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Xerox 6287 General Information, Supported Printer Interfaces and Character Sets, IBM Port

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SECTION 1

INTRODUCTION

General Information

The AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS is a high-speed protocol converter that enables industry-standard ASCII and EBCDIC printers to be attached to an IBM 3270-type mainframe controller. It also allows up to three alternate hosts to share the attached printer(s).

The coax port allows a standard IBM RG62 A/U cable to connect to an IBM 3174 or 3274 establishment controller (EC) with a category A device adapter, a 3276 terminal controller unit, or an IBM CPU with a Display Printer Adapter (DPA).

By using the ALLY PLUS, non-IBM impact and laser printers can replace IBM 3287, 3289, 3262 and 4224 printers. Popular printers from Xerox, Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark and other manufacturers are supported and appear to the host as IBM printers.

The ALLY PLUS also may be attached to plotters, rasterizers, bar code printers and other output devices that support parallel or serial interfacing, although this manual will refer to the attached device as a printer.

Supported Printer Interfaces and Character Sets

The ALLY PLUS supports the following printer interfaces and character sets:

•DB-25 Centronics parallel interface (IBM PC compatible)

•RJ-12 serial interface (to 115.2K baud)

•ASCII, EBCDIC or APL character sets

IBM Port

The ALLY PLUS connects directly to the IBM establishment controller, or equivalent CPU with a Display Printer Adapter, through an IBM standard coaxial cable.

Alternate Host Feature

The ALLY PLUS has been designed to support up to three alternate host devices. This allows the mainframe and the alternate host(s) to share the printer(s) without the necessity of an A/B switch.

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Xerox 6287 General Information, Supported Printer Interfaces and Character Sets, IBM Port, Alternate Host Feature

