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Section 3: Operation- Serial Port I/O Interface
3)After starting Hyper Terminal, a Connection Description window will
4)Next, Hyper Terminal needs to know how to “talk” to the CM16a. This selection depends on which port on your PC the
Ignore the first three entry fields (phone number information) and go directly to the “Connect using:” entry field and click on the down arrow for the drop- down menu selection.
Select the appropriate port (COM1 is used in this example) and click OK to continue. The Properties window should appear next.
5)The Properties window for the selected COM port should now be active. It should be similar in appearance as the example to the right.
For the Port Settings, use the following information so communica- tion between the CM16a and the computer is in the same “language”.
Bits per Second | 9600 |
Data Bits | 8 |
Parity | none |
Stop Bits | 1 |
Flow Control | Xon/Xoff |
Once you have set the properties as outlined, click OK to continue.
If all the connections and communications settings are correct, the main
Hyper Terminal window will appear next (see next page).
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