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USER’S MANUAL Printer Interface Controller 6287 ALL Y PLUS ™ A GILE ®.
Page ii 6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Copyright Information © 1995 AGILE All rights reserved. Copyright protection includes all forms and matters of copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted.
Page iii About AGILE In 1978 IBM and the word compatible were rarely found together, but IBMs mainframe customers wanted a less expensive, more flexible printing solution than IBM offered them. They wanted value, performance and features that only ASCII printers could provide.
Page iv 6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Also From AGILE 6287 ALLY ™ A high-speed protocol converter that enables industry-standard serial and parallel ASCII and EBCDIC printers and plotters to be attached to a 3270- type controller.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS PREF AC E About This Manual ..................................................................................... x v AGILE Product Warranty ......................................................................... xv i Standard Warranty .
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page vi Connections .............................................................................................. 2- 3 AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Cable Chart ........................................... 2- 3 6287 ALLY PLUS Rear Panel .
Page vii TABLE OF CONTENTS CONFIGURA TION General Information ................................................................................. 3- 1 Changing Configuration Option Parameters ............................................ 3 -2 Multiple Configuration Changes .
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page viii Host Parameters (Group #50) ................................................................. 3-18 50 Physical buffer size ............................................................... 3-18 51 Logical buffer size .
Page ix TABLE OF CONTENTS PFS Descriptions ...................................................................................... 4- 4 %00 Power On ............................................................................. 4 -4 %01 Printer Reset .
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page x %57 Reserved ............................................................................... 4- 9 %58 Reserved ............................................................................... 4- 9 %59 Mode 1 PFS .
Page xi TABLE OF CONTENTS SCS DA T A STREAMS General Information ................................................................................. 7- 1 Presentation Surface: SNA Character String Definitions ......................... 7- 1 SCS Commands Supported by the ALLY PLUS .
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page xii AL TERNA TE HOST CONSIDERA TIONS General Information ............................................................................... 10-1 6287 UL TRA COMP A TIBILITY General Information .........................
Page xiii TABLE OF CONTENTS 33 DSC Trigger 2 ....................................................................... 11-8 34 SCS Trigger 1 ........................................................................ 11-8 35 SCS Trigger 2 .....
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page xiv C Alternate Host PFS ............................................................... 11-14 D Custom Banner ..................................................................... 11-14 E Begin Bracket .
PREF ACE About This Manual This manual covers the installation and use of the AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS printer interface controller. AGILE makes no warranties, expressed or implied, as to its completeness or accuracy.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page xvi AGILE Product W arranty Standard Warranty AGILE warrants to the original purchaser that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship and .
Page xvii PREFACE This warranty is the only warranty provided by AGILE. If this product is not in good working order as warranted above, the customers sole remedy shall be repair or replacement as provided above.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page xviii FCC Statement This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If it is not installed and used in strict accordance with AGILEs instructions, it may cause interference to radio and television reception.
Page xix PREFACE Warnings Electrical Shock Never open the ALLY PLUS when the power is on or when it is connected to any power source. Opening the ALLY PLUS may void the warranty.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page xx Coax Host Considerations The ALLY PLUS connects directly to the establishment controller through an IBM category A device adapter. The port designation for the ALLY PLUS must be configured for a category A device, not as the system printer.
INTRODUCTION General Information The AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS is a high-speed protocol converter that enables industry-standard ASCII and EBCDIC printers to be attached to an IBM 3270-type mainframe controller. It also allows up to three alternate hosts to share the attached printer(s).
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 1-2 6287 ALL Y PLUS Features and Specifications Input/Output Ports IBM RG62 A/U Coax Port 2 Centronics DB-25 Parallel Ports (1 input, 1 bidirectional) 2.
Page 1-3 INTRODUCTION Upgradeability Removable external ROM cartridge for configuration and upgrade ease Programmability On line through coax host or alternate host data stream AGILE 6287 .
