How to Connect a Serial Device (scanner, scales, etc….)?
A bidirectional serial device (scanner, scales, etc.) can be connected to either AUX1 or AUX2. 1 – Receiving Data sent by the serial device Data sent by the serial device is put into the AX3000 keyboard buffer in order to emulate keyboard data entry. As the AS/400 uses an EBCDIC character set and most serial devices use an ASCII character set, the EBCDIC to ASCII converter has to be enabled within the Axel terminal. To set-up this functionality perform the following: – Enter the AX3000 Set-Up – Select [Configuration]-[Terminal]-[General] and set “Default Port” to “AUX1” or “AUX2” – Select [Configuration]-[Ports aux.]-[AUXx] and – set “Network Service” to “none” – set “Operating Mode” to “ASCII to EBCDIC”. – set the communication parameters (baudrate, format, handshake, etc.). 2 – Sending Data to the Serial Device (if required)This functionality allows a command to be sent to the serial device (for example requesting weight from scales). To set-up this functionality perform the followin
