Remote Technologies RPC-320 First Time Operation, Uploading and Downloading Programs, Using a PC

SETUP AND OPERATION

FIRST TIME OPERATION

Become familiar with the locations of connectors before getting started. See Figure 2-1.

RPC -320 jump ers have been set at the fa ctory to op erate the system immediately. F or first time operation, do not install any connectors or parts unless specified below.

Jumpers sho uld be kept in default positions.

1.Connect power .

The RPC-320 needs + 5 ±0.25 volts at 100 ma. Any w ell regulate d supply that supp lies this will work. Be careful when using "switching" power supplies. Some of the se supplies do no t regulate properly unless they are adequately loaded. Don' t forget tha t power requir ements inc rease w hen opto modules a re used. G4 opto m odules re quire up to 20 ma each.

Make sure pow er is off. Connec t the power supply to one of the appropriately marked terminals on the RPC-320. There two power connectors: P2 and P 6. Either one may be used to connect power .

2.Hook up to a PC or ter minal.

You can use either a PC o r CR T term inal to program the RPC-320. Connect one end of the VTC -9F connector to the 10 pin COM 0 port on the RPC-320. Refer to Figure 2-1 for connector location.

Using a PC

Connect the VTC-9F serial cable to the PC's COM1 or COM 2 port. Y ou may need a 9 pin male to 25 pin fema le adapter . T he VT C-9F is designed to plug directly into the 9 pin serial port connector on a PC .

Start up your serial communication program. Set comm unication par ameter s to 9600 baud , 8 da ta bits, no parity, 1 stop.

Using a Terminal

Follow your term inal instructions to set the baud rate to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop. You may need a 9 pin male to 25 pin male adapter to connect the VTC - 9F .

3.Power up.

SECTION 2

Turn on your pow er supply. On pow er up a

copyright message is printed.

RPBASIC-52 V1.09

RPC-320

Copyright Remote Processing (1994)

Bytes free: 63740

65,536 bytes of additional expanded memory detected

512K byte EPROM installed

If a nonsense message appears, your terminal or PC may not be set to the appropriate communication parameters. If the system still does not respond, refer to TROUBLESHOOTING later in this chapter .

The sign on message may differ based on the RAM and flash EPROM installed.

4.Testing.

The system is now in the " imme diate mod e" and is ready for you to start program ming. T ype the following program:

10 FOR X=0 TO 2

20 PRINT "Hello ",

30 NEXT

40 PRINT

Now type RUN. The system will display:

Hello Hello Hello

READY

>

Terminate a program by typing a < Ctrl> - C .

UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING

PROGRAMS

Downloading program s means transferring them fr om your PC (or terminal) to the RPC-320. Uploading means transferring them from the RPC -320 back to the PC. This section explains how to do both of these procedures using generalized instructions for terminal programs (Procomm , Windows Ter minal, etc.)

When uploading or downloading files, select ASCII text format . XMODEM, YMODEM, or other formats are not used.

RPBASIC-52 does not know w hen you are typing in a progr am or if something else (laptop or mainfr ame) is

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