Customizing Terminal and Printer Type Files with the Workstation Configurator (32022-90031)

• Chapter 4, “Workstation Conﬁgurator — Screen and Field

Deﬁnition,” deﬁnes the menus used to modify a terminal or printer

type ﬁle and displays each screen.

• Appendix A, “Error Messages,” lists error messages and causes and

actions for each message.

• Appendix B, “Control Character Mnemonics,” gives information and

lists control characters.

• Appendix C, “Terminal Type Files,” describes the characteristics of

the terminal and printer type ﬁles supplied in the MPE/iX operating

system.

Helpful Manuals

When using Customizing Terminal and Printer Type Files with

Workstation Conﬁgurator, these manuals should be available for

reference:

• Conﬁguring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial

Devices (32022-61000). This manual describes how terminals and

printers are connected to the HP 3000 (900 Series) computer. It

includes an explanation of how terminal and printer input/output

(I/O) is controlled by the MPE/iX operating system, and presents an

overview of the hardware and software needed to accomplish

communications in an asynchronous serial mode.

• Asynchronous Serial Communications Programmer’s Reference

Manual (32022-61001). This manual documents a subset of the

system-supplied intrinsics available through the native mode of

MPE/iX. The intrinsics are those that are particularly useful for the

programmatic control of asynchronous devices.

• Using the Node Management Services (NMS) Utilities

(32022-61005). This is a reference manual that has detailed

information about the NMS Utilities, including NMMGR.

• DTC Planning Guide. This manual gives an overview of the DTC

family, the management platforms, and the connections possible.

• DTC Technical Reference Manual. This manual covers the technical

details of the DTC, including protocol implementations and

limitations, explanations of how connections are established, and

information on event logging.