BE1-GPS100 Appendix D-1

Figure D-1. Connection Description Dialog Box

Figure D-2. COM Properties Dialog Box
APPENDIX D TERMINAL COMMUNICATION
This appendix provides instructions for configuring Windows 95 HyperTerminal and Windows Terminal
to communicate with your BE1-GPS100 relay.
WINDOWS 95 HYPERTERMINAL
Step 1. Click Start: Highlight Programs, Accessories, HyperTerminal.
Step 2. Click HyperTerminal to open the folder.
Step 3. Select the file or icon labeled Hypertrm or Hypertrm.exe. Once the program has started, you will be
presented with a series of dialog boxes.
Step 4. Dialog Box: CONNECTION DESCRIPTION
See Figure D-1.
a. Type the desired file name, for example,
BE1-GPS100
b. Click OK
Step 5. Dialog Box: PHONE NUMBER
a. Click drop-down menu: CONNECT USING
Select Direct To ComX, where X is the port you
are using on your computer.
b. Click OK
Step 6. Dialog Box: COMX Properties
a. Make the following selections using Figure D-2
as a guide.
Set the bits per second setting so that it
matches the setting of the relay. The default
baud rate of the relay is 9600.
Set the data bits at 8.
Set the stop bits at 1.
Set flow control to Xon/Xoff.
b. Click OK. This creates an icon with the file
name entered in Step 4 and places it in the
HyperTerminal folder. Future communication
sessions can then be started by clicking the
appropriate icon.
Step 7. Click File/Properties on the menu bar. Click the
Settings tab.
a. Make the following selections:
Check the Terminal Keys radio button.
Select VT-100 emulation.
Set the Backscroll Buffer to the maximum setting of 500.
D-2 Appendix BE1-GPS100
Figure D-3. ASCII Setup Dialog Box
b. Click the ASCII Setup button. Make the
following selections using Figure D-3 as a
guide.
ASCII Sending
Place a check at Send line ends...
Place a check at Echo typed...
Select a line delay setting of 100 to 200
milliseconds.
Select the Character delay at 0.
ASCII Receiving
Disable Append line feeds... by leaving
unchecked.
Disable Force incoming... by leaving
unchecked.
Place a check at Wrap lines...
c. Click OK.
d. Click OK.
Step 8. Click File and click Save.
Step 9. HyperTerminal is now ready to communicate with the relay. Table D-1 describes the required
connection for each RS-232 port.
Table D-1. RS-232 Communication Ports
Connection Type
Front Port 9-pin female DCE
PC to Front RS-232 port cable Straight
Rear Port 9-pin female DCE
Modem to Rear RS-232 port cable Null modem
PC to Rear RS-232 port cable Straight
WINDOWS TERMINAL
Step 1. In Program Manager, open the Accessories program group and double click the Terminal icon to
start the program.
Step 2. On the menu bar, select Settings/Terminal Emulation.
a. In the dialog box, click DEC VT-100 (ANSI).
b. Click OK.
NOTE
Settings changes do not become active until the settings are saved.
BE1-GPS100 Appendix D-3
Figure D-4. Terminal Preferences Dialog Box
Figure D-5. Text Transfers Dialog Box
Figure D-6. Communications Dialog Box
Step 3. Select Settings/Terminal Preferences.
a. Using Figure D-4 as a guide, make the
following selections in the dialog box:
Check the Line Wrap and Local Echo
boxes to enable these functions.
Disable the CR->CR/LF Inbound function.
Enable the CR->CR/LF Outbound function.
b. Set the Buffer Lines at 244.
c. Click OK.
Step 4. Select Settings/Text Transfers
a. Make the following selections using Figure
D-5 as a guide.
Set Flow Control at Line at a Time.
Enable Delay Between Lines and set the
delay at 1 or 2/10 Sec.
Disable Word Wrap...
b. Click OK.
Step 5. Select Settings/Communications
a. Make the following selections:
Under Connector, select the appropriate
communication port for your computer.
Adjust the Baud Rate setting so that it matches
the setting of the relay. The default baud rate
of the BE1-GPS100 is 9600.
Set the Data Bits at 8.
Disable Parity Check.
Set the Stop Bits at 1.
Set Flow Control to Xon/Xoff.
b. Click OK.
Step 6. Click File/Save. Enter a desired file name such as
BE1-GPS100.trm. For future communication
sessions, click File and open this file. Terminal will
automatically be setup properly to communicate
with the BE1-GPS100 relay.
Step 7. Terminal is now ready to communicate with the
relay. Table D-1 describes the required
connection for each RS-232 port.