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1. Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 CHAPTER 1 OUICK START There are only four steps reguired to communicate with the OTERM J10 or OTERM N15 e Use Power On Setup to set the display contrast baud rate and data format e Connect to your host transmit receive and ground lines Apply power 6 Transmit and receive with the OTERM 1 11 Power On Setup The Power On Setup procedure is used to configure the QTERM s display contrast baud rate and data format You use three different QTERM keys to do this configuration this is the up key 2 this is the down key 3 this is the enter key To perform the Power On Setup follow these steps Disconnect the power supply to the QTERM 6 Hold down any key and apply power to the QTERM you do not need to connect the transmit and receive lines 6 The version of software in the QTERM will be dis played for a few seconds after which you can adjust the display contrast Set the desired display contrast using the up and down keys When the display is at a contrast you like press the enter key Set the desired baud rate using the up and down keys When the desired baud rate is displayed press the enter key e Set the desired data format using the up and down keys 1 2 Connect The Communications Lines When the desired data format is displayed press the enter key The EIA 232 device has one transmit and one receive line while the EI2. 3 2 mm 0 1 8 panel thickness with supplied screws J10 Panel Mount Unit AN ee 3 radius max 4 corners Mounting Screws included Mounting Bracket included Figure 4 2 QTERM J10 assembly and panel cutout dimensions mm 109 0 ref 109 6 m 29 0 11 DB9 Connector Figure 4 2 Dimensions of the QTERM N15 panel mount version mm brackets behind the panel with the four self tapping screws ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 16 Panel Mounting Gasket Back Mounting Panel 6 32 Nut with At s a Lockwasher T DB9 Output Cable il Typical Assembly Figure 4 2 QTERM N15 assembly and panel cutout dimensions mm A mounting gasket is provided in order to seal the front edge of the terminal Figure 4 2 shows the assembly dia gram along with the panel cutout dimensions required for mounting Connection to the panel mount OTERM N15 is made via a DB9 female connector which is accessible from the rear of the mounting cover The pin assignments for the DB9 con nector on the OTERM N15 are shown in Table 4 1 The connector pin numbering is shown in Figure 4 2 4 4 Interfaces 4 4 1 EIA 232 Interface With proper cables and good grounding the EIA 232 inter fac
3. ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 22 OTERM 10 N15 User s Manual Most Significant Digit hex 0 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9AB C DI E F t hex igi tD ican f igni Least S Notes and are on the previous page ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 APPENDIX C QTERM COMMAND SUMMARY This appendix is an abbreviated summary of all of the available QTERM software commands More detailed descriptions of the commands are in Chapter 2 If a com mand parameter is out of the valid range the QTERM ignores the entire command Command String 45 display character 0 7 35 Bell G 07H 0 6 Backspace H 08H 0 8 Horizontal Tab I 09H 0 8 Line Feed J OAH 0 8 Vertical Tab K OBH Form Feed L OCH Carriage Return M ODH 0 8 XON Q 11H 0 4 XOFF S 13H 0 4 Delete 7FH 1 2 Cursor Up ESC A 0 8 Cursor Down ESC B 0 8 Cursor Right ESC C 0 8 Cursor Left ESC D 0 8 Clear Screen ESC E 4 4 Cursor Home ESC H 3 7 Set Cursor Position ESC 1 5 Erase to End of Screen ESC J 6 0 12 0 18 0 24 0 Note that the timing shown for the execution of the various commands is only approximate Many factors can affect the execution time so it is impossible to give exact figures Notes amp Parameters typical max 1 1 ms worst case up to 35 ms if auto scroll is on s
4. Hosts which transmit 8 bit data can also display an additional 64 characters including Greek letters kata kana characters non English alphabetic characters and math symbols ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM 10 N17 User s Manual 7 Table 4 1 QTERM Pin Assignments 6 pin Modular DB9 Panel Mount OTERM EIA 232 5 volt OTERM Connector Female 2 mm Connector Buffered Function EIA 422 Function 1 3 1 receive receive 2 6 2 no connection receive 3 2 3 transmit transmit 4 1 4 no connection transmit 5 9 5 power power 6 5 6 ground ground Appendix B is a chart which shows what the QTERM does with every possible 8 bit value it can receive Note that the ASCII portion of the chart the first 128 characters is simi lar but not identical to the true ASCII chart shown in Appendix A If you ordered the backlight the software commands shown in Chapter 2 will allow you to turn the backlight on and off Without the backlight these commands have no effect 4 6 Keypad The QTERM J10 is available with an 18 key 24 key or a 40 key keypad The QTERM N15 comes with a 12 key keypad When each key is pressed the QTERM will send a single ASCII character through the serial interface Some keys such as F1 F5 and the arrow keys do not have an ASCII printable equivalent so instead they will send a sin gle lower case letter Each keypad has a graphic overlay with labels for each
