LINKUP 5294 WITH DL5294 FIRMWARE
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7.1.2 S
YSTEM
/3X H
OST
On the synchronous side, the LinkUp 5294 must be attached either directly (by its integrated modem
eliminator) or remotely (by synchronous modems) to your System/3X host’s ICA. As previously
discussed, the adapter can be any of the following:
• A single-line communications adapter
• A multi-line (equal to four lines) communications adapter
• An eight-line communications adapter
CAUTION:
Your 3X host’s communication line must be configured comparably to the parameters
of the LinkUp 5294.
7.1.3 ASCII T
ERMINAL
Virtually any ASCII terminal can be used to operate the LinkUp 5294; however, it must be compatible
with one of the Terminal Modules supported by the LinkUp 5294. See
Appendix D
for a list of those
terminals currently supported.
Your selected terminal must also be set up according to the following general terminal configuration or
switch settings:
• Character Mode = ON (as opposed to Block or Line Mode)
• Full Duplex = ON
• Auto New Line = OFF (if switch-selected)
• Auto Line Feed = OFF
• Cursor addressing = ON
• Auto Scroll = OFF (if switch-selected)
• DTR and DCD = ON, DSR = OFF (if switch-selected)
• Baud Rate = LinkUp 5294 configured settings
• Word Length (composed of Data Bits, Parity, and Stop Bits) = LinkUp 5294 configured settings (most
commonly implemented as 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit)
• Keyboard must be decoupled from the display (if switch selected). See note below.
NOTE
The LinkUp 5294 must handle any and all screen changes to the terminal. This means
the terminal must be set so that whenever a key is pressed on the keyboard, its
character is transmitted directly to the LinkUp 5294 rather than to the terminal’s display.
This setup is commonly called Conversational Mode. If your terminal’s keyboard cannot
be decoupled from its display (Conversational Mode = ON), you should avoid using
those keys which locally affect the display. If they are not avoided, the result will be a
garbled display, requiring you to invoke the LinkUp 5294 Refresh Screen extended
keyboard function.
