| Foreword | viii |
| Preface | ix |
| Acknowledgments | xii |
| Chapter 1 | Introduction to RS-232 | 1 |
| Buying a Computer |
| Installation Instructions |
| Using the Computer with Serial Ports |
| RS-232 Standard Definition |
| Why a Standard? |
| Railway System Analogy |
| Chapter 2 | Communication Jargon | 5 |
| Simplex |
| Half-Duplex |
| Full-Duplex |
| Private Lines versus Dial-up Lines |
| DTE versus DCE |
| Bits |
| Party Asynchronous Transmission |
| Timing |
| Synchronous Transmission |
| Review Questions |
| Chapter 3 | Asynchronous Modems and RS-232 | 19 |
| Transmitted Data |
| Received Data |
| Ring Indicator |
| Data Terminal Ready |
| Data Set Ready |
| Auto-Answer |
| Auto-Dial |
| Request to Send |
| Clear to Send |
| Data Center Detect |
| Contention |
| Disconnection of Lines |
| Protective Ground |
| Signal Ground |
| Modem Tests |
| Review Questions |
| Chapter 4 | EIA-232-D Operation in a Private Line Environment | 34 |
| Private or Leased Line |
| Data Terminal Ready |
| Ring Indicator |
| Data Leads |
| RTS-CTS-DCD Interaction |
| Data Set Ready |
| Review Questions |
| Chapter 5 | Synchronous Environments | 39 |
| Synchronous Terminal Emulation |
| Buffering Data |
| Bits per Second |
| Timing |
| Synchronization |
| Transmit Timing |
| Internal versus External Timing |
| Receive Timing |
| Slave Timing |
| Review Questions |
| Chapter 6 | Secondary Signals and Flow Control | 47 |
| Secondary Request to Send |
| Secondary Clear to Send |
| Secondary Data Carrier Detect |
| Secondary Transmitted Data |
| Secondary Received Data |
| Reverse Channel |
| Hardware and Software XON/XOFF |
| Review Questions |
| Chapter 7 | Cross Connections | 52 |
| Emulation |
| Null-Modem Cable |
| Synchronous Modem Eliminator |
| Asynchronous Null-Modem Cable |
| Synchronous Null-Modem Cable |
| Review Questions |
| Chapter 8 | Interfacing Equipment | 62 |
| DTE versus DCE |
| Cabling |
| Options Checklist |
| Chapter 9 | Most Frequently asked Questions about Interfacing and Answers to Questions from Chapter 1-8 | 72 |
| Questions Relating to Ports |
| Questions Relating to Serial Cables |
| Questions Relating to Parallel Cables |
| Questions Relating to Printers with Serial Interfaces |
| Questions Relating to Printers with Parallel Interfaces |
| Questions Relating to Modems |
| Questions Relating to Terminal Interfacing |
| Questions Relating to Computers with Serial Interfaces |
| Answers to Review Questions |
| Appendix A | EIA Standard EIA-232-D | 99 |
| Appendix B | EIA Standard EIA-449 | 111 |
| Appendix C | Industrial Electronics Bulletin No. 12 | 117 |
| Appendix D | EIA-232-D Circuit Summary with CCITT Equivalents | 120 |
| Appendix E | Tools of the Trade | 122 |
| Appendix F | Pinouts for Serial Ports of Computers and Peripherals | 127 |
| Computers |
| Modems and Multiplexors |
| Ports Boards and Terminal Servers |
| Buffers and Data Switchers |
| Printers and Plotters |
| Terminals |
| Appendix G | Interconnections between Computers and Peripherals | 258 |
| Appendix H | Industry Standard and Modular Cables | 403 |
| Appendix I | Common Connectors, Pinouts and Numbering Schemes | 415 |
| Appendix J | TRW Modular to DB-2S Adapters | 421 |
| Appendix K | Rules for Cable Design | 424 |
| Appendix L | Interfacing Problems and Remedies | 426 |
| Appendix M | ASCII Character Set | 429 |
| Index | 433 |
Product Specification :
ISBN :0137498543
Format :Other: 436 pages
Publisher :Prentice Hall
Date Published :05/01/1991
List price :34.95
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