SETUP AND OPERATION SECTION 2
Page 2-2 RPC-320
FIRST TIME OPERATION
Become familiar with the locations of connectors before
getting started. See Figure 2-1.
RPC-320 jump ers have been set at the factory to operate
the system immediately. For first time operation, do not
install any connectors or parts unless specified below.
Jumpers should be kept in default positions.
1. Connect power.
The RPC-320 needs + 5 ±0.25 volts at 100 ma.
Any well regulated supply that supplies this will
work. Be careful when using "switching" power
supplies. Some of the se supplies do not regulate
properly unless they are adequately loaded. Don' t
forget that power requirements increase w hen opto
modules are used. G4 opto m odules require up to
20 ma each.
Make sure pow er is off. Connect the power supply
to one of the appropriately marked terminals on the
RPC-320. There two power connectors: P2 and P6.
Either one may be used to connect power.
2. Hook up to a PC or terminal.
You can use either a PC or CRT term inal to
program the RPC-320. Connect one end of the
VTC-9F connector to the 10 pin COM0 port on the
RPC-320. Refer to Figure 2-1 for connector
location.
Using a PC
Connect the VTC-9F serial cable to the PC's COM1
or COM 2 port. You may need a 9 pin male to 25
pin female adapter. The VTC-9F is designed to
plug directly into the 9 pin serial port connector on a
PC.
Start up your serial communication program. Set
communication par ameters to 9600 baud, 8 data
bits, no parity, 1 stop.
Using a Terminal
Follow your terminal instructions to set the baud
rate to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop.
You may need a 9 pin male to 25 pin male adapter
to connect the VTC-9F.
3. Power up.
Turn on your power supply. On power up a
copyright message is printed.
RPBASIC-52 V1.09
RPC-320
Copyright Remote Processing (1994)
Bytes free: 63740
65,536 bytes of additional expanded memory detected
512K byte EPROM installed
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.
The sign on message may differ based on the RAM
and flash EPROM installed.
4. Testing.
The system is now in the "immediate mode" and is
ready for you to start programming. Type the
following program:
10 FOR X=0 TO 2
20 PRINT "Hello ",
30 NEXT
40 PRINT
Now type RUN. The system will display:
Hello Hello Hello
READY
>
Terminate a program by typing a < Ctrl> -C.
UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING
PROGRAMS
Downloading program s means transferring them from
your PC (or terminal) to the RPC-320. Uploading
means transferring them from the RPC-320 back to the
PC. This section explains how to do both of these
procedures using generalized instructions for terminal
programs (Procomm, Windows Ter minal, etc.)
When uploading or downloading files, select ASCII text
format. XMODEM, YMODEM, or other formats are
not used.
RPBASIC-52 does not know when you are typing in a
program or if something else (laptop or mainframe) is