5. communicate directly with the terminal ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 CHAPTER 2 OTERM SOFTWARE 2 1 Operation The operation of the OTERM is guite simple Power is applied to the QTERM Commands or data can be transmitted to the QTERM Commands are executed as required data is displayed When a key is pressed the QTERM transmits the appropriate character to the host The QTERM has many additional capabilities which are accessed using software commands from the host which are described in this chapter 2 1 1 Handshaking The QTERM has buffers for both receiving and transmit ting characters However these buffers may not be large enough for some applications If this is the case for your application then your host must use XON XOFF hand shaking to make optimal use of the QTERM s capabilities The QTERM s transmit buffer 20 bytes long is used when a host does not wish to receive characters for a period of time The host sends an XOFF character to the QTERM 13h The QTERM starts placing characters into the trans mit buffer rather than transmitting them When the host is ready to receive characters it sends an XON character 11h at which time the QTERM will start transmitting the characters in the buffer The QTERM s receive buffer is large enough to accept a maximum of 32 characters or software commands without overrunning the buffer However some operations can
6. key Table 4 3 lists the default values assigned to each key for all three keypad versions The keypad utilizes membrane dome keys for long life and tactile feedback to the operator Each of the keys sends one or two bytes when pressed Software commands allow you to control both key beeps on or off and key repeat on or off 4 7 Other Options 4 7 1 Buzzer Option If you order the buzzer option the QTERM includes an audio buzzer which is used for key beeps and for beeping in response to a bell character G 07h 4 7 2 Regulator Option The standard QTERM requires a 5 volt regulated power source An optional regulator allows the QTERM to be operated from a 7 5 volt to 24 volt DC source 4 8 OTERM Specifications Environmental characteristics of the QTERM J10 and OTERM NIS are 10 to 60 C operating temperature range 40 to 85 C storage temperature range 6 0 to 95 non condensing humidity range Table 4 2 QTERM J10 N15 Current Consumption Version Ireg mA EIA 232 Version 28 EIA 422 Version 25 Add for regulator 6 Add for backlight 60 ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 18 OTERM 10 N13 User s Manual Table 4 3 Key Assignments Key ASCII Hex Key ASCII Hex Key ASCII Hex Char Byte Char Byte Char Byte Fl e 65h Q Q Sih 0 0 30h F2 f 66h R R 52h 1 1 31h F3 g 67h S S 53h 2 2 32h F4 h 68h T T 54h 3 3 33h F5 1 69h U U 55h 4 4 3
7. without changing its hori zontal position When auto scroll mode is on and a line feed is performed on the last line the display will scroll up with the horizontal cursor position unaltered ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM J10 N17 User s Manual 2 2 5 Vertical Tab AK OBh Performs the same function as Line Feed 2 2 6 Form Feed L 0Ch Performs the same function as Line Feed 2 27 Carriage Return M 0Dh Moves the cursor to left edge of the display on the current line If auto line feed mode is on then the cursor moves to the left edge of the next line If auto scroll and auto line feed are both on a carriage return on the last line will cause the display to scroll up and the cursor to be positioned at the left edge of the last line 2 2 8 XON C 11h Enables the OTERM to transmit keys pushed after receiv ing an XOFF XON is used to re enable OTERM transmis sion after an XOFF has disabled it allowing handshaking with the host system 2 2 9 XOFF S 13h Disables all OTERM transmission except for information reguested via the Ouery Status command ESC W After receiving an XOFF command the OTERM stores charac ters typed on the keypad in a transmit buffer These charac ters will be transmitted when an XON is received If the buffer becomes full before an XON is received additional characters which are typed will be ignored 2 2 10 Delete 7Fh Dele
8. you can use the Restore Factory Defaults command This will reset all parameters except baud rate and data format to a pre defined default value and also store these values in EEPROM as the cur rent power on defaults 2 2 Software Commands Once you have your host communicating with your QTERM you can program your host to control the QTERM using software commands Table 2 1 lists the commands available Each command is discussed in detail below and a command summary including execution times is given in Appendix C ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 4 OTERM J10 NI13 User s Manual Table 2 1 QTERM J10 and OTERM N15 Software Commands Command Code Command Code Bell 4G 07h Query Version EN Backspace H 08h Buzzer On Off Beep 60 Horizontal Tab I 09h Auto Wrap Mode ER Line Feed J OAh Auto Scroll Mode ES Vertical Tab K OBh Auto Line Feed Mode ET Form Feed AL OCh Display Backlight On Off Toggle EV Carriage Return M ODh Ouery Status E W XON DC1 or Q 11h Query Cursor Position EX XOFF DC3 or S 13h Ouery Character EY Delete 7Fh Key Repeat Click Mode Ga Cursor Up EA Set Cursor Mode b Cursor Down B Set Shift Mode c Cursor Right 60 Save Config to EEPROM i Cursor Left ED Transmit Buffer Flush k Clear Screen EE XON XOFF Mode 1 Cursor Home EH User Area Read Write m Set Cursor Position I Restore Default Parameters r Erase to End of Screen EJ Ver
