Belkin F1D084Eea User manual

User Manual
F1DE084Eea
Serial Adapter

Overview ........................................................................................................................1
• IntroductionandPackageContents...................................................................... 1
• FeatureOverview................................................................................................... 1
• Specifications ........................................................................................................ 1
Installation............................................................................................................................ 3
• DeviceSetup ......................................................................................................... 3
• InstallingtheSerialAdapterwithaKVMSwitch................................................... 3
Operating the Serial Adapter ............................................................................................... 4
• ScreenLayout........................................................................................................ 4
• OnlineMode .......................................................................................................... 5
• BufferEditMode ................................................................................................... 7
• SetupOperation .................................................................................................... 8
FAQs .............................................................................................................................10
Information ..................................................................................................................11
Table of Contents

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Introduction
TheBelkinSerialAdapterisdesignedtoemulatean“ASCIIterminal,”convertingRS232
serialASCIIterminaldatato“PS/2keyboardandVGAvideo”or“SunkeyboardandSun
video”.ThisconversionallowsanydevicesthatcanbeaccessedbyanASCIIterminalto
beoperatedusingaPCorSun™console.
Package Contents
• SerialAdapter
• DB25Cable
• PowerSupply
• CD
Feature Overview
TheSerialAdapterisdesignedwiththefollowingfeatures:
• Maintains8pagesofdatainacircularbuffer
• BufferEditMode—edit,copy(mark),andresendtocomputerfunctions
• OnlineMode—operateanASCIIdeviceasifattachedtoatextterminal
• 12programmablekeysforfrequentlyperformedcharacterstringcommands
• UsePS/2console-PS/2keyboardandVGAmonitor(seeFigure1,onnextpage)or
Sunconsole-SunkeyboardandcompositesyncSunmonitor(auto-sensing)
• UsewithaBelkinKVMSwitchforconvenientaccesstomultipleASCIIdevicesand
LAN/WANcomponents
Specifications
PartNumber:F1D084Eea
PowerAdapter:6V1.4A
InputPort:D25(F)
OutputPort:DB9(M)
MaximumBaudRate:19,200
Dimensions:4.3”(W)x3.6”(D)x1.0”(H)(108x91x23mm)
Weight:0.7lbs.(0.3kg.)
OperatingTemp:32°Fto104°F(0°Cto40°C)
StorageTemp:32°Fto122°F(0°Cto50°C)
Humidity:20%–80%
Warranty:1year
Overview

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Overview
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3ERIAL
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Figure2–
BelkinSerialAdapterwitha
KVMSwitch
Figure1–
Keyboard/MonitorTerminal
Diagnose
Port
ASCII
Terminal Port
Status
LED
PS/2
Keyboard
Video
Sun
Keyboard
Power
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Device Setup
FollowthesestepstoinstalltheSerialAdapter:
1.Ifnecessary,bootyourASCIIdeviceandconfigureaserialporttobeVT100,
9600-baudrate,noparity,8-bitdata,1stopbit.
2.UsingtheDB25cableincluded,connecttheASCIIdeviceserialporttothe
DB25connectorontheSerialAdapter.
3.Plugthe6VDCpowersupplyintotheSerialAdapter.
4.PlugaPS/2monitorintotheminiDIN6connectorandaVGAmonitortothe
HD15connectorontheSerialAdapter.
OR
 PlugaSunkeyboardintotheminiDIN8connectorandacompositesyncSun
monitorintotheHD15connectorontheSerialAdapter.Youmayneedtousea
VGA-to-13W3adaptertoconvertHD15(M)to13W3(F).
5.Youwillseealoginpromptonthemonitor.
Installing the Serial Adapter with a KVM Switch
1. ConnecttheKVMcablestotheserialdevice’skeyboard,monitor,andmouse
ports.
2. ConnecttheserialcableincludedfromtheSerialAdapter’sserialporttothe
ASCIIdevice.
3. SelectthechannelwheretheSerialAdapterisconnectedtoaccesstheASCII
deviceviatheKVMswitch.
Note: WhenpoweringuptheSerialAdapterwithaKVM,theKVMswitchmustbe
powereduprst,thentheAdapter,andnallytheserialdevice.
4. Youwillseealoginpromptonthemonitor.
Important:Afterinitialinstallation,ifyoumustfirstpowerOFFtheSerialAdapter
whenswitchingkeyboardsontheSerialAdapter,switchkeyboardsandthenpower
ONtheSerialAdapter.
Installation

