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- SETTING UP THE MULTITECH 224E FOR HARDWARE FLOW CONTROL
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- With the advent of modems using hardware based error correction
- (such as the Microcom Networking Protocol, MNP), several file
- transfer protocols making use of this have emerged, such as IModem
- and YModemG. These protocols depend on the modems to handle error
- correction, and depend on CTS/RTS flow control between the computer
- and modem to ensure that no data overruns occur.
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- The MultiTech 224E is one of the most popular 2400 baud modems that
- incorporates MNP error correction into its circuitry. Setting the
- various hardware and software parameters to enable MNP and CTS/RTS
- flow control is somewhat tricky, and this document is intended to
- simplify that task.
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- The MT224E has two banks of DIP switches. One bank of eight
- switches is accessible via the rear panel of the modem. The other
- bank of four switches is accessible only by removing the cover of
- the modem. The jumpers are also accessible only by removing the
- cover (refer to your owner's manual for instructions on opening the
- modem and locating the switches and jumpers). The following
- settings will enable MNP error correction (providing the modem that
- is called is so equipped) and CTS/RTS flow control. They will also
- enable the full verbose response set of the MT224 which will keep
- you apprised of what the modem is doing, and will wait for dialtone
- before dialing.
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- The setting of the bank of eight switches should be as follows (up
- refers to the OPEN position): 1-UP (DTR normal), 2-UP (verbose
- responses), 3-DOWN (enable command response), 4-UP (enable command
- echo), 5-UP (enable autoanswer), 6-UP (CD & DSR normal), 7-UP
- (single line RJ11), and 8-DOWN (enable command mode). All of these
- are the factory default settings with the exception of switch 1,
- which is reversed.
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- The setting of the bank of four switches should be as follows (up
- refers to the OPEN position): 1-DOWN (CTS normal), 2-UP (Dial-up
- operation), 3-UP (wait for dialtone), and 4-DOWN (asynch operation).
- Switches 2 and 4 are factory default, switches 1 and 3 are reversed.
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- The jumpers should be set as follows: RTS normal (not forced), CTS
- to follow RTS, and DSR to follow CD.
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- The following software switches should be set (use ATL5 to determine
- your current settings):
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- V1 - Word responses Q0 - Result codes on
- E1 - Echo on X1 - Extended result codes
- B1 - Wait for dialtone &E1 - Auto reliable mode
- &E4 - CTS flow control &E7 - XON/XOFF pass thru on
- &E8 - ENQ/ACK off &E10 - Modem flow control off
- &E13 - Pacing on &G0 - Guard tone off
- &T5 - Remote loop off &C1 - Carrier detect normal
- &R1 - CTS forced on &A0 - Answer back off
- &V1 - CCIT V.22 answer tone &Q0 - Multimodem responses
- $MB2400 - Set baud rate 2400 $SB2400 - Set port speed 2400
- $BA1 - Baud adjust on $D0 - DTR dialing off
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- &S1 - DSR normal &W0 - Store parameters
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- After you have issued the appropriate commands, issue AT&W0 to save
- these settings.
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- A few words of explanation on some of the software switch settings:
- &E1 enables automatic MNP error correction if the modem you are
- calling also has MNP enabled. &E4 enables the CTS flow control that
- the new file transfer protocols use to control data flow between
- your computer and the modem. &R1 forces CTS initially high so that
- your communications program will know CTS is enabled. The setting
- of the jumpers and hardware switches ensure that even with &R1, flow
- control will work.
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- I hope that this document helps you if you have been having trouble
- setting up your MultiTech 224E for reliable connects with flow
- control. These settings have been tested using Qmodem 3.0 SST with
- both the IModem and YModemG protocols with artifically injected
- noise on the phone line, and we have been unable to produce a bad
- file transfer.
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- S. David Klein
- The Software Society PCBoard
- 201-729-7410
- 7/1/87