Operating the transceiver from a computer
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Setting up CICS
Connecting a computer to a transceiver
To connect a computer to a transceiver:
1 Connect a serial port (for example, COM1) on the computer to the 19-way GPIO
connector on the front panel using cable 08-06237-001.
Setting up a transceiver for CICS
To set up a transceiver to be used with CICS:
1 Make sure that the Control List settings for the serial port have been set correctly.
Check that:
• the corresponding RS232 Mode entry is set to CICS
• the corresponding RS232 Speed entry is set to the same rate as the computer
Setting up a computer for CICS
To set up a computer for use with CICS:
1 Start a terminal-emulation program.
1 Check the settings in the terminal-emulation program. Make sure that you:
• select the serial port on the computer that is connected to the serial port on the
transceiver
• select the data rate that corresponds to the data rate set in the Control List of the
transceiver
• set data bits to 8
• set parity to none
• set stop bits to 1
CAUTION
If you change the settings in these entries you must switch your
transceiver off then on again for the changes to take effect.