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7.0 LCD Front Panel
The LCD front panel displays various system information. At power-up, the boot
code version is briefly displayed. The ConsoleServer then displays some power-
on self-test information. Once the power-on self-test is complete, the active
connections are displayed.
Pressing either front panel button will scroll through the available information.
Pressing both buttons simultaneously scrolls through the different categories of
information. The categories available are: connections, devices, network, and
misc. info.
The connections category displays the name of any logged in users for each
connection session. This category will also display the status of the modem card
as installed or not installed.
The devices category displays the serial communication parameters for each
device port. The trailing zeros for the baud rate are truncated, so a baud rate of
9600 will be displayed as 96. Parity is indicated by the first letter of the parity
type (e.g., NONE is displayed as N). The status of the hardware flow control
lines is indicated by a “0” or “1”, where “0” indicates off and “1” indicates on. “R”
indicates the RTS/CTS line, while “D” indicates the DTR/DSR line.
The network category displays the settings for the network port. The IP address,
subnet mask, default gateway, and MAC address are shown.
The misc. info category displays the power supply status, the boot code and
application code versions, and the terminal port settings.
If the front panel is idle (i.e., no buttons are pressed), the display will return to the
connections display.