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INST ALLA TION General Information This chapter provides information on physically attaching the AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS to the computer environment. Before Beginning The following are needed before installing the ALLY PLUS: A suitable location. A serial or parallel printer (or plotter).
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 2-2 Electrical Requirements The ALLY PLUS requires 5 VDC at 1 amp provided by the 117 VAC adapter or the optional 250 VAC adapter. Users with any questions regarding the electrical service available at their site should contact a qualified electrician.
Page 2-3 INSTALLATION Connections The following section describes and illustrates how to make the required and optional physical connections between the ALLY PLUS and the other components of the system. Be certain to use AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS cables for connections to printer(s) and alternate host(s).
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 2-4 6287 ALLY PLUS Connection to Establishment Controller Attach the device end of an RG62 A/U coax cable to the coax connector on the rear panel of the ALLY PLUS. Rotate the cable connector 1/4 turn clockwise to lock it in place.
Page 2-5 INSTALLATION (parallel printer connection to ALLY PLUS) Dual Printer Installation The ALLY PLUS may have two printers (one serial and one parallel) attached. Mode B on the front panel will switch to serial output; Mode C will switch to parallel output.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 2-6 (parallel alternate host connection to ALLY PLUS) Multiple Alternate Host Installation The ALLY PLUS may have up to three alternate hosts (one serial and two parallel, or two serial and one parallel) attached.
Page 2-7 INSTALLATION 6287 ALL Y PLUS Front Panel The front panel of the ALLY PLUS provides a mode indicator in the form of a seven-segment LED, and a pushbutton for changing modes. To select a mode, press the MODE selector button until the appropriate mode number is indicated by the LED.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 2-8 5 — General Configuration Report The ALLY PLUS will return to normal operating mode after a General Configuration Report is sent to the current printer.
Page 2-9 INSTALLATION C — Centronics Mode The ALLY PLUS will return to normal operating mode after switching to Centronics output. All output from the ALLY PLUS will come from the PARALLEL I/O port until configured otherwise. This option also can be configured from the host (see Section 3 Configuration).
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 2-10 D3 — 6287 ULTRA Coax Host Configuration This extended mode is used to configure the ALLY PLUS from a coax host with data streams created for other AGILE protocol converters, including the 6287 ULTRA, 6287 IC and 6287 IC+.
Page 2-11 INSTALLATION Connection T ests The following tests will verify that proper connections have been made between the ALLY PLUS, the host, the printer(s) and the alternate host(s). Printer/Plotter Verification In order to verify the printer connection, send a General Configuration Report to the printer.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 2-12 If the report prints garbage: The ALLY PLUS may be incorrectly configured for ASCII or EBCDIC (the default is ASCII).
Page 2-13 INSTALLATION Alternate Host Verification Test the alternate host by sending a Print Screen job (or device equivalent) from the alternate host to the current printer attached to the ALLY PLUS. Refer to the alternate host system documentation for instructions on sending a Print Screen command.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 2-14 Alternate host make: Model #: Alternate host cable #: Parallel or serial interface: If serial: Length: Stops: Parity: Baud: Flow control: AGILE toll-free technical support is available between the hours of 7:00 a.
Page 2-15 INSTALLATION 5. Now answer a few questions about your system: Hot keys (Y/N) allow options to be selected without pressing Enter Color menus A = auto-detect Default edi.
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CONFIGURA TION General Information Configuring the ALLY PLUS changes the way in which it handles the data stream from the coax host or alternate host before the data is sent to the printer(s) or plotter(s).
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-2 Changing Configuration Option Parameters All parameters that are changeable in the ALLY PLUS are preceded by the text !ALLY! , the configuration trigger. The trigger is followed eventually by a semicolon ( ; ), the configuration terminator.
