CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING THE SOFTWARE
D20MX INSTRUCTION MANUAL
GE INFORMATION
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5.
Click
Configure
ribbon group >
Communications
>
Connect
drop-down list >
Tera
Term
.
Result: Tera Term: New connection dialog appears
6.
Click
Serial
and select the communications port on your PC from the
Port
drop-down
list.
7.
Click
OK
.
Result: Tera Term: New connection dialog closes
Result: The Tera Term VT window appears
8.
Select
Setup
>
Serial port…
Result: Tera Term: Serial port setup dialog appears
9.
Verify (or set) terminal communication settings as follows:
10. Click
OK
.
Result: The Tera Term settings are now configured.
Download image files
to the D20MX over a
serial link
Note
: For a redundant system, download image files to the standby D20MX first. Then
switch-over and download image files to the new standby D20MX.
To download application and operating system image files to a D20MX module:
1.
Restart the D20MX.
Result: The startup messages appear.
2.
When the message “Press Ctrl-E to enter debug mode” appears, press
Ctrl-E
within 3
seconds.
Result: The login dialog appears.
3.
Log in:
–
For
User
: type a username that has Maintenance or Read/Write Access and press
Enter
,
–
For
Password
: type the password and press
Enter
.
Result: The D20M> prompt appears.
4.
Optional: Speed-up communications to shorten download time.
Type
Baud 115200
and press
Enter
.
Note
: Select 57600 or 38400 if communications errors have occurred previously. Such
errors can occur due to the presence of ambient EMI, a long cable length, a PC with
communication limitations due to CPU speed or when using some serial to USB
adapters.
Result: The D20MX is now communicating at 115,200 baud.
4.1.
Select
Setup
>
Serial port…
Result: Tera Term: Serial port setup dialog appears.
4.2.
Select
115,200
from the
Baud Rate
drop-down list.
Setting
Value
Port:
COM1 or COM2, or as required by the computer you are using.
Baud Rate
baud rate of the D20MX (9600 or 19200 bps)
See “RS-232” on page 50 if you need to change the baud rate.
Data 8
bit
Parity
none
Stop
1 bit
Flow Control
Xon/Xoff
Transmit delay
0 msec/char; 0 msec/line
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