Manual

BR-SmartMedia Software Configuration
The BR-SmartMedia can be accessed through the serial port from any
computer running just about any modem or terminal program. The com-
puter you are using doesn’t even need to have any Gilderfluke & Co. soft-
ware installed on it.
Most Gilderfluke & Co. products can be controlled through their RS-422
Serial ports. Up to 256 different cards and devices can be attached to the
same serial lines, to form a complete RS-422 ‘MultiDrop’ network. You can
attach operator panels anywhere on the network to access and control it,
or you can use a telephone or Internet 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 are using a PC, typical modem programs are Terminal.exe (which
came with Windows 3.1) and HyperTerm.exe (which comes with later ver-
sions of Windows), or GilderTerm.
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. GilderTerm has been optimized for use with all Gilderfluke
& Company equipment. All of the commands are built in, and it will even
let you use your mouse to select commands.
To use the BR-SmartMedia with a terminal program, just configure it for
9600 baud, no parity, eight data bits, one stop bit and ‘xon/xoff’ handshak-
ing. If you are using GilderTerm, all the settings are fixed at the appropriate
settings. All you will need to do is select the appropriate ‘COM’ port.
Some newer computer designs, like the Apple Macintosh, come with se-
rial ports which are directly compatible with the RS-422/RS-485 signal levels
the BR-SmartMedia wants to see. These signal levels are close enough to be
used with the RS-232 signal levels found on most older computers (like most
IBMs and compatibles) with only a simple adapter cable, so long as the wire
isn't too long. To gain the full advantage of the RS-422/RS-485 signal levels
you will need to use a signal level adapter like our 232conv-09.
If your terminal emulation program supports VT-52 terminal emulation
(they all do!), you should enable it on the BR-SmartMedia. This will allow
faster screen redraws. You should set your program NOT to insert an extra
LineFeed (LF) character after each Carriage Return (CR) it receives. You
should also tell it NOT to scroll automatically after the eightieth column is
filled. If either of these are on, the screen will be displayed 'double spaced'.
This won't cause any problem, but will make it hard to see the whole screen
at one time.
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