User`s guide

ConÞguring the DL600E Unit 3-3

Checking the Comm Port Settings

The default Comm Port settings are:

¥ Baud rateÑ9600

¥ Parity bitÑNone

Word lengthÑ8

¥ Stop bitsÑ2

If the settings on the terminal or modem do not match those on the

DL600E unit, change them

Note: You can also change the DL600E Comm Port settings.

Refer to ÒThe Comm Port SettingsÓ in Chapter

5 for

instructions.

Connecting the Terminal to the Comm Port

The Comm Port (DE9 connector), on the back panel of the DL600E unit,

is compatible with

ANSI based VT100-compatible terminals or terminal

emulation programs supporting this format.

If the DL600E baud rate is 9600, the maximum distance between the

terminal and the

DL600E unit should be 50 feet (15.25 meters).

Note: A proprietary collision avoidance algorithm between

the

DSU using the CTS line enables communication with any

DSU from a single Comm Port. Pin 8 (CTS) on the female

connector should

not be connected to Pin 8 on the male

connector. If your cable is not supplied by Digital Link, be

sure pin

8 is not connected at the terminal end of the

connector. Refer to ÒCommunication Port Pin AssignmentsÓ

in Appendix

To connect a terminal to the

DL600E Comm Port:

Using the 9-pin RS-232 straight-through ribbon cable (provided by

Digital Link if ordered), plug the male

9-pin connector end into the DE9

connector, and the other end into the terminalÕs

DE9 connector.

Refer to Figure 3-1.