Remote Processing RPC-2300 - Manual (Page 6)

SETUP AND OPERATION CHAPTER 2
Page 4 RPC-2300
(Equipment continued)
VTC -10 serial c able
+ 5, 3 00 ma po wer su pply
The CAMBA SIC II Programming Manual is strongly
recomm ended. Refer to Chapter 4 Se rial Ports for
wiring information to make your own cable.
FIRST TIME OPERATION
Become familiar with the locations of the connectors
before getting started. See Figure 2-1.
SBS-2300 jum pers hav e been set at the factory to o perate
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 SBS-2300 needs + 5 ±0.25 volts at less than 300
ma. Any we ll regulated supply that supplie s this
will work. Be careful when using "switching"
power supplies. Som e of these supplies do not
regulate properly unless they are adequately loaded.
Make sure pow er is off. Connec t the power supply
to the appropriately marked term inals on the SBS-
2300.
2. You can use either a PC o r CR T term inal to
program the SBS-2300. Connect one end of the
VTC-10 connector to then 10 pin COM 1 (console)
port on the SBS-2300. Refer to Figur e 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
directly into the 25 pin serial port connector on 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 SBS-2300 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 II (tm) V1.00
(c) 1985-94 Octagon Systems Corporation
(c) 1994 Remote Processing Corporation
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 "T ROU BLESH OOT ING" 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 SBS-2300.
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 program s are given at the
end of this section.
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