Agilent Technologies 75000 SERIES B Connecting and Configuring a Display Terminal, Overview

Appendix C

Connecting and Configuring a

Display Terminal

Using this Appendix This appendix shows you how to configure the mainframe and a supported terminal to operate with the Display Terminal Interface. Using the Display Terminal Interface is discussed in Chapter 3.

• Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

• Connecting a Terminal to the Mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

• Configuring a Terminal for the Mainframe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

• Configuring the Mainframe with Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Overview

The basic steps to configure a terminal to operate with the mainframe are:

1.Choosing the proper cable to connect the terminal to the mainframe. The cable connects the appropriate data and control signals from the terminal to the mainframe.

2.Configuring the terminal’s serial interface parameters to match those of the mainframe. The terminal and mainframe can only communicate with each other when they are using the same data rate, data word width, error checking scheme, and overall data frame width.

3.Using the terminal interface menus to configure mainframe’s serial interface parameters. Once the terminal is communicating with the mainframe, the terminal can be used to adjust (if necessary) the mainframe’s serial interface parameters for best operation.

Connecting a Terminal to the Mainframe

The easiest way to connect the terminal to the mainframe is by using off-the-shelf cables which have been tested to work with your supported terminal. In the following figures you will find Agilent cables specified (by part number) for each of the supported terminals. If you plan to have the mainframe far from the terminal, you may need a custom built cable. The equivalent wiring diagram for each cable or cable combination is also provided.

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