Interactive Set-Up
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- Bi-directional Device: Used to control peripherals such as bar code readers, touch
screens, scales etc
- ASCII to EBCDIC: this mode allows ASCII data received by the auxiliary port to be
converted to EBCDIC (AS/400) format and be placed in the keyboard buffer. This is
useful for connecting PC based peripherals (scanners, scales, etc) to an AS/400
application.
Note: the 'associated service' must be set to 'none' and this port must be set as the
AX3000 default auxiliary port (select the [Configuration]-[Terminal]-[Miscellaneous]
menu).
- Aux. Command (only for "ASCII to EBCDIC" mode): an ASCII character string may be sent
to the serial device. This is done by pressing the "Send Aux. Command" keystroke. (AltGr-F2
by default)
Example: requesting weight data from scales.
- Speed: selected from a list (from 300 to 115,200 bits per second).
- Format: data format is selected from a list: data length (7 or 8 bits), stop bit and parity (none,
odd or even).
- Test Device Presence: the CTS signal can be used by the AX3000 to detect the
peripheral’s presence.
- DTR Initial State: select 'high' or 'low'.
- RTS Initial State: select 'high' or 'low'.
- Handshake for Transmission: handshake used by the peripheral to control the AX3000’s
data flow.
- Handshake for Reception (available only in bi-directional mode): handshake used by the
AX3000 to control the peripheral’s data flow.
- Associated Service (ldp, prt5250, tty...): see Chapter 3.5.2 and following.
- RDP/ICA Redirection: see Chapter 5.
b) Setting the Parallel Port
Select the [Configuration]-[Ports]-[Auxiliary Ports]-[Parallel] dialog box to configure the parallel
port:
The dialog box parameters are:
- Associated Service (ldp, prt5250, tty...): see Chapter 3.5.2 and following.
- RDP/ICA Redirection: see Chapter 5.
c) Setting USB Logical Ports
Select the [Configuration]-[Ports]-[USB Logical Ports]-[UsbX] dialog box to configure a USB
logical port.
Note: a USB logical port can be associated with a printer or a USB-RS232 adaptor.