To access the configuration mode of the multiport, connect a dumb terminal (or a PC running a terminal emulation program) to the host port: Port 5 of the 525H, Port 9 of the 528H and 529H, or Port 18 of the 5218H. This port is factory configured at 9600 baud rate, 8 word size, 1 stop bit, no parity, and XON/XOFF disabled.
If you do not have a dumb terminal or a terminal emulation program, BayTech supplies a utility diskette which includes instructions to put an IBM PC or compatible into a dumb terminal mode (see Section 3.2).
Send from this device the control character (factory default is
The multiport will respond to the receiving of the control character and capital C with an identification block and a configuration menu of the options available, similar to the following for the 528H:
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Model 528H Multiport Controller |
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Copyright 1986 |
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Revision 2.06 |
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Status | 1 |
Set Serial Port Configuration | 2 |
Set Message Terminate Character | 3 |
Set Data Block Length | 4 |
Set Control Character | 5 |
Set Mode of Operation | 6 |
Exit | X |
Enter Request: |
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