User Manual

Br-ANA Software Configuration
The Br-ANA can be accessed through the serial port from any computer running just
about any modem or terminal program. We provide a free terminal program called Gil-
derTerm that makes working with GilderGear through the serial port a little easier. The
computer you are using doesnʼt even need to have any PC•MACs software installed on
it.
Most Gilderfluke & Co products can be controlled through their RS-232 or RS-422
Serial ports. The Br-ANA has a single RS-422 serial port on it. Up to 256 different cards
and devices can be attached to the same serial lines, to form a complete RS-422 ʻmulti
Dropʼ network. Anywhere on this network you can attach operator panels to access and
control it, or you can use an WiFi or Ethernet modem so that it can be accessed from
around the block or around the world. Commands can be addressed to a single card on
the network, or all the cards simultaneously.
If you donʼt have access to GilderTerm, typical modem programs you can use are
Terminal.exe (which came with Windows 3.1) and HyperTerm.exe (which comes with
later versions of Windows). The terminal program must support VT-52 commands to po-
sition the cursor and clear the screen.
GilderTerm is available free from Gilderfluke & Co. for use with all of our products. It
can be downloaded from our web page, and is included on all of our CD-ROMs. Gil-
derTerm has been optimized for use with all Gilderfluke & Company equipment. All the
commands are built in, and it will even let you use your mouse to select commands by
clicking on the menus.
If you are using GilderTerm, all the settings are fixed at the appropriate settings. All
you will need to do is select the appropriate ʻCOMʼ port. To talk to the Br-ANA, just con-
figure your terminal program for 9600 baud, no parity, eight data bits, one stop bit and
no flow control handshaking.
Computers donʼt normally come with serial ports on them anymore. Instead, you use
a USB-to-Serial (USB-RS232/422
or C-USB-RS232) adapter, BlueTooth-to-Serial (Bt-
Rs232Rx and Bt-USBTx), Ethernet-to-Serial (Modem-Internet) adapter, or WiFi-to-Serial
(Modem-Wi-Fly
) adapter. For the Br-ANA you will need one that provides a RS-422
connection, instead of the more common RS-232. These are available from a number of
different sources, including Gilderfluke & Company. Our part number is USB-RS232/422
for the USB-to-Serial adapter. It provides both RS-232 and RS-422 connections.
If not using GilderTerm, your terminal emulation program must support VT-52 termi-
nal emulation to do cursor positioning, clearing the screen, and a handful of other func-
tions. You should set your program NOT to insert an extra LineFeed (LF) character after
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