Agilent Technologies A.18.00 Weather Radio User Manual


 
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Chapter 7, IBASIC Controller
Interfacing to the IBASIC Controller using Serial Ports
Setting Up Agilent AdvanceLink (Agilent 68333F Version B.02.00) on your PC
Agilent AdvanceLink is a software program which allows PCs to be used as an
alphanumeric or graphics terminal. It can also automate terminal and file-transfer
functions. The version described will work with PCs with the MS-DOS or
PC-DOS operating systems. (AdvanceLink for Windows is also available, and
configuration is very similar).
Running AdvanceLink in MSDOS
1. Press the Tab key to move from one field to the next, which also accepts the displayed
choice.
2. Press the NEXT CHOICE and PREVIOUS CHOICE keys to move among the choices
for a particular field.
Setting up the AdvanceLink Software
1. Press the TERMINAL function key.
2. Press CONFIG KEYS.
3. Press GLOBAL CONFIG.
Keyboard: USASCII
Personality: ANSI
Language: ENGLISH
Terminal Mode: Alphanumeric
Remote To: enter your PC’s selected serial port number, often, Serial 1
Printer I/F: None
Memory Size: 32K
Plotter I/F: None
Video Type: select your display type
Forms Path: no entry
Screen Size: select your size — 23 or 24
4. Press DONE to return to the Config screen.
5. Press REMOTE CONFIG (to set up the Serial port you selected above in Remote To).
Baud Rate: 9600
Parity/DataBits: None/8
Enq Ack: NO
Asterisk: OFF
Chk Parity: NO
SR(CH): LO
Recv Pace: Xon/Xoff
CS(CB)Xmit: NO
XmitPace: Xon/Xoff