9. 20 2 2 26 Auto Line Feed Mode gt T With auto line feed off when a carriage return is received the cursor returns to the first position in the current line With auto line feed on the cursor moves to the first position in the next line i e it acts as if both a carriage return and a linefeed had been received Valid values for are auto line feed off A auto line feed on ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM J10 N17 User s Manual 2 2 27 Backlight On Off Toggle V This command turns the backlight on and off Valid values for are backlight off A backlight on B backlight toggle 2 2 28 Query Status W The Query Status command W returns a character indi cating the number of characters presently in the QTERM J10 transmit buffer 0 to 20 Table 2 2 shows what charac ter is returned for each number of characters in the transmit buffer 2 2 29 Query Cursor Position X Returns the cursor position as two ASCII characters These two characters are defined in the same way as for the Set Cursor Position I command See Table 2 2 for a detailed listing 2 2 30 Query Character Y Returns the character value for the character at the current cursor position 2 2 31 Key Click Repeat Mode a This selectively enables and disables both key repeat and key click Valid values for are click off repea
10. 4h A A 41h V V 56h 5 5 35h B B 42h W W 57h 6 6 36h C C 43h X X 58h T 7 37h D D 44h Y Y 59h 8 8 38h E E 45h Z Z SAh 9 9 39h F F 46h 2Fh SPACE 20h G G 47h 2Dh ENTER ODh H H 48h 2Bh UP a 61h I I 49h 28h DOWN b 62h J J 4Ah 29h RIGHT C 63h K K 4Bh 23h LEFT d 64h L L 4Ch 2Ah SHIFT N A M M 4Dh 2Ch BACK TFh N N 4Eh 2Eh HOME j 6Ah O 0 4Fh ESC 1Bh CLEAR k 6Bh P P 50h DEL 7Fh Table 4 4 Pin Assignments for PC Style COM Ports COM Ports with Male DB25 Connectors COM Ports with Male DB9 Connectors Pin Function Pin Function 2 PC transmit 1 CD 3 PC receive 2 PC receive 4 RTS 3 PC transmit 5 CTS 4 DTR 6 DSR 5 ground 7 ground 6 DSR 8 CD 7 RTS 20 DTR 8 CTS 22 RI 9 RI These lines normally can be left unconnected Some PCs may reguire that one or more of them be pulled to 5 volts through a pull up resistor about 300 ohms ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 APPENDIX A ASCII CHART Most Significant Digit hex NUL blank SOH start of header 1 3 5 6 STX start of text ETX end oftext EOT end of transmission ENO enguiry ACK acknowledge BEL bell BS backspace HT horizontal tab LF line feed VT vertical tab FF form feed CR carriage return SO shift out SI shift in SP space DLE data link escape DC1 device control 1 XON DC2 device control 2 DC3 device control 3 XOFF DC4 device control 4 NAK
11. A 422 device has two transmit and two receive lines Table 1 1 shows the connector pin assignments for both the handheld and panel mount QTERMs The receive and transmit directions shown in the table are with respect to the QTERM Refer to this table to connect your host communications lines to the correct pins Figure 1 1 shows the pin numbering of a modular connector both jack and plug and the panel mount interface plug If you are using an IBM style PC you cannot connect an EIA 422 QTERM J10 directly to the computer s COM port you must provide an interface device Plug 6 Pin Modular Connector Figure 1 1 QTERM Connector Pin Assignments ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 2 OTERM J10 N19 User s Manual Table 1 1 QTERM Pin Assignments 6 pin DB9 Panel Mount QTERM QTERM Modular Connector Female 6 12mm Pin EIA 232 Function EIA 422 Function 1 3 1 receive receive 2 6 2 no connection receive 3 2 3 transmit transmit 4 1 4 no connection transmit 5 9 5 power power 6 5 6 ground ground 1 3 Apply Power keys on the keypad the OTERM will transmit the appropri Table 1 1 shows the pin assignments for the power and ground lines Connect your DC power supply to the appro priate two pins WARNING Power supplied to the OTERM must be from an SELV power source and should have a current limit on its output of 5 Amperes If you did not order the re
12. OTERM J10 N12 USER S MANUAL REVISION 13 QSI CORPORATION 2212 South West Temple 50 Salt Lake City UTAH 84115 2648 USA Phone 801 466 8770 Fax 801 466 8792 Email info Ogsicorp com Web www gsicorp com M01 009 00 Rev 13 OTERM 10 N15 User s Manual 5465E1 Printed in USA Copyright OSI Corporation 1996 2009 QTERM QTERM J10 OTERM N15 JSETUP and JDEMO are trademarks of OSI Corporation Manual Updated 14 October 2009 ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This eguipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This eguipment generates uses and can radiate radio freguency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this eguipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be reguired to correct the interference at his o
13. ame as line feed same as line feed up to 35 ms if auto scroll is on O to C for row 0 to 3 to S for column 0 to 19 if cursor is on row 3 if cursor is on row 2 if cursor is on row 1 if cursor is on row 0 ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 24 Command Erase to End of Line Set Contrast Reset Terminal Ouery Version Buzzer On Off Beep Auto Wrap Mode Auto Scroll Mode Auto Line Feed Mode Display Backlight Mode Query Status Query Cursor Position Query Character Key Repeat Click Mode Set Cursor Mode Set Shift Mode Save Configuration to EEPROM Transmit Buffer Flush XON XOFF Mode String ESC K ESC L ESC M ESC N ESC O ESC R ESC S ESC T ESC V ESC W ESC X ESC Y ESC a ESC b ESC c ESC i ESC k ESC 1 Timing ms 3 0 5 8 1 2 300 0 0 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 5 0 5 0 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 6 0 1 2 1 2 OTERM 10 N15 User s Manual Notes amp Parameters typical maximum cursor in column 0 to DEL for lightest to darkest time to load characters into transmit buffer 9 A B 9 A 9 A 9 A A B turn buzzer off turn buzzer on beep for 1 2 second auto wrap off auto wrap on auto scroll off auto scroll on auto line feed off auto line feed on backlight off backlight on backlight toggle time to load the characters in
