SAS RAID Expander-CLI
5
Terminal requirement
Connection
Null-modem cable
Baud Rate
115,200
Data bits
8
Stop
1
Flow Control
None
1.1 Expander RS-232C Port Pin Assignment
To ensure proper communications between the SAS RAID controller
expander and the VT-100 Terminal Emulation, Please configure the
VT100 terminal emulation settings to the values shown below:
1.2 Start-up VT100 Screen
By connecting a VT100 compatible terminal, or a PC operating
in an equivalent terminal emulation mode, all CLI administration
functions can be exercised from the VT100 terminal.
There are a wide variety of Terminal Emulation packages, but for
the most part they should be very similar. The following setup pro-
cedure is an example Setup VT100 Terminal in Windows XP system
using Hyper Terminal use Version 3.0 or higher.
Step 1. Open the “Taskbar Start”/”
Programs"/"Accessories"/"Com
mmunications"/"Heyper Terminal"
. (
Heyper Terminal
requires ver-
sion 3.0 or higher)
The controller RJ11 connector pin assignments are defined as be
-
low.
Pin Assignment
Pin
Definition
Pin
Definition
1
RTS (RS232)
4
GND
2
RXD (RS232)
5
GND
3
TXD (RS232)
6
GND
