Digital Link DL600E, User Manual

Page: 37 / 147

ConÞguring the DL600E Unit 3-3
Checking the Comm Port Settings
The default Comm Port settings are:
¥
Baud rate Ñ
9600
¥
Parity bitÑ
None
¥
Word lengthÑ
8
¥
Stop bits Ñ
2
If the settings on the terminal or modem do not match those on the
DL600E unit, change them
D
Note
: You can also change the
DL600E
Comm Port settings.
Refer to ÒThe Comm Port SettingsÓ in Chapter
5
for
instructions.
Connecting the Terminal to the Comm Port
The Comm Port (
DE9
connector), on the back panel of the
DL600E unit
,
is compatible with
ANSI
based
VT100
-compatible terminals or terminal
emulation programs supporting this format.
If the
DL600E
baud rate is
9600
, the maximum distance between the
terminal and the
DL600E
unit should be
50
feet (15.25 meters).
D
Note:
A proprietary collision avoidance algorithm between
the
DSU
using the
CTS
line enables communication with any
DSU
from a single Comm Port. Pin
8 (CTS)
on the female
connector should
not
be connected to Pin
8
on the male
connector. If your cable is not supplied by Digital Link, be
sure pin
8
is
not
connected at the terminal end of the
connector. Refer to ÒCommunication Port Pin AssignmentsÓ
in Appendix
B
.
To connect a terminal to the
DL600E
Comm Port:
Using the
9
-pin
RS-232
straight-through ribbon cable (provided by
Digital Link if ordered), plug the male
9
-pin connector end into the
DE9
connector, and the other end into the terminalÕs
DE9
connector.
Refer to Figure 3-1.