
External Controllers and Printers
6–4
ST112 SONET Transmission Test Set
Cables
Use a straight-through (modem) cable when connecting the
Test Set
to a DTE (data terminal
equipment) device, or a null-modem cable when connecting to another DCE device. Cables are
listed in
Chapter 1, Getting Started
.
Quick Test, RS-232-C Port
You can perform a quick test of the
ST112 SONET Transmission Test Set
RS-232-C port using
a terminal (or a PC running terminal emulation software) as follows:
1. Verify that the Test Set
echo mode is on.
2. Power off the Test Set.
3. Attach the appropriate 9-pin cable from the RS-232-C port to the terminal. Terminals and
controller should be configured as a DTE and therefore use straight-through (modem) cable.
4. Power on the ST112 SONET Transmission Test Set and verify that the following prompt
appears on the terminal's display:
ST112>
If the above prompt does not appear, then one or more of the following problems may exist:
1. The cable may be defective.
2. The cable could be the wrong cable type. Use a straight-through (modem) cable if the
terminal is configured as a DTE, or a null-modem cable if the terminal is DCE configured.
3. The RS-232-C port setup (baud rate, data bits, parity, etc.) may not be compatible with that
of the terminal; both setups should be the same.
Protocol
The
ST112 SONET Transmission Test Set
RS-232-C port operates in a terminal mode. Received
characters are stored in the receive buffer until a line terminator (CR, LF, LF/CR, or CR/LF) is
received, at which point the command is executed. Before a line terminator is received, the
backspace key is used to erase the last (right-most) character in the receive buffer. You may use
EVEN or ODD parity to perform byte-by-byte error detection.
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