Page 3-3 CONFIGURATION If the document is a Local Copy or a Print Screen command, the characters that were used to change the configuration will be printed to the current printer. If a formatted document with configuration characters is sent to the ALLY PLUS, the configuration characters will not be printed in the document.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-4 To reset an individual configuration parameter to its factory default setting, enter the trigger, the Option number and the terminator. The following example resets the top margin for SCS data streams: !ALLY!13; A General Configuration Report with default values selected can be found in the Appendix.
Page 3-5 CONFIGURATION Configuration Groups The ALLY PLUS configuration options are organized into 9 groups numbered 00 through 80. Below is a description of each option and how it affects the operation of the ALLY PLUS.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-6 01 — Output type Note: This option also can be selected from the front panel. Use Mode B for serial output; use Mode C for parallel output. This option tells the ALLY PLUS to which port to send output. The default is the parallel output port (see PARALLEL I/O on the back panel).
Page 3-7 CONFIGURATION 03 — Plotter support Mode 9 on the front panel of the ALLY PLUS will produce four tests on the attached plotter that verify baud rate, protocol, etc. For these tests to function correctly, select the appropriate plotter from the list below.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-8 SCS Page Formatting (Group #10) 11 — SCS left margin SCS SHF commands will override this setting. Refer to Section 7 for details. The left margin default is 01, but it may be set to any value between 01 and the value of the right margin (see below).
Page 3-9 CONFIGURATION the user or the users application embeds escape sequences in the data stream the user or the users application embeds transparency or pseudo transparency strings in the data stream the user embeds !ALLY! commands (configuration, translate table or PFS commands) within print jobs.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-10 The user may choose any value between the top margin value and FF (255). !ALLY!14=00; implies an infinite page length (default) !ALLY!14=42; after 66 lines, the ALLY PLUS sends FF Note: A value of 00 implies an infinite page length.
Page 3-11 CONFIGURATION DSC Page Formatting (Group #20) 21 — DSC left margin The left margin default is 01, but it may be set to any value between 01 and the value of the right margin (see below). After a CR sequence, the ALLY PLUS will check this parameter.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-12 the user embeds !ALLY! commands (configuration, translate table or PFS commands) within print jobs. This option should not be set to infinite line length if Option #70 DisplayWrite 370 support is enabled.
Page 3-13 CONFIGURATION Note: A value of 00 implies an infinite page length. In infinite page length, the ALLY PLUS will not send a form feed to the printer unless the user or the users application has embedded a form feed in the data stream.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-14 27 — DSC EM generates CR/LF even if in column 1 If a DSC EM is detected, and if the printhead is in the leftmost column, normally the ALLY PLUS will not send out a new line sequence (CR/LF).
Page 3-15 CONFIGURATION Local Copy Page Formatting (Group #30) Option Group #30 gives the user some control over Local Copy print jobs. 30 — FF before Local Copy If this option is set to 01, the ALLY PLUS will send a form feed to the printer prior to printing the screen text (a Local Copy).
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-16 Serial Port Setup (Group #40) The following options allow the user to set up the serial ports of the ALLY PLUS. Refer to the serial printer and alternate host users manuals for the appropriate settings. SERIAL 1 is set up with Options 41-45, while SERIAL 2 is set up with Options 47-4B.
Page 3-17 CONFIGURATION 43 (49) — Word length (data bits) The serial port word length may be set for 5, 6, 7 or 8 bits. The default is 8 bits. Use the following values to program this option: !ALLY!.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-18 Host Parameters (Group #50) The options in Group #50 are used to control host interfacing. Refer to the host system documentation for information on configuring these options.
Page 3-19 CONFIGURATION 52 — Intervention required status report delay The host should be informed when a problem is detected at the printer or at the protocol converter. If the problem is minor, such as a paper jam, the user may correct the problem before it needs to be reported.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-20 Send a short, typical LU1 print job to the printer. If the system sends the required data, the Host Diagnostic Report produced will show nine bytes pre.
