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Communications ~ RS-232
The front panel has a DB-9 female connector. This port allows the BBS system to be monitored and
controlled using HyperTerminal (or other terminal emulation software) on a Windows based PC.
8.1
Connecting the RS-232 Port
Connect a standard RS-232 computer cable between the computer’s RS-232 port and the BBS unit’s RS-
232 port.
8.2
Terminal Setup
8.2.1
HyperTerminal Setup
This section gives step-by-step procedures for configuring the HyperTerminal interface. Before
proceeding, the user must determine which PC Com port the BBS is connected to. In this example, Com1
is being used. This will typically be the correct choice for most users and their PC’s.
Refer to screen figures 15 through 21:
1
From the Windows Start menu go to:
Programs/Accessories/ Communications/HyperTerminal
and click the Hyper Terminal entry/icon.
2
The
Connection Description
window shown in Figure 15 appears. Enter a name and select an icon
for your unit and click
OK
. A sample name appears in Figure 15. When all setup has been
completed, this will be the HyperTerminal file name that can be accessed without having to re-
initialize the setting.
3
The
Connect To
window shown in Figure 16 appears. In the “Connect using” drop-down box select
‘COM1’ or ‘Direct to Com1’ and click
OK
.
4
The
COM1 Properties
window shown in Figure 16 appears. Set each Port Settings field as shown in
Figure 17 and click
OK
.
5
The blank terminal interface screen appears as shown in Figure 18. On the File menu go to properties
and click once.
6
The ‘
BBS (ADI-24M11 5
th
& Vine in this case) Properties’
window appears. Click on the
Settings
tab. Fill in the fields as shown in Figure 19. Click the
ASCII Setup
button.
7
The BBS (ADI-24M11 5
th
& Vine in this case)
‘ASCII Setup’
window appears. Fill in the fields as
shown in Figure 20. Click the
OK
button.
8
The ‘
BBS (ADI-24M11 5
th
& Vine in this case) Properties’
window reappears (Figure 21). Click
the
OK
button.
9
HyperTerminal Setup is now finished. The blank terminal interface window reappears as in Figure
18. Press the ENTER key to begin accessing the unit with RS-232 serial communications. The
Dimensions BBS interface screen appears as in Figure 21. Go to Section 6.3 to begin using the BBS
Communications interface.
