Re: Remote devices on 5294 controller

[Lou Schmaus <lschmaus@xxxxxxxx>]

willy wrote:
> 
> Can anyone tell me how to map workstation port (0-3) and address (0-6)
> numbers on the 5294 controller to the local location address parameter
> (LOCADR) required when creating a remote workstation device description

>

Willy,

It looks something like this:


Address--> |    0  |   1  |   2  |   3  |   4  |   5  |   6   |
           |--------------------------------------------------|
P          |       |      |      |      |      |      |       | 
o      0   |  00   |  01  |  02  |  03  |  04  |  05  |  06   | 
r          |--------------------------------------------------|     
t          |       |      |      |      |      |      |       |
s      1   |  07   |  08  |  09  |  0A  |  0B  |  0C  |  0D   | 
           |--------------------------------------------------|
           |       |      |      |      |      |      |       |
       2   |  0E   |  0F  |  10  |  11  |  12  |  13  |  14   |
           |--------------------------------------------------|
           |       |      |      |      |      |      |       |
       3   |  15   |  16  |  17  |  18  |  19  |  1A  |  1B   | 
           |--------------------------------------------------|


You set the real address (0-6) on the device(terminal/printer), but use
the hex address (00-FF) when creating the device on the /400. If I
remember correctly, you can only attach 8 devices to a 5294, even though
there are 28 possible addresses.

I always keep a copy of this chart plastered on the wall at all our
customers' remote locations, 'cause it's just too damn hard to think in
hex sometimes.


Lou Schmaus
Creative Computer Associates, Inc.
Parlin, NJ 08859
(908) 525-9414
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