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15. d keypad legend for the keys on the 40 key keypad The housing is made from impact resistant ABS and is col ored black The housing is not waterproof but it can be subjected to moderate rain or splash without harm The QTERM J10 handheld terminal uses a 6 pin modular connector exiting from the bottom of the housing If desired the modular connector can easily be switched to exit from the top of the QTERM J10 housing The pin assignments for the connectors for each of the available interfaces are shown in Table 4 1 Figure 4 2 PA QTERM J10 m DHS EE EL Ea B gog MOHOW 3 rr 88 2 Handheld shows the pin numbering for the connectors used on the OTERM J10 For reference Table 4 4 at the end of this chapter shows the pin assignments used by the COM ports on PC style computers for both DB25 and DB9 connectors 4 2 OTERM J10 Panel Mount Terminal The panel mount OTERM J10 is mounted directly onto your instrument or enclosure Figure 4 2 shows the dimen sions of the panel mount QTERM J10 along with the stan dard keypad legend for the 24 key keypad The QTERM J10 is mounted to the panel by placing the terminal into the panel cutout and attaching the mounting brackets behind the panel with the four self tapping screws A mounting gasket is provide
16. d causes all parameter values to be stored to EEPROM Any existing parameter values in the EEPROM will be overwritten 2 2 35 Transmit Buffer Flush k If the host has transmitted an XOFF to the QTERM and the user has pressed any keys this command will clear the buffer so that when the host sends XON to the QTERM there will be nothing in the buffer for the QTERM to trans mit to the host 2 2 36 XON XOFF Mode 1 This command enables or disables the XON XOFF opera tion of the QTERM The valid values for are ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 disable XON XOFF operation A enable XON XOFF operation If you disable XON XOFF operation then any keys pressed by the user will be sent to the host immediately If the host sends data fast enough to the QTERM to fill up the receive buffer additional characters will be ignored 2 2 37 User Area Read Write m This command allows you to store your own information such as serial numbers or parameters in the QTERM non volatile EEPROM then later read them from the terminal There are two valid values for read user data A write user data followed by data The QTERM can store a maximum of 16 bytes in the user data area READ DATA if the QTERM will transmit the data in the user area to the host in the following format E where is a character in the range of 40h to 50h and indi cates that 0 t
17. d in order to seal the front P Battery Back Figure 4 2 Dimensions of the QTERM J10 handheld version mm ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 14 422 Tx 1 422 Tx 232 Tx 2 422 Rx 232 Rx 3 4 Ground 5 Jack 6 Pin Modular Connector Figure 4 2 OTERM Connector Pin Assignments edge of the terminal Figure 4 2 shows the assembly dia gram along with the panel cutout dimensions reguired for mounting Connection to the panel mount OTERM J10 is made via a DB9 female connector which is accessible from the rear of the mounting cover The pin assignments for the DB9 con nector on the OTERM J10 are shown in Table 4 1 The connector pin numbering is shown in Figure 4 2 DB9 Female QTERM J10 OTERM 10 N15 User s Manual Jack Panel Mount 2 mm Connector 4 3 QTERM NI15 Panel Mount Terminal The panel mount OTERM NI15 is mounted directly onto your instrument or enclosure Figure 4 2 shows the dimen sions of the OTERM N15 along with the standard keypad legend for the keypad The QTERM N15 is mounted to the panel by placing the terminal into the panel cutout and attaching the mounting Figure 4 2 Dimensionsions of the QTERM J10 panel mount version mm ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM 10 N13 User s Manual 17 0
18. e left 2 2 18 Erase to End of Screen J Erases from the current cursor position to the end of the screen The cursor position is unchanged 2 2 19 Erase to End of Line K Erases all displayed characters from the current cursor posi tion to the end of the line The cursor position is unchanged 2 2 20 Set Contrast L This command sets the display contrast It has the form L where is in the range of 40h to 7Fh to DEL The smaller the ASCII value of the character the lower the con trast The higher the ASCII value of the character the higher the contrast ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 6 2 2 21 Reset Terminal M Resets the OTERM to its power up state This includes clearing all input and output buffers and the display and resetting all parameters to the default configuration 2 2 22 Query Version N This tells the QTERM to transmit its software version to the host The version will consist of four ASCII characters in the format vx y where x and y are single ASCII digits 2 2 23 Buzzer On Off Beep O This command controls the buzzer It has the form O where is turn buzzer off A turn buzzer on B beep for The fixed duration beep command ESC O B is identical to sending a Bell command 07h G 2 2 24 Auto Wrap Mode R The auto wrap mode determines what happens when the cursor moves past the e