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ThissectiondescribeshowtoaccessandoperateanACSII-baseddevicewithaPS/2
orSunconsole(keyboardandmonitor)usingtheSerialAdapter.
Status
ThegreenLEDontheunitshowsthestatusoftheSerialAdapter.TheLEDwillappear
solidwhenpowerisgoingtotheSerialAdapter.Whenserialdataistransmitting,the
LEDwillblink.
Screen Layout
TheSerialAdapterproduces8-colourvideoat800x600resolution,whichcan
accommodate32linesof80textcharacterseach.AtypicalASCIIterminaluses24
lines,sotheSerialAdapterusestheeightextralinestoprovidesystem-statusandhelp
information.Theseeightlinesaredividedsothatfourareatthetopofthescreenand
fourareatthebottom(seeFigure3).
Figure3OnlineSession
•Inline1ofthetoppane,theSerialAdapter’sfirmwareversionisdisplayedatthe
right.
•Inline3ofthetoppane,thecursorpositionandbuffer-pagenumberaredisplayed
attheleft,andtheterminaltypeanddataratearedisplayedattheright.
•Inline4ofthetoppane,thecommunicationstatusisdisplayed.Thisstatuscanbe:
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− On Line: TheSerialAdapteriscommunicatingwiththeserveranddisplaying
theinteractionsinitsterminal-screenarea
− Help:Ifyoupress[Alt]+[F1],theHelpscreenwillappear
− Set Up: Ifyoupress[Alt]+[F2]or[Alt]+[F3],theSerialAdapterenters
SetupMode
− Buffer Edit: Ifyoupress[Alt]+[F4],theSerialAdapterentersBufferEditMode
•Inaddition,theaccesstypeisshownattherightofline4ofthetoppane.The
accesstypecanbeLOC(thelocalkeyboard/monitoruserstationisactive),
RMT(aremoteParagonuserstationisactive),orNO(thereisnocurrentuser-
stationactivity—theSerialAdapterisidleandwillgrantkeyboardandmouse
controltothefirstuserstationthatattemptstoassertit).
•Thefourlinesinthebottompanedisplaycommandkeysspecifictothecurrent
screen.
Online Mode
WhenyouoperatetheSerialAdapterinOnlineMode(seeFigure3),themain
screenareadisplaysyourinteractionswiththeASCIIdevice,asifitwerethescreen
ofanASCIIterminal.Simultaneously,thedatastreambeingoutputbythedevice
isstoredinan8-pagecircularbuffer,soyoucannotonlyaccessandoperatethe
device,butyoucanalsoreviewitshistoricaldataasneeded.Becausethebufferis
circular,italwaysretainsthemostrecenteightpagesofdatafromthedevice;the
newestdatawilloverwritetheoldestdata.
Conveniently,youcanprogramanyofthePCkeyboard’s12functionkeysto
triggeryourmostfrequentlyuseddata-streamcommands.Pressinganyofthese
keyswheninOnlineModewillsendthatdata-streamcommandtothedevice.
Duringtheonlinesession,youcanenterthefollowingkeystocontrolthe
communicationwiththeASCIIdeviceoraccesstheSerialAdapterHelpandSetup
screens.
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•<Ctrl-Break>:Resettheserialcommunicationwiththecomputerandresetthe
SerialAdapter
•<Ctrl-S>:Stopcomputerfromsendinganydata—alloutputdatawillbe
queuedinthecomputer
• <Ctrl-Q>:Resumecomputertosenddata
• <Alt-F1>: DisplayHelpMenuscreen(seeFigure4)
• <Alt-F3>:Setupprogrammablekeys
• <Alt-F4>:Review/editbuffer
Figure4HelpMenuScreen
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Buffer Edit Mode
TheSerialAdapterstoresthemostrecenteightpagesofdatafromtheattached
ASCIIdeviceinacircularbuffer.Youcaneditthedatainthebuffer(seeFigure5).
Figure5BufferEditMode
AfteryouswitchtheSerialAdapterfromOnlineModetoBufferEditModeby
pressing[Alt]+[F4],youcanreviewthecontentsofthebufferbymovingthecursor
withthearrowkeys—[PageUp],[PageDown],[Home],and[End].Youcanalsoedit
thedatainthebufferwith[Insert],[Delete],[Backspace],andtheotherkeyslisted
intheHelpscreen.
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Operating the Serial Adapter
Setup Operation
Pressingthe[Alt-F2]keywillenableyoutosetuptheserial-communication
parametersandtheselectionofvideooutput(seeFigure6).Youcanchangethe
serial-communicationbaudrateandtransmissionformattomeetyourdevice
needs.
Figure6SetUpCommunication
Also,thisfunctionallowsyoutooptionallyuseaVGAmonitorinconjunctionwith
aSunkeyboard,whichtypicallyrequiresaSuncompositesyncmonitor.
ToselectaVGAvideooutputwithaSunkeyboard,youshoulduseaPS/2
keyboardandaVGAmonitortoaccesstheSerialAdapter.Press[Alt-A2]toget
intotheSetupscreenandchangethevideooptionforSunkeyboardtoVGA.
Then,youcanreplacethePS/2keyboardwithaSunkeyboard.

