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4.1 Setting Up RS–232 Communications
Wire the DB–9 connector as shown in Section 2.6, “Connecting the RS–232 Port.”
Windows HyperTerminal Connection
For this tutorial, Com 1 is used and the unit is called CFR.
Procedure
1
The path is
Start/Programs/Accesso-
ries/Communications/HyperTerminal
.
2
Click on the
Hypertrm.exe
icon. The
Connection Description
screen appears
(Figure 4.1).
Enter a name and choose an icon for your
unit. Click
OK
.
Figure 4.1
Connection Description Screen
Figure 4.2
Connect To Screen
3
The
Connect To
screen appears (Figure
4.2).
Connect to COM 1. Click
OK
.