19. e on the QTERM can communicate up to about 15 meters The QTERM does not monitor or control any of the EIA 232 modem control lines such as RTS and DTS Hand shaking between the host computer and the QTERM is done using software XON XOFF commands The XON XOFF operation can be disabled via software commands if you do not wish to have it operate OTERM J10 N19 User s Manual 102 8 1 0 o 3 2 0 125 radius A permissible 8 1 typical all around ref perimeter of mounted panel T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 p f 1 1 i 145 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 Panel Cutout Dimensions 4 4 2 EIA 422 Interface With proper cables and grounding the EIA 422 interface can communicate up to a distance of about 1 000 meters The EJA 422 version of the OTERM uses four communica tion lines and two power lines 4 4 3 5 volt Buffered Interface When used to communicate with another 5 volt Buffered device the QTERM can operate at distances up to about 5 meters The advantage of the 5 volt Buffered QTERM is that it draws less current than the EIA 232 version and uses the same 5 volt logic levels that come directly out of a UART i e the idle state is at 5 volts and the active state is at 0 volts 4 5 LCD Display The QTERM display is a 4 line by 20 character supertwist LCD unit The entire 128 byte ASCII character set can be displayed
20. gulator option the supply to the OTERM must provide a mini mum of 4 75 volts DC and be limited to a maximum of 5 25 volts DC If you did order the regulator option the supply to the OTERM must provide a minimum of 7 5 volts DC and be limited to a maximum of 24 volts DC Limiting may be inherent to the supply or may be pro e gt vided by supplementary overcurrent devices If the QTERM does not respond or exhibits abnormal behavior on power up disconnect power and contact QSI for technical support 1 4 Communicate At this point characters which are transmitted by the host will be displayed on the QTERM display If you press ate codes to the host computer Any software commands sent by the host will be processed by the QTERM 1 5 Running JDEMO To demonstrate some of the features of the OTERM run the JDEMO program included with this users manual e Connect your QTERM to the serial COM port on an IBM style PC If you have an EIA 422 OTERM you will need to provide an interface unit such as QST s OCOM 2 you cannot directly connect an EIA 422 OTERM to the COM port on an IBM style computer 6 Copy the file JOEMO EXE to your hard disk Apply power to the OTERM Run the JDEMO program Follow the on screen instructions to demonstrate the use of some of the features of the OTERM terminal JDEMO will allow you to exercise many of the features of the OTERM It includes a terminal emulator so that you can also
21. hat is included with this manual on a PC compatible disk With JSETUP it is possible to change some of the terminal parameters and use the new values as the power up default values JSETUP works by reading the parameter values from an ASCII text file this file s exten sion must be DAT A default example of this data file called CONFIGDAT is included with JSETUP on the floppy disk This file con tains some ASCII strings that will be sent to the terminal which are actually software commands These commands can be edited before running JSETUP to allow you to set some parameter values of the terminal 3 2 3 Modifying the Data File Using a standard DOS text file editor you can edit the CONFIGDAT file You can also change the name of the file as long as it retains the DAT extension Any line begin ning with a semi colon will be ignored as a comment Each line in the data file will be sent to the terminal exactly as it is typed with the following exceptions 6 The character is represented by lt esc gt e Any hex value can be sent using the brackets to enclose the value such as lt xOD gt for a carriage return When you are done editing the data file save it to disk 3 2 4 Running JSETUP To run JSETUP first you must connect your terminal to your PC s COM port and supply power to it If you do not have an EIA 232 QTERM you will need an interface unit See Chapter for more information on powering your ter mi
22. ify MID Code u Erase to End of Line EK VFD Display Intensity Ew Set Contrast EL Power On Setup Mode x Reset Terminal M The notation in this chapter always means the one byte ASCII escape character 1Bh 27 decimal Be sure to read the file READ ME on your distribution disk for any late changes to this manual 2 2 1 Bell G 07h This causes the buzzer to beep for one half second Note that sending this command is identical to sending the Buzzer On Off Beep command ESC O B 2 2 2 Backspace H 08h Causes a nondestructive backspace 1 e characters are not erased as the cursor is backspaced over them With auto wrap mode off the backspace stops at the left edge of the current display line With auto wrap mode on the cursor will wrap to the last position on the previous line The com mand is ignored if the cursor is at the home position See also the Delete command 7Fh 2 2 3 Horizontal Tab I 09h Moves the cursor right to the next tab column The tab spacing is every four columns With auto wrap on the cur sor will wrap down to the first column in the line below when it is tabbed beyond the last column in the current line If auto wrap is off the cursor will stop at the end of the cur rent line If auto scroll and auto wrap are both on then the display will scroll up as the cursor is tabbed beyond the last column in the last line 2 2 4 Line Feed J OAh Moves the cursor down one line
23. is as follows operates at 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity contrast is set to optimal for a 90 viewing angle auto wrap is on auto scroll is on ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 10 OTERM 10 N15 User s Manual ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 CHAPTER 3 USING JDEMO AND JSETUP 3 1 JDEMO On the disk that accompanies this manual you will find a file called JOEMO EXE This program will demonstrate some of the features of the OTERM When you execute this file your QTERM should be connected to a COM port on your PC JDEMO will display a list of COM ports so that you can specify which COM port you are using Then you will select the baud rate and data format the same way Once you are done with the setup menus then JOEMO will display a menu of the features that can be demonstrated 3 2 JSETUP 3 2 1 Setting Parameters There are two different ways to change the parameters of your QTERM and make them permanent You can send software commands as described in chapter 2 and then save the setting to EEPROM using the Save Parameters to EEPROM command i You can store the commands necessary to change the parameters in a data file and load the data file into the terminal using JSETUP The rest of this chapter deals with using JSETUP to configure your terminal 3 2 2 Using JSETUP to Change Parameters JSETUP is a program t
