Data Channels and Switching Configuration
NetRunner W
AN User’s Manual
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Table 5-1. Sync Channel Characteristics Option Selections (continued)
Option
Name
Option
Number
Protocol
Default
Description
Sync
Character
1
7
ASCII Bisync
16
Sets the value of the leading sync
character for the start of the block.
EBCDIC Bisync
32
H-P Sync
16
RTS/CTS
FF
2
Fast Packet
4
TDM
Sync
Character
1
#1 7
Sync-Pad
16
Sync character must match the 16-bit
hexadecimal synchronization se-
quence.
#2 8
Number of
Leading
Syncs
1
8
ASCII Bisync,
EBCDIC Bisync, H-P
Sync, RTS/CTS
3
Sets the number of leading sync char-
acters that the unit will generate on the
output (0-9). This will allow the device
on the selected channel to synchro-
nize. Enter 0 to specify leading syncs
as
transparent.
(Leading sync charac-
ters will not be
stripped out
.)
9
Sync-Pad
Pad
Character
1
9
ASCII Bisync,
EBCDIC Bisync, H-P
Sync, RTS/CTS
FF
Sets the value of the pad character
(any alpha or numeric character). It
precedes the sync character and fol-
lows the end of the block. It is used to
pad the block.
10
Sync-Pad
Number of
Leading Pad
Characters
1
10
ASCII Bisync,
EBCDIC Bisync, H-P
Sync
1
Sets the number of leading pad char-
acters to be transmitted at the start of
the block. This is used for a time delay
(1-9).
RTS/CTS
3
11
Sync-Pad
1
Number of
Trailing Pad
Characters
1
11
ASCII Bisync,
EBCDIC Bisync, H-P
Sync
2
Sets the number of trailing pad charac-
ters to be transmitted at the end of the
block (1-9).
RTS/CTS
3
12
Sync-Pad
2
2
1
Prompt only, not a menu.
2
For sync-pad protocol, you can configure 1-20.