INTRODUCTION
General Information
The AGILE 6287 ULTRA is a protocol converter that allows an industry-
standard parallel or serial, ASCII or EBCDIC printer to be attached to an
IBM 3270-type mainframe controller. It is a self-contained unit with a
printed circuit board, a power supply and an operator control panel.
The coax port allows a standard IBM RG62 A/U cable to connect to an
IBM 3174 or 3274 establishment controller (EC) with a category A device
adapter, a 3276 terminal/controller unit, or an IBM CPU with a Display
Printer Adapter (DPA).
By using the ULTRA, a non-IBM impact or laser printer can replace an
IBM 3287 or 3289 printer. Popular printers from Xerox, Hewlett-Packard,
Lexmark and others are supported and appear to the host as IBM printers.
The ULTRA also allows an alternate host to share the attached printer. The
ULTRA may also be attached to a plotter, rasterizer, bar code printer or
another output device that supports parallel or serial interfacing, although
this manual will refer to the attached device as a printer.
Supported Printer Interfaces and Character Sets
The ULTRA supports the following printer interfaces and character sets:
DB-25 Centronics Parallel (IBM PC compatible)
DB-25 Dataproducts Parallel
DB-25 Serial (to 19.2K baud)
ASCII, EBCDIC or APL character sets
IBM Port
The ULTRA connects directly to the IBM establishment controller, or
equivalent CPU with a Display Printer Adapter, through an IBM standard
coaxial cable.
Alternate Host Feature
The ULTRA has been designed to support an alternate host device, such as
a DEC VAX, Burroughs, PC, etc. This feature allows the mainframe and
the alternate host to share a printer without the necessity of an A/B switch.
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