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How come nothing appears on the HyperTerminal window or the output is undecipherable when I try to connect to the COM1 port?

April 26, 2017appears com1 Connect hyperterminal output port Try window

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How come nothing appears on the HyperTerminal window or the output is undecipherable when I try to connect to the COM1 port?

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First, make sure that the RS-232 cable is correctly wired to the COM1 connector. If it is necessary to create a custom console cable, see the eXMP Console Cable Wiring Diagram. Check the settings on the Hyperterminal. Follow the setup procedure for your OS. VxWorks | XPe If the hardware and wiring appears to be set up correctly, try power cycling the eXMP. NOTE: If you connect to COM1 when the eXMP is already ON, a blank screen will appear and you will not see the initialization script. When you perform a power cycle, all the settings should print to the screen while it is rebooting. The following screenshots illustrate the kind of scripts you should be seeing when using VxWorks or XPe.