Serial, Parallel and Audio I/O
Using Serial Devices
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SPARCbook Portable Workstation User Guide
Using Serial Devices
You can connect a variety of serial devices to your SPARCbook via
either of the serial ports located on the I/O panel, such as terminals,
modems and scanners.
The serial ports provide 8-pin min-DIN connectors. Pinout information
for these is provided in “Serial Ports” on page B-5.
Configuring serial connections
To configure a serial port for a terminal or modem from within the
OpenWindows or CDE desktops, login as root and use admintool as
follows:
1.
Launch admintool from within a cmdtool window with the
following command:
#
admintool
2.
From the
Browse
menu, select
Serial Ports
. The Serial Ports
menu is displayed:
Ports
a
and
b
are the serial ports on the I/O panel of your
SPARCbook that are configured by default for terminal
connection.
3.
To edit a port’s configuration, double-click the associated
entry’s line. A Modify Serial Port window is displayed.
Figure 12-1 Admintool: Serial Ports Window
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