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DXP Correspondence Manual
Programming The DXP
4.3
Two ways to
Program
There are two distinctly different ways in which you can program the
DXP: directly through the DXP or through the database program
PCMMI.
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The most common form of DXP programming is to directly connect a
PC, video display terminal (VDT), or dumb terminal to one of the
serial ports on the CPU board. Then, using PROCOMM Plus for
WindowsTM, or some other communications software, you can change
the default database in the DXP. With this direct connection, any
changes that you make in the DXP are immediately altered in the
database. You cannot save your programming choices to disk if you
are using a VDT or dumb terminal.
The second way to program the DXP is through the database creation
program called PCMMI (Personal Computer Man Machine Interface),
which allows you to make DXP database changes without being
connected to the DXP. When you have created the database, however,
you must then upload that information into the DXP through a serial
port using your communication software. PCMMI allows you the
flexibility to work with the database without having the DXP
hardware in front of you.
While you cannot use a telephone set to fully program the DXP, you
can use a telephone to do some basic programming such as setting the
system clock and system speed dials (for more information see
GCA40-113).
For more information about VDT and PC programming and related
software, consult IMI66-087 Video Display Terminal Programming
Instructions, DXP Digital Communications System.
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