BE1-951
Appendix
D-1
Figure D-1. Connection Description Dialog Box
Figure D-2. COM Properties Dialog Box
APPENDIX D • TERMINAL COMMUNICATION
This appendix provides instructions for configuring Windows 95® HyperTerminal and Windows® Terminal
to communicate with your BE1-951 relay.
WINDOWS 95® HYPERTERMINAL
Step 1. Click Start: Highlight Programs, Accessories, HyperTerminal.
Step 2. Click HyperTerminal to open the folder.
Step 3. Select the file or icon labeled Hypertrm or Hypertrm.exe. Once the program has started, you will be
presented with a series of dialog boxes.
Step 4. Dialog Box: CONNECTION DESCRIPTION
See Figure D-1.
a. Type the desired file name, for example,
BE1-951
b. Click “OK”
Step 5. Dialog Box: PHONE NUMBER
a. Click drop-down menu: CONNECT USING
Select Direct To ComX, where X is the port you
are using on your computer.
b. Click “OK”
Step 6. Dialog Box: COMX Properties
a. Make the following selections using Figure D-2
as a guide.
Set the bits per second setting so that it
matches the setting of the relay. The default
baud rate of the relay is 9600.
Set the data bits at 8.
Set the stop bits at 1.
Set flow control to Xon/Xoff.
b. Click “OK”. This creates an icon with the file
name entered in Step 4 and places it in the
HyperTerminal folder. Future communication
sessions can then be started by clicking the
appropriate icon.
Step 7. Click File/Properties on the menu bar. Click the
Settings tab.
a. Make the following selections:
Check the Terminal Keys radio button.
Select VT-100 emulation.
Set the Backscroll Buffer to the maximum setting of 500.
