MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1
System Programming Guide
555-661-111
Issue 1
August 1998
Programming with SPM
Page 2-2System Requirements
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This book describes the use of SPM on a PC with a DOS operating system only. If
you are using Win SPM, refer to the documentation that was provided with the
Win SPM application for information. If your system includes the Intuity or IS II/III
applications, you have the UNIX System version of SPM.
For information about accessing SPM from the IS II/III application, refer to the
following books:
■Integrated Solution III System Manager’s Guide, order no. 555-601-010
â– Integrated Solution III Installation and Maintenance Guide, order
no. 555-601-011
■Integrated Solution II System Manager’s Guide, order no. 555-600-726
â– Integrated Solution II Installation and Maintenance Guide, order
no. 555-600-720
System Requirements 2
To use SPM for system programming, you need the SPM diskette and an
approved PC with version 3.3 (or later) of MS-DOS
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. At a minimum, your PC
should support and include the following items:
â– At least 640 kbytes of RAM
â– A floppy disk drive to accommodate the SPM disk (3.5-inch or 5.25-inch)
â– A monochrome or color monitor
â– A serial port that can use either a DB-9 or DB-25 connector
NOTE:
For a DB-9 connector, use a 9-pin to 25-pin adapter to attach the
25-pin connector of the RS-232 interface cable.
â– An RS-232 interface cable of appropriate length for your site connection(s)
Depending on how you connect the PC to the control unit, you also need the
following items:
â– Direct local connection, if the PC is within 50 ft. of the control unit:
— Either a 355AF modular adapter (if there is a male connector on the
interface cable) or a 355A modular adapter (if there is a female
connector on the interface cable)
— A four-pair modular cord (D8W)