Remote Processing RPC-150 - Manual (Page 6)

SETUP AND OPERATION CHAPTER 2
Page 4 RPC-150
FIRST TIME OPERATION
Become familiar with the locations of the connectors
before getting started. See Figure 2-1.
RPC -150 jump ers have been set at the fa ctory to op erate
the system immediately. F or first time operation, do not
install any connectors or parts unless specified below.
Jumpers sho uld be kept in default positions.
1. The RPC -150 needs + 5 ±0.25 volts at less than 100
ma. Any we ll regulated supply that supplie s this
will work. Be careful when using "switching"
power supplies. Some sup plies do not re gulate
properly unless they are adequately loaded.
The power supply should have a rise time to + 5
volts in under 100 ms. If it takes longer than this,
you may have to m anually reset the car d. M ost
power supplies me et this requir ement.
Make sure pow er is off. Connec t the power supply
t o t he a pp r o pr i at e ly m a rk e d t er m i na l s o n th e RP C -
150.
2. You can use either a PC o r CR T term inal to
program the RPC-150. Connect one end of the
VTC-10 connector to then 10 pin COM 1 (console)
port on the RPC-150. Refer to Figure 2-1 for
connector location.
Using a PC
Connect the VTC-10 serial cable to the PC' s COM1
or COM 2 port. Y ou may need a 9 pin male to 25
pin female adapter. T he VTC -10 is designed to plug
d ir e c tl y i nt o t he 9 pi n s e ri a l p o r t c o nn e ct or o n a P C .
Start up your serial communication program (PC
SmartLIN K or other). Set communication
parameters to 19. 2K baud, 8 data bits, no par ity, 1
stop.
Using a Terminal
Follow your term inal instructions to set the baud
rate to 19.2K baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1
stop. You m ay need a 9 p in male to 25 pin female
adapter to connect the VTC-10.
PC or Term inal
The RPC-150 does not send a CTS signal to the PC
or terminal. If your terminal or comm unications
software requires this or other signals (DCD , D SR),
you may have to tie them to the appropriate leve ls.
You may be able to ignore these lines in software.
3. Turn on your pow er supply. On pow er up a
copyright message is printed.
CAMBASIC (tm) V1.00
(c) 1985-94 Octagon Systems Corp
(c) 1994 Remote Processing Corp
All rights reserved - Free - 29434
If a nonsense message appears, your terminal or PC
may not be set to the appropriate communication
parameters. If the system still does not respond,
refer to TROUBLESHOOTING later in this chapter.
4. The system is now in the " imme diate mod e" and is
ready for you to start program ming. T ype the
following program (in upper or lower case:
10 FOR X = 0 TO 2
20 PRINT "
Hello ";
30 NEXT
40 PRINT
Now type RUN
The system will display:
Hello Hello Hello
UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING
PROGRAMS
Downloading program s means transferring them fr om
your PC (or terminal) to RAM on the RPC-150.
Uploading means transferring programs from RAM back
to the PC. This section explains how to do both of these
procedures using PC SmartLink. Gener alized
instructions for other terminal programs are given later.
U p lo a di n g p r og r am s
In the previous section, you wrote a test program. To
upload that program to a PC and save it to disk:
1. Pre ss the < F1> key. A windo w with the main
menu will appear.
2. Press the letter U (upper or lower case). Your
program will begin to transfer from RAM to the
PC. When m enu appears.
3. To save a program to disk, type the letter S. You
a r e pr o m p te d fo r a fi le n am e . E n te r th e fi le n am e
you want the program saved under.