Additional communication attributes – IBM F50 RS/6000 7025 User Manual

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Additional Communication Attributes

The following communication attributes are for 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.

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