using the terminal interface menus to configure mainframe’s serial
interface parameters. Once the terminal is communicating with the
mainframe, the terminal can be used to adjust (if necessary) the
mainframe’s serial interface parameters for best operation.
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Connecting a
Terminal to the
Mainframe
The easiest way to connect the terminal to the mainframe is by using
off-the-shelf cables which have been tested to work with your supported
terminal. In the following figures you will find Agilent cables specified (by part
number) for each of the supported terminals. If you plan to have the mainframe
far from the terminal, you may need a custom built cable. The equivalent wiring
diagram for each cable or cable combination is also provided.
Connecting and Configuring a Display Terminal C-1