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Operating the Serial Adapter
Pressing[Alt-F3]willenableyoutoprogramthe12functionkeys(seeFigure7).
Programmablekeysallowyoutostorefrequentlyuseddatastreamsorcommands,andsend
themtothedevicesduringOnlineModebysimplypressingapreprogrammedfunctionkey.
Figure7SetUpProgrammableKeys
Note: Atthistime,theportlabeled“Diagnose”doesnothaveafunction.Thisportwillbeused
forcompatibilitywithfutureBelkinparts.

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FAQs
1. If you do not get a device prompt:
 -IftheSerialAdapter’sscreenisdisplayedonyourmonitorwiththetopand
bottomHelpwindows,makesurethatitindicatesonlinestatus.Ifnot,press
[Esc]toreturntoOnlineMode.
 -MakesurethattheSerialAdapterandtheattacheddevicearebothreceiving
power.TheSerialAdapter’spowersupplyshouldbesecurelyconnectedto
boththeSerialAdapterandaworkingoutlet.ItsLED(nexttothe6-pinminiDIN
PS/2mouseconnector)shouldflickerquicklyifdataisbeingtransmittedor
blinkoncepersecondatothertimes.
 -MakesurethatthecablebetweentheSerialAdapterandthedeviceissecurely
attachedatbothends.Thismustbethenull-modemcableincludedwiththe
SerialAdapteroronejustlikeit.
 -Makesurethattheserial-communicationsettingsoftheSerialAdaptermatch
thoseofthedevice.Press[Alt]+[F2]tochecktheSerialAdapter’ssettingsin
itsSetupscreen.
2. If you do not get any video or the video is degraded or distorted:
 -Makesurethatallofyourcablesareconnectedsecurely.
 -Makesurethatyourmonitorcanhandle800x600videoresolutionsatarefresh
rateof60Hz.
 -IfyouareusingaSunkeyboardatthelocaluserstation,theSerialAdapterwill,
bydefault,trytooutputlegacySun-compatiblecompositevideoonitsHD15
connector.YoumusttemporarilyattachaPS/2keyboard,press[Alt]+[F2]
toactivatetheSetupscreen,andchangethevideosettingsothattheSerial
AdapteroutputsVGAvideoevenwhenaSunkeyboardisattached.
3. If the keyboard connected to the Serial Adapter does not work:
 -Ifyouhavechangedkeyboards,youmaynothavepoweredOFFtheSerial
Adapterbeforedoingso.PowerofftheSerialAdapter,reconnectthe
keyboard,andthenpowerONtheSerialAdapter.

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Information
FCC Statement
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
We,BelkinInternational,Inc.,of501WestWalnutStreet,ComptonCA90220,
declareunderoursoleresponsibilitythattheproduct:
F1D084E,towhichthisdeclarationrelates:
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equipment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equipmentgenerates,
uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin
accordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelyto
causeharmfulinterference,inwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrectthe
interferenceathisorherownexpense.
CE Declaration of Conformity
We,BelkinInternational,Inc.,declareunderoursoleresponsibilitythatthe
productF1D084E,towhichthisdeclarationrelates,isinconformitywith
EmissionsStandardEN55022ClassAandwithImmunityStandardEN55024,
LVPEN61000-3-2,andEN61000-3-3.

