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Chapter 7, IBASIC Controller
Interfacing to the IBASIC Controller using Serial Ports
Setting Up ProComm Revision 2.4.3 on your PC
ProComm is a general purpose telecommunications software package for PC’s
with MS-DOS. One of its functions is to provide an RS-232 terminal function on a
typical PC.
Running ProComm in MSDOS (You can use ProComm’s built-in help function to learn
more about setting it up).
1. To access the help and command functions, press the Alt and F10 keys simultaneously
(abbreviated as Alt+F10).
2. Press the space bar to move among the choices for a particular field.
3. Press ENTER to accept the displayed choice.
Setting up the ProComm Software
1. Press Alt+ P to access the LINE SETTINGS window.
2. Enter the number 11. This will automatically set the following:
Baud rate: 9600
Parity: None
Data Bits: 8
Stop Bits: 1
Selected communications port: COM1 (This may be different on your PC)
3. To select a different communications port, enter the following numbers:
20: COM1
21: COM2
22: COM3
23: COM4
4. Enter the number 24 to save changes, to make the new configuration your default, and
to exit LINE SETTINGS.
5. Press Alt+S for the SETUP MENU.
6. Enter the number 1 for MODEM SETUP.
7. Enter the number 1 for the Modem init string.
8. Press Enter to set a null string.
9. Press Esc to exit MODEM SETUP back to the SETUP MENU.
10. Enter the number 2 for TERMINAL SETUP.