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OPERATIONS MANUAL PPM-GX500
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The
Serial Console Configuration
section of the CMOS setup contains several options related
to using the serial console feature. Each of these options will be discussed in the following
paragraphs.
Console Type
- This selection allows selection of the console type. The available choices are:
Console Type Options
Normal Video/Keyboard
Normal keyboard and video routing
Serial Console Only
Video and keyboard BIOS calls are routed
through the serial routines only
Keyboard/Video and Serial
Video and keyboard BIOS are routed
through the serial routines as well as to
their normal locations
No Console
No console I/O is provided
Serial Console Port Selection
- This selection allows for the choice of serial port to be used
for console I/O. If
Normal Video/Keyboard
is chosen for the Console Type, this selection has
no meaning. The available selections are :
COM1 The COM1 port is used 3F8, IRQ4
COM2 The COM2 port is used 2F8, IRQ3
Serial Console Baud Rate
- This option allows for selection of the baud rate to be used in
connecting with WINCOM on a client PC. The available choices are.
1200 BAUD
2400 BAUD
4800 BAUD
9600 BAUD
19200 BAUD
38400 BAUD
57600 BAUD
Factory testing shows that the best tradeoff between speed and reliability with most
PC clients is 38400 BAUD.
Serial Console Setup
Besides being useful for accessing the CMOS setup menu, the serial console can be used
effectively with nongraphic based DOS applications. Standard file operations including FDISK,
FORMAT, COPY, etc. can all be accessed through the serial console. The serial console can also
be used in conjunction with the SCOPY.EXE utility to provide the ability to serially upload or
download applications and/or data from the PPM-GX500 to the client PC and vice versa.
To use SCOPY, or any other DOS program, it must already be present on a disk currently
accessible to the PPM-GX500.
SCOPY is invoked at the DOS command line on the PPM-GX500 with the command :
scopy [ com1 | com2 ] [-rq | -sq] file name [-aport_address] [-iirq_num]
[-bbaud_rate]
Copy File using the Serial Console