Contents

Agile Copyright Information Release NotesAgile About Agile Also From Agile Table of Contents Reset Configuration Programmable Function Strings Table of Contents Translate Tables SCS Data Streams Alternate Host Considerations DSC Trigger 11-8 SCS Trigger Reserved 11-9 Glossary Preface Standard Warranty Agile Product WarrantyPreface Optional Warranties and ServicesFCC Statement Standard Factory Setup Serial Port SetupElectrical Shock Power-On Reset Printer/Controller ConfigurationCoax Host Considerations General Information Alternate Host FeatureSupported Printer Interfaces and Character Sets IBM PortAlly Plus Features and Specifications Xpaf XES IntroductionPage Before Beginning Selecting a LocationSpace Requirements Unpacking Package ContentsElectrical Requirements Operating EnvironmentAlly Plus Rear Panel ConnectionsAlly Plus Connection to Printer/Plotter Ally Plus Connection to Establishment ControllerAlly Plus Connection to Alternate Hosts Dual Printer InstallationAlly Plus Connection to AC Outlet Multiple Alternate Host InstallationModes Ally Plus Front PanelSerial Port Mode General Configuration ReportTranslate Table Report PFS ReportExtended Modes Resetting to Defaults Ally Plus Power UpD3 6287 Ultra Coax Host Configuration Printer/Plotter Verification Connection TestsCoax Host Verification Alternate Host Verification Contacting Agile Customer SupportAgile Bulletin Board System Software Upgrades Page Configuration ALLY!OO=CC Changing Configuration Option ParametersMultiple Configuration Changes Configuration DefaultsAlly Changing Configuration Options Within a Print Job Configuration Groups Printer Output Group #00Printer type Xerox, HP, 4213, other Character set Output typePlotter support Plotter supportSCS Page Formatting Group #10 SCS left marginSCS right margin SCS bottom margin SCS top marginSCS EM ignored if in column SCS line spacingDSC Page Formatting Group #20 DSC left marginDSC right margin DSC bottom margin DSC top marginDSC EM generates CR/LF even in infinite line length DSC line spacingDSC EM generates CR/LF even if in column FF before Local Copy Local Copy Page Formatting Group #30FF after Local Copy Local Copy blank line suppressionSerial Port Setup Group #40 41 47 Baud rate42 48 Parity 43 49 Word length data bits 44 4A Stop bits45 4B Flow control handshaking Host Parameters Group #50 Physical buffer sizeLogical buffer size Intervention required status report delay Coax port timerLU1 bracketing Alternate bind processing Allow IBM 35h transparency Transparency Modes Group #60Pseudo transparency Allow Xerox 36h transparencyConfiguration SCS PTM trigger DSC PTM triggerSpecify DSC transparency terminator Discard transparency terminatorSpecify SCS transparency terminator DisplayWrite 370 support Custom Configuration Group #70Ally Plus User’s Manual Metacode support MD-Laser supportAllow Ebcdic font downloads Xerox graphic window supportContinuous bell ringing Eliminate C0 05 headerCR with each FF Continuous program mode Laserpage supportAlly Plus Parallel port 1 timer Alternate Host Setup Group #80Parallel port 2 timer Serial port 1 timerSerial port 2 timer Programmable Function Strings Resetting PFSs to their Default Values Programming PFSsALLY!%PP=EEFFGG Deleting the Contents of a PFS Accessing PFSs from the HostPFS Descriptions Underlining On Switch to Coax HostUnderlining Off Set Line Density to 3 LPISwitch to Parallel Port 2 Alternate Host Switch to Parallel Port 1 HostSwitch to Local Copy Coax Host FinishedSwitch to Serial Port 2 Host Switch to Serial Port 1 HostLU1 End Bracket Serial Port 1 Host FinishedLU3 Unbind LU3 BindTray Envelope TrayMode 2 PFS Mode 1 PFSAlternate LU1 End Bracket LU3 Begin BracketSc1 Replacement Sc2 ReplacementSc3 Replacement Job Boundary PFSs Job Boundary PFS Examples Programmable Function Strings Standard Alternate Host Print Job Programmable Function Strings Ally Plus User’s Manual Programmable Function Strings Ally Plus User’s Manual Translate Tables Translate Table Selection Functions Function Options Reading Translate Tables Modifying Translate Tables Ascii from Ascii Tables 0 Translate TablesAscii from DSC Tables 2 Ascii from SCS Tables 4 Ebcdic from Ascii Tables 6 Ebcdic from DSC Tables 8 Ebcdic from SCS Tables a & B Ascii from DSC APL Tables C & D Ascii from SCS APL Tables E & F Ebcdic from DSC APL Tables G & H Ebcdic from SCS APL Tables I & J Coax Host Considerations System ConfigurationAPL Support Vtam and Network Control Program RequirementsCoax Host Considerations Extended Attribute Buffer SupportPage Presentation Surface SNA Character String Definitions SCS Data StreamsSCS Commands Supported by the Ally Plus Interchange Record Separator IRS 1Eh Interchange Group Separator IGS 1DhInterchange Unit Separator IUS 1Fh Line Feed LF 25hSet Vertical Format SVF 2BC2h Set Line Density SLD 2BC6hT1-TN SVFVertical Tab VT 0Bh Transparent TRN 35hSCS Command Summary Request Errors = 10h SNA Printer Exception Conditions/Sense CodesRequest Reject = 08h Page End of Message EM 01h Carriage Return CR 05hForm Feed FF 02h New Line NL 03hPage User-Defined Keys UDKs Xerox ApplicationsXerox Graphic Windows Xpaf SupportXerox Ebcdic Font Downloads Metacode SupportPage Ultra Compatibility Ultra Configuration CompatibilityDip Switch Emulation Column Width Configuration OptionsLines Per Line SpacingForm Feed Before Local Copy Xerox 36 Hex TransparencyForm Feed After Local Copy New Line OrderBold Print Emulation APL OutputPhysical Buffer Size Intervention Required Delay Centronics or Dataproducts ParallelIntervention Required Discard PTM Terminating Delimiter Pseudo Transparency Mode PTM SelectionDSC Trigger SCS TriggerSerial Alternate Host CTS Enabled Non-Transparency Trigger 1 OutputAlternate Host Lockout Duration Alternate Host Enable/Disable Eliminate DSC C0 05 HeaderDSC EM Generates CR/LF in Infinite Line Length SCS EM Always Generates CR/LF Power On Reset POR After 60 SecondsIgnore IBM 35 Hex Transparency DSC NL at EM Even If in ColumnAllow Ebcdic Font Downloading PFS DownloadingLPI Power On SequenceDisplayWrite 370 Overstriking On DisplayWrite 370 Overstriking OffDisplayWrite 370 Bolding Off DisplayWrite 370 Bolding OnCoax Host PFS Alternate Host PFSManual Feed Translate Table DownloadingSCS to Ascii DSC to AsciiAscii to Ascii DSC to EbcdicReserved not used Reserved not usedPage Appendix General Configuration Report12-26287 Ally Plus User’s Manual Appendix Programmable Function String Report +s3B END CR LF =MCK= Reset=MCK= Emula TE/XDCS/ENDTranslate and Function Table Report Ally Plus User’s Manual Appendix Ally Plus User’s Manual E9 FA FB FC Ally Plus User’s Manual Appendix Ally Plus User’s Manual Appendix Ally Plus User’s Manual Printer Test Report Plotter Test Report Host Diagnostic Report 12-206287 Ally Plus User’s Manual Appendix Ally Plus User’s Manual Appendix T E R Appendix 12-266287 Ally Plus User’s Manual Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion Chart Pin-out Charts Parallel PortsSerial Ports Afpds AFPAPL AsciiInterpreted as a line end causes CPI PlusCR/LF CRTDSC DPAEAB EbcdicFCC GddmGML IBM HpglIFS IGSIRS IUSLED LU3 LU1PA2 PA1POR PSFPTM ROM RAMRTS SCSSVF SNAUDK TRNUltra VCSXpaf XON/XOFF