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Belkin International, Inc., Limited 1-Year Product Warranty
What this warranty covers.
BelkinInternational,Inc.(“Belkin”)warrantstotheoriginalpurchaserofthis
Belkinproductthattheproductshallbefreeofdefectsindesign,assembly,
material,orworkmanship.
What the period of coverage is.
BelkinwarrantstheBelkinproductforoneyear.
What will we do to correct problems?
Product Warranty.
Belkinwillrepairorreplace,atitsoption,anydefectiveproductfreeofcharge
(exceptforshippingchargesfortheproduct).Belkinreservestherightto
discontinueanyofitsproductswithoutnotice,anddisclaimsanylimitedwarranty
torepairorreplaceanysuchdiscontinuedproducts.IntheeventthatBelkin
isunabletorepairorreplacetheproduct(forexample,becauseithasbeen
discontinued),Belkinwilloffereitherarefundoracredittowardthepurchaseof
anotherproductfromBelkin.cominanamountequaltothepurchasepriceofthe
productasevidencedontheoriginalpurchasereceiptasdiscountedbyitsnatural
use.
What is not covered by this warranty?
AllabovewarrantiesarenullandvoidiftheBelkinproductisnotprovidedto
BelkinforinspectionuponBelkin’srequestatthesoleexpenseofthepurchaser,
orifBelkindeterminesthattheBelkinproducthasbeenimproperlyinstalled,
alteredinanyway,ortamperedwith.TheBelkinProductWarrantydoesnot
protectagainstactsofGodsuchasflood,lightning,earthquake,war,vandalism,
theft,normal-usewearandtear,erosion,depletion,obsolescence,abuse,damage
duetolowvoltagedisturbances(i.e.brownoutsorsags),
non-authorizedprogram,orsystemequipmentmodificationoralteration.
How to get service.
TogetserviceforyourBelkinproductyoumusttakethefollowingsteps:
1.ContactBelkinInternational,Inc.,at501W.WalnutSt.,Compton,CA
90220,Attn:CustomerService,orcall(800)-223-5546,within15daysofthe
Occurrence.Bepreparedtoprovidethefollowinginformation:
 a.ThepartnumberoftheBelkinproduct.
 b.Whereyoupurchasedtheproduct.
 c.Whenyoupurchasedtheproduct.
 d.Copyoforiginalreceipt.
2.YourBelkinCustomerServiceRepresentativewilltheninstructyou
onhowtoforwardyourreceiptandBelkinproductandhowtoproceed
withyourclaim.

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BelkinreservestherighttoreviewthedamagedBelkinproduct.Allcostsof
shippingtheBelkinproducttoBelkinforinspectionshallbebornesolelybythe
purchaser.IfBelkindetermines,initssolediscretion,thatitisimpracticaltoship
thedamagedequipmenttoBelkin,Belkinmaydesignate,initssolediscretion,an
equipmentrepairfacilitytoinspectandestimatethecosttorepairsuchequipment.
Thecost,ifany,ofshippingtheequipmenttoandfromsuchrepairfacilityandof
suchestimateshallbebornesolelybythepurchaser.Damagedequipmentmust
remainavailableforinspectionuntiltheclaimisfinalized
Wheneverclaimsaresettled,Belkinreservestherighttobesubrogatedunderany
existinginsurancepoliciesthepurchasermayhave.
How state law relates to the warranty.
THISWARRANTYCONTAINSTHESOLEWARRANTYOFBELKIN.THEREARE
NOOTHERWARRANTIES,EXPRESSEDOR,EXCEPTASREQUIREDBYLAW,
IMPLIED,INCLUDINGTHEIMPLIEDWARRANTYORCONDITIONOFQUALITY,
MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,ANDSUCH
IMPLIEDWARRANTIES,IFANY,ARELIMITEDINDURATIONTOTHETERMOF
THISWARRANTY.
Somestatesdonotallowlimitationsonhowlonganimpliedwarrantylasts,sothe
abovelimitationsmaynotapplytoyou.
INNOEVENTSHALLBELKINBELIABLEFORINCIDENTAL,SPECIAL,DIRECT,
INDIRECT,CONSEQUENTIALORMULTIPLEDAMAGESSUCHAS,BUTNOT
LIMITEDTO,LOSTBUSINESSORPROFITSARISINGOUTOFTHESALEORUSE
OFANYBELKINPRODUCT,EVENIFADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCH
DAMAGES.
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrights,
whichmayvaryfromstatetostate.Somestatesdonotallowtheexclusionor
limitationofincidental,consequential,orotherdamages,sotheabovelimitations
maynotapplytoyou.

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