Omnia 4.5 Use and Installation Guide – Version 1.00a
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Port Setup for MS Windows Hyperterminal
The following examples illustrate how to configure Windows
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Hyperterminal
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for use on the Omnia 4.5
RS-232 port.
COM Port Setup Parameters Terminal Emulation Parameters
Once these parameters have been entered and saved as a connection profile, they can be used to capture and
display (and/or print) the output of the Omnia 4.5's RS-232 serial port during boot up. Note that the
Omnia's serial port is designed to operate without handshaking. This makes it compatible with a variety of
external devices. It also makes it "stupid", meaning that you don't need fancy interface equipment or
strange combinations of jumpers on the RS-232 connector in order to make it 'talk'.
At Omnia, we commonly use Hyperterminal
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with only the serial port's receive data line and ground
connected. This creates a simple, two-wire interface 'listen mode' that we can use for troubleshooting.
See the next page for an example of a normal Omnia 4.5 boot up message that can be obtained from the
rear-panel's RS-232 serial port...
