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BR-MultiBrick32 Software Configuration

The BR-MultiBrick32 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 PC•MACs software in-

stalled 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 ‘multi Drop’ network. Anywhere

on this network you can attach operator panels to access and control it, or

you can use an 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 of the cards simultaneously.

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), 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-MultiBrick32 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 of the settings are fixed at the appropri-

ate 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 lev-

els the BR-MultiBrick32 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 sig-

nal 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-MultiBrick32. 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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