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Section 3: Operation- Serial Port I/O Interface
5) The
Properties
window for the selected
COM
port should now be active.
It should be similar in appearance as the example to the right.
For the Port Settings, use the following information so that commu-
nication between the CM16a and the computer is in the same “language”.
Bits per Second 9600
Data Bits 8
Parity none
Stop Bits 1
Flow Control Xon/Xoff
Once you have set the properties as outlined, click
OK
to continue.
If all the connections and communications settings are correct, the main
Hyper Terminal
window will appear next (see next page).
4) Next,
Hyper Terminal
needs to know how to “talk” to the CM16a. This
selection depends on which port on your PC the null-modem cable is
connected.
Ignore the first three entry fields (phone number information) and go directly
to the “
Connect using:
” entry field and click on the down arrow for the drop-
down menu selection.
Select the appropriate port (COM1 is used in this example) and click
OK
continue. The
Properties
window should appear next.
3) After starting
Hyper Terminal,
a
Connection Description
window will
pop-up. It will require that you name your connection.Enter a name for your
new connection (example:
CM16a
) and click
OK
to continue.