24. nal and communicating with it When you are ready to configure your terminal run the JSETUP EXE program You will have the option to select the COM port to which your terminal is connected as well as the baud rate and data format if needed When you select the upload option JSETUP will ask you for the file name of the data file you wish to use Type in the filename but do not type the DAT extension JSETUP will then read the text from the data file and send it to the terminal When JSETUP is done you will return to the ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 12 main menu At this point your terminal is done being con figured and you can exit the program If the very last command in your data file is the lt esc gt i command then the settings that were programmed into the terminal will now remain as the new defaults every time the OTERM 10 N15 User s Manual terminal is powered up If you wish to restore the terminal to its original factory default configuration you can issue the Restore Factory Defaults software command r This will return all the parameters to the original factory default except for baud rate and data format ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 CHAPTER 4 QTERM J10 N15 HARDWARE 4 1 QTERM J10 Handheld Terminal The dimensions of the QTERM J10 handheld terminal are shown in Figure 4 2 This figure also shows the standar
25. nd of a line With auto wrap off the cursor stays at the last position in the line With auto wrap on the cursor moves down to the first position in the next line If the cursor moves past the end of the last line and auto wrap is on then the action depends on the auto scroll mode If auto scroll is off the cursor will wrap to the first position of the line but the display will not scroll Otherwise the display will scroll and the cursor will return to the first position in the last line Valid values for are auto wrap off A auto wrap on 2 2 25 Auto Scroll Mode E S Auto scroll mode determines what happens when the cursor moves past the end of the last line With auto scroll off the cursor will stay in the last position With auto scroll on the display scrolls i e every lines moves up and the last line becomes blank and the cursor moves to the first position in the last line Valid values for are OTERM J10 N19 User s Manual auto scroll off A auto scroll on Table 2 2 Cursor Position and Query Status Characters ASCII Hex Decimal 2 one ai Char Value Value Position row col 0 e 40h 64 0 0 0 A 41h 65 1 1 1 B 42h 66 2 2 2 6 43h 67 3 3 3 D 44h 68 4 4 E 45h 69 5 5 F 46h 70 6 6 G 47h 71 7 7 H 48h 72 8 8 I 49h 73 9 9 J 4Ah 74 10 10 K 4Bh 75 11 11 L 4Ch 76 12 12 M 4Dh 77 13 13 N 4Eh 78 14 14 0 4Fh 79 15 15 P 50h 80 16 16 Q 51h 81 17 17 R 52h 82 18 18 8 S3h 83 19 19 T 54h 84
26. nd will be assigned a two byte MID code When this command is sent along with two bytes the terminal will compare them to its internally stored byte pair and respond with one of the following 06h Acknowledge character ACK MID Code match 15h Negative Acknowledge character NAK MID Code does not match 2 2 40 VFD Display Intensity w This command is only applicable to terminals configured with the optional VFD display There are four valid values for for display intensity 100 A for display intensity 75 B for display intensity 50 C for display intensity 25 2 2 41 Power On Setup Mode x This command can be used to enable or disable the power on setup feature In some cases it may be desirable to dis able the power on setup in order to protect the current baud rate and data format settings from being changed by the user Valid values for are fully enable power on setup A allow contrast adjustment but do not allow baud rate and data format adjustment B disable entire power on setup ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM J10 N13 User s Manual 2 3 Default Configuration auto line feed is on key click is on key repeat is enabled cursor is a line XON XOFF is enabled power on setup is fully enabled shift mode is lock backlight is off shift indicator is on The default configuration of the QTERM J10 and the QTERM N15
27. negative acknowledge SYN synchronization ETB end of text block CAN cancel EM end of medium SUB substitute ESC escape FS file separator GS group separator RS record separator US unit separator DEL delete rubout P hex lt mwg it 18 ficant D 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 igni m NIKI X Se lt CLH aN Ol Least S gt Ozizi Kls e mnm 0 0 ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 20 OTERM 10 N15 User s Manual ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 APPENDIX B QTERM CHARACTER CHART The chart on the next page shows how the QTERM Other notations in the chart are responds to each of the 256 possible values of characters which it can receive BEL bell beep command BS backspace Where a dot pattern is shown sending the corresponding HT horizontal tab code will cause the QTERM to display the dot pattern at the LF line feed current cursor location CR carriage return XON XON character Numbers in circles refer to these notes XOFF XOFF character ESC escape character These bytes are always ignored DEL delete character oeThis is a space character Note that although the left half of this chart is similar to the ASCII chart in Appendix A there are differences
