Kantronics KPC-9612 Plus, User Manual

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This concludes the introduction to packet radio. The next chapter guides you
through the steps of installing your KPC-9612 Plus.
Introduction Inside a TNC – the KPC-9612 Plus
User’s Guide 28 KPC-9612 Plus v 8.2
Transceiver 2
Computer and/or
GPSdevice
KPC-9612 Plus Firm wa re.
Ka ntronic s softwa re,
store d in EPROM
* Prog ra m s to sup p ort
Inte rfa c e Mod e s
* Te xt for on-line he lp
* Prog ra m s to sup p ort
othe r func tions
(e. g . , KA-NODES)
"Ele c tric a lly Prog ra m m a b le
Re a d -Only Me m ory".
(i. e . , TERMINAL, NEWUSER, BBS,
KISS, XKISS, HOST,GPS & MODEM)
re a l-tim e
c loc k
RAM (Ra nd om Ac c e ss Me m ory).
The KPC-9612 Plus ship s with
128K
b e re p la c e d b y up to 512K of
RAM (e . g . to a c c om m od a te
a b ig g e r Ma ilb ox- PBBS).
* Me m ory use d for inte rna l
func tions (e . g . , storing
p a ra m e te r se tting s,
a sse m b ling a nd
d issa sse m b ling p a c ke ts,
storing d a ta from
p a c ke t c onne c tions,
KA-NODE sup p ort, a nd
storing GPS tra c king d a ta ).
* Ma ilb ox (PBBS) stora g e : De fa ult
RAM is 100K, use r-c onfig ura b le ,
within lim its of a va ila b le RAM.
* Pa g e Se rve r stora g e .
of RAM, whic h m a y
Inside the
KPC-9612 Plus
Mic ro-p roc e ssor
Lithium Ba tte ry:
p owe r b a c k-up,
for RAM a nd
re a l-tim e c loc k.
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Cop yrig ht 1997 b y Ka ntronic s, Inc
Note : This d ia g ra m shows the m a jor c om p one nts of the KPC-9612 Plus.
The d ia g ra m is not to sc a le , nor is it a p a rts d ia g ra m .
Transceiver 1
Port 1:
low-sp e e d
m od e m
Port 3:
he a d e r
for a d d -on
d e vic e
Port 2:
hig h-sp e e d
m od e m