Welcome, About your documentation, Introduction – Maple Systems STEPware-100 User Manual

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome

Welcome to Maple Systems’ STEP1 Standard Terminal Emulation Protocol, a powerful

terminal emulation protocol for use with Maple Systems’ Operator Interface Terminals

(OITs) in industrial applications.

About Your Documentation

The documentation for the STEP1 Protocol and your OIT consists of:

STEP1 Protocol Operation Manual (shipped with STEPware-100) — Covers the general

operation and features of the OIT when using the STEP1 Protocol, implementation of the

features using STEPware-100, and installation requirements unique to the STEP1

Protocol.

OIT Installation Manual (shipped with each OIT) — Covers the installation requirements

of your specific OIT. Each OIT has a manual written specifically to its unique

specifications.

STEPware-100 On-line Help — Covers the operation of STEPware-100.

Conventions

You will find the following typographic conventions throughout this manual.
This

Represents

bold

Characters that you must type exactly as they appear. For example, if

you are directed to type a:setup, you should type all the bold

characters exactly as they are printed.

italic

Place holders for information you must provide. For example, if you

are directed to type filename, you should type the actual name for a

file instead of the word shown in italic type.

ALL CAPITALS Directory names, file names, key names, and acronyms.

SMALL CAPS

Non-printable ASCII control characters.

KEY1+KEY2

A plus sign (+) between key names means to press and hold down the

first key while you press the second key.

KEY1, KEY2

A comma (,) between key names means to press and release the keys

one after the other.

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