28. o 16 bytes of user data will follow and is the corresponding number of user bytes These bytes will be exactly what was originally stored so they may be any 8 bit value If 0 bytes to follow then there was no data stored in the user area WRITE DATA to write user data use the format EmA where is in the range of 41h to 50h A to P and indi cates that from 1 to 16 bytes of data are to follow and are the data bytes to be stored These data bytes may be any 8 bit value After the entire string has been received the QTERM will respond by transmitting one character to the host 06h Acknowledge character ACK data stored properly 15h Negative Acknowledge character NAK data not stored OTERM J10 N19 User s Manual The only reason that the data would not be stored properly is if there was a hardware failure 2 2 38 Restore Default Parameters r This command will load a set of factory default values for all parameters except baud rate and data format into mem ory and write them to EEPROM making them the current power up settings see section 2 3 for a list of the factory defaults 2 2 39 Verify Manufacturer ID Code Eu This command is used to verify the Manufacturer ID MID Code which is pre programmed into the terminal at the fac tory and can be any two bytes When ordering a QTERM from the factory the customer is given the option to use this feature a
29. sses the hardware of the QTERM J10 handheld OTERM J10 panel mount and OTERM N15 panel mount including dimensional drawings interface specifications connector pin assignments and environmental specifications ASCII Chart This is a true 7 bit ASCII chart along with mnemonic definitions Appendix B OTERM Character Chart This is a 256 character chart showing how the QTERM handles every character Appendix C it receives The lower half is similar to but not the same as the true ASCII chart in Appendix A OTERM Command Summary This is an abbreviated summary of OTERM software commands Please note that throughout this manual the character represents the ESCAPE character or ASCII 1Bh ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM 10 N15 User s Manual ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM 10 N13 User s Manual 1 Ouick Start 1 Power On Setup 1 Connect The Communications Lines 1 Apply Power 2 Communicate 2 Running JOEMO 2 3 QTERM Software 3 Operation 3 Handshaking 3 Commands vs Default Parameters 3 Software Commands 3 Bell 4G 07h 4 Backspace H 08h 4 Horizontal Tab T 09h 4 Line Feed J OAh 4 Vertical Tab 4K OBh 5 Form Feed AL OCh 5 Carriage Return M ODh 5 XON 4Q 11h 5 XOFF S 13h 5 Delete 7Fh 5 Cursor Up JA 5 Cursor Down B 5 Cursor Right C 5 Cursor Left 5 Clear Screen 5 C
30. t off A click off repeat on B click on repeat off C click on repeat on Key beeps are 50 ms long the key repeat rate is ten per sec ond 2 2 32 Set Cursor Mode gt b The QTERM cursor can be an underline cursor a block cursor neither or both When neither is selected no cursor is visible to the user Valid values for are block off underline off no cursor A block off underline on B block on underline off C block on underline on 2 2 33 Set Shift Mode c it The shift key on the QTERM can operate in one of two ways FUNCTION MODE where the shift key stays shifted for one additional key press only LOCK MODE where the shift key stays shifted until it is pressed a second time To indicate shift status the cursor will change to a blinking block when shifted and go back to current cursor status when not shifted For either mode this indicator can be enabled or disabled and if enabled properly reflects the state of the shift key Valid values for are function mode shift indicator enabled A lock mode shift indicator enabled B function mode shift indicator disabled C lock mode shift indicator disabled Note that the shift indicator does not affect the shift opera tion itself only the status indicator Also note that any time you are using the blinking block cursor the shift indicator will not be available 2 2 34 Save Configuration to EEPROM i This comman
31. take a longer time to execute such as scrolling the entire screen up one line In this case the QTERM will send an XOFF to the host when it has only eight bytes empty in its buffer When it has processed input data to the point that the buffer only has eight bytes used it will send an XON and the host can resume transmitting XON XOFF handshaking can also be disabled by software command if you do not wish to use it However if you do not use handshaking you must take extra care that you do not overrun the QTERM s receive buffer The two easiest ways to do this are to use a slower baud rate which gives the QTERM more time to process each byte or add delays to your code after each write to the QTERM 2 1 2 Commands vs Default Parameters There are numerous parameters which can be changed by software commands For example key repeat can be dis abled by the Key Repeat Click On Off command Once a parameter has been changed by a software command it does not get stored in EEPROM therefore when power is turned off the new value is lost and when the terminal is turned on again the default parameter value is re loaded If you wish to have the parameter value permanently stored and used at power up you can use the Save Configuration to EEPROM command This saves all currently set param eters to the EEPROM which makes them the current power on defaults If you wish to return to the factory default settings for all parameters
