3 product limitation – ATEN AS-811P User Manual

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FUNCTION OVERVIEW AS/2 Auto Switch

1-3 PRODUCT LIMITATION

AS/2 is a well designed quality product. Its maximum performance and

limitation is described as follows.

‘Hardware’ Handshaking, Xon-Xofl

l

AS/2's Manual Switching Mode is

shaking Modes.

l

AS/2's Auto Switching Mode is only suitable for devices which use

f Handshaking is not allowed.

suitable for all kinds of Hand-

l

For models of AS-41 1 P and AS-81

no more than 6 meters.

1 P, the cable length is limited to

l

, For models of AS-41 1 S and AS-81 1 S, the cable length is limited to

no more than 15 meters.

l

The Input Ports and the Output Ports are constantly configured to

be DTE or DCE that are shown in section l-2 Function Specificat-
ions. Make sure you are using the right cable to connect your PC

or devices to AS/2.

NOTE: DTE means Data Terminal Equipment.

DCE means Data Communications Equipment.

The Serial Interface and Parallel Interface mentioned in this manual
are RS-232C and Centronics respectively (please refer to Appendix

B).

AS/2 is IBM PC/AT/XT compatible.

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