Chapter 5: Maintenance
Verifying Installation
MANU-MAXIMUS-02
Maximus Reference Manual
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Verifying Installation
This section tells you how to verify that the installation is correct by performing a query and
answerback sequence between a Maximus terminal and its host.
Accu-Time Systems, Inc., has two sample host applications available: Accu-Engine and Accu-
Engineer. Your ATS representative can provide a copy. Use these to send a program download
file to a terminal and monitor the terminal’s response.
Test Download File
Use a text editor capable of inserting control characters (000 through 031
10
, 000 through
17
16
) to create a download file containing the lines. The following commands set the terminal
offline, reset the terminal, specify a message to display, terminate the download, and put the
terminal online.
shows a sample download file.
Figure 5-1
Sample Download Test File
The
»
symbol represents a record separator character, 30
10
or 1E
16
. For more information
about control character symbols, see
"Control Character Representation" on page P-4
Use Accu-Engine to send that download file to the terminal. The terminal should respond with
a beep and display the text.
