7. Operation ..............................................7-1
7.1. Any-to-Any Mode ......................................7-1
7.1.1. Port Connection and Disconnection .......................7-1
7.1.1.1. Connecting Ports.............................7-1
7.1.1.2. Disconnecting Ports ...........................7-2
7.1.2. Defining Hunt Groups ...............................7-3
7.2. Passive Mode .........................................7-4
7.3. Buffer Mode..........................................7-4
7.3.1. Reading Data from Buffer Mode Ports......................7-5
7.3.2. Port Buffers .....................................7-5
7.4. Modem Mode .........................................7-6
8. Saving and Restoring Configuration Parameters ......................8-1
8.1. Sending Parameters to a File ................................8-1
8.2. Restoring Saved Parameters.................................8-2
9. Command Reference Guide ...................................9-1
9.1. Command Conventions ...................................9-1
9.2. Command Response .....................................9-2
9.3. Command Summary .....................................9-3
9.4. Command Set .........................................9-4
Appendices:
A. RS232 Port Interface......................................Apx-1
B. Specifications ..........................................Apx-2
C. Customer Service ........................................Apx-3
Index .................................................Index-1
List of Figures2.1. Instrument Front Panel (Model APS-16 Shown) .......................2-1
2.2. Instrument Back Panel (Model APS-16) ............................2-2
2.3. Instrument Back Panel (Model APS-8) .............................2-2
2.4. Instrument Back Panel (Model APS-4) .............................2-2
3.1. The Supervisor Level Help Screen ...............................3-3
3.2. The Port Status Screen (Model APS-16; Defaults Shown)..................3-4
4.1. Terminal Block Assembly (DC Units Only) ..........................4-1
4.2. APS Application Example (Model APS-16 Shown) .....................4-5
5.1. Port Configuration Menu (Port 2 Shown) ...........................5-5
5.2. Port Parameters Menu (Modem Mode) .............................5-7
5.3. The Copy Port Parameters Menu ................................5-9
6.1. The Port Status Screen (Supervisor Mode, APS-16 Shown) .................6-1
6.2. The Port Diagnostics Screen (APS-16 Shown) ........................6-2
6.3. The Port Parameters Screen ...................................6-4
A.1. RS232 Port Interface .....................................Apx-1
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