32. te works in the same way as Backspace 08h H except that characters are erased as the cursor moves over them 2 2 11 Cursor Up 6 A Moves the cursor up one line without changing its horizon tal position Has no effect if the cursor is on the first line 2 2 12 Cursor Down EB Moves the cursor down one line without changing its hori zontal position Has no effect if the cursor is on the last line 2 2 13 Cursor Right C Moves the cursor right one space without changing its ver tical position Has no effect if the cursor is at the right most position on the current line 2 2 14 Cursor Left ED Moves the cursor left one space without changing its verti cal position Has no effect if the cursor is at the left most position on the current line 2 2 15 Clear Screen E E Clears the display and moves the display cursor to home the left most position in the top line of the display 2 2 16 Cursor Home H Moves the cursor to home top left position on the display 2 2 17 Set Cursor Position gt 1 Positions the cursor to the specified location The command has the form J where sets the row and sets the col umn For example the string EIBD sets the cursor to row 2 third row and column 4 fifth col umn See Table 2 2 for a complete list of valid codes and cursor positions Note that rows are numbered 0 to 3 start ing at the top and columns are numbered 0 to 19 starting at th
33. to transmit buffer see Table 2 2 for returned values time to load the characters into transmit buffer see Table 2 2 for returned values time to load the characters into transmit buffer 9 A B C A B C 9 A B C A click off repeat off click off repeat on click on repeat off click on repeat on block off underline off no cursor block off underline on block on underline off block on underline on function mode shift indicator enabled lock mode shift indicator enabled function mode shift indicator disabled lock mode shift indicator disabled disable XON XOFF operation enable XON XOFF operation ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM J10 N13 User s Manual Command User Area Read Write Restore Default Parameters Verify MID Code VFD Display Intensity Power On Setup Mode String ESC m ESC r ESCutt ECS w ESC x Timing ms depends on baud rate 3 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 2 Notes amp Parameters and are the bytes you want to compare display intensity 100 display intensity 75 display intensity 50 display intensity 25 power on setup fully enabled only contrast adjustment allowed power on setup fully disabled I lt 9 awr ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 26 OTERM 10 N15 User s Manual ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp
34. ursor Home H 5 Set Cursor Position 1 5 Erase to End of Screen 5 Erase to End of Line K 5 Set Contrast 5 Reset Terminal M 6 Query Version 6 Buzzer On Off Beep O 6 Auto Wrap Mode R 6 Auto Scroll Mode 5 6 Auto Line Feed Mode T 6 Backlight On Off Toggle V 7 Query Status W 7 Query Cursor Position X 7 Query Character Y 7 Key Click Repeat Mode Ja 7 Set Cursor Mode b 7 Set Shift Mode 7 Save Configuration to EEPROM 17 ASI Corporation Fax 801 466 8792 www gsicorp com Phone 801 466 8770 Transmit Buffer Flush 7 XON XOFF Mode 1 7 User Area Read Write m 8 Restore Default Parameters 8 Verify Manufacturer ID Code u 8 VFD Display Intensity w 8 Power On Setup Mode x 8 Default Configuration 9 11 Using JDEMO and JSETUP 11 JDEMO 11 JSETUP 11 Setting Parameters 11 Using JSETUP to Change Parameters 11 Modifying the Data File 11 Running JSETUP 11 12 13 QTERM J10 N15 Hardware 13 QTERM J10 Handheld Terminal 13 QTERM J10 Panel Mount Terminal 13 OTERM N15 Panel Mount Terminal 14 Interfaces 16 EIA 232 Interface 16 EIA 422 Interface 16 5 volt Buffered Interface 16 LCD Display 16 Keypad 17 Other Options 17 Buzzer Option 17 Regulator Option 17 QTERM Specifications 17 19 ASCII Chart 19 19 21 OTERM Character Chart 21 Appendix C 23 OTERM Command Summary 23 OTERM 10 N15 User s Manual ASI Corporation
35. wn expense Any modification to this device including any changes to the recommended antenna configuration that are not expressly approved by OSI could void the user s authority to operate this device FOREWORD The OSI Corporation QTERM J10 and QTERM N15 are data entry terminals for industrial applications The OTERM J10 and OTERM NI15 are available with several options this manual discusses all versions and their operations The QTERM J10 and QTERM N15 are CE Certified products They have been assessed against the requirements of EN 50082 1 1992 EN55022 1987 and EN 60950 including Amendments Numbers 1 2 and 3 Based on conformity with these reguirements the OTERM J10 and the OTERM N15 are deemed in compliance with all applicable CE directives The sections of this manual are Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Appendix A Quick Start If you wish to start using your OTERM immediately this chapter will show you how to connect to the terminal and how to run the example software OTERM Software This chapter provides a detailed listing of the OTERM commands and discusses how to use them Using JDEMO and JSETUP This chapter describes how to use the JOEMO program to demonstrate some of the features of the QTERM J10 and QTERM N1S5 and using the JSETUP program to set basic terminal parameters such as key click and auto wrap so that they become permanent power up defaults OTERM J10 N15 Hardware This chapter discu
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