4.1 Wiring the RS-232 Port. Alpha Novus FXM 650

FXM UPS Operator's Manual

4.1 Wiring the RS-232 Port

The UPS’s front panel has a DB-9 female connector. When connected to a PC with Window’s

HyperTerminal or other terminal emulation software, the UPS can be remotely monitored and controlled with it’s command-line system (See Sections 4.2 to 4.5). The Novus User Software provides a Windows or Web browser type of control (See Section 4.6).

Procedure

1. Connect a 9-pin, fully shielded, straightthrough DB-9 to DB-9 connector cable between the computer’s port and the

UPS’s port.

2. Configure the communications parameters to the values shown in the terminal set up table.

RS-232 Wiring Finished

Terminal Set Up Table

Emulation

Type

Xon/Xoff

Flow Control

VT 100 or

Compatible

Duplex Mode Half

Duplex

None

RTS/CTS

Flow Control

Off

Line Wrap On

Screen Scroll On

CR

Translation

CR

Backspace N/A

Break Length N/A

Emulation

Type

N/A

Communication

Parameters

Handshaking Software

Handshaking

Baud Rate 2400 bps

Data Format 8 Data, No

Parity, 1 Stop

Bit

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