Page 3-21 CONFIGURATION T ransparency Modes (Group #60) Most ASCII and EBCDIC printers have features that are not available on IBM printers. If the users host application is aware that the destination of the data may be a non-IBM printer attached to a protocol converter, the application can take advantage of the printers advanced features.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-22 If this option is set not to allow 35h transparency (00), then the trigger, the count byte and all of the otherwise transparent characters will be printed normally, as indicated by the active translate table (see Section 5 Translate Tables).
Page 3-23 CONFIGURATION Note: In either trigger method, the only valid characters following the trigger sequence are the numerals 0 through 9 and the letters A through F. In the one-trigger method, all invalid characters are translated and printed after exiting transparency mode.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-24 To send the Xerox 4045 reset sequence requires 13 characters the first trigger ( ¢ ), the second trigger ( $ ), the hexadecimal reset sequence ( 1B2B580D0.
Page 3-25 CONFIGURATION 66 — SCS PTM trigger 2 This option has no effect unless the two-trigger method (see Option #62) is selected. The default second trigger is 5B, which is an SCS dollar sign ($).
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-26 69 — Specify SCS transparency terminator This option applies only to SCS data streams. When the two-trigger pseudo transparency mode is selected (see Option #62), the user normally terminates pseudo transparency with an invalid character.
Page 3-27 CONFIGURATION Custom Configuration (Group #70) These options accommodate specific applications that may be installed at the users site. 70 — DisplayWrite 370 support DisplayWrite 370 is a word processing application that provides the capability to bold, underline or overstrike text.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-28 When DisplayWrite is ON, each line of text is buffered until a new line (CR/LF) is received, or until the column limit (determined by Option #12 or Option #22) is reached, whichever comes first.
Page 3-29 CONFIGURATION 71 — MD-Laser support The AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS is capable of supporting the continuous escape mode offered in Maersk Data products.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-30 73 — Xerox graphic window support XPAF (Xerox Printer Access Facility) allows AFPDS (Advanced Function Printing Data Stream) data to be converted for use by Xerox centralized and decentralized printers. XPAF uses forms, fonts and graphic windows to build images.
Page 3-31 CONFIGURATION 75 — Continuous bell ringing When an SCS 2Fh is detected in the data stream, the ALLY PLUS will check this option to see how to respond. If this option is enabled, the ALLY PLUS will send BELL characters to the printer on a continuous basis until the user changes the Mode on the front panel of the ALLY PLUS.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-32 78 — Laserpage support The AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS supports Laserpage, a software product that allows IBM AFP data streams to be printed to Xerox and Hewlett-Packard laser printing systems. If using Laserpage, two-trigger pseudo transparency must be activated (see Option #62), and this option must be enabled.
Page 3-33 CONFIGURATION Alternate Host Setup (Group #80) The options in this group determine how the alternate host ports are configured. When an alternate host is finished sending data, the ALLY PLUS must relinquish control to the other hosts after a specified period.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 3-34 83 — Serial port 2 timer SERIAL 2 on the rear of the ALLY PLUS is an input-only serial port. If it is used as an alternate host port, this timer tells the ALLY PLUS how long to be idle on this port before allowing other hosts control of the printer.
PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS General Information Programmable function strings (PFSs) provide a means of storing frequently used printer data and instruction strings and sending them to the printer. PFSs are used by the ALLY PLUS to implement special features found on a variety of printers.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 4-2 Programming PFSs Programming PFSs is similar to programming all other configuration options on the ALLY PLUS. As with general configuration options, a trigger and a terminator are required, and all values are entered in hexadecimal format.
Page 4-3 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS Sample Programmable Function String Reports, with values programmed for Xerox, Hewlett-Packard and Xerox 4213 printer types, can be found in the Appendix. The user can print the current PFS Report at any time using Mode 7 from the front panel.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 4-4 PFS Descriptions The ALLY PLUS can store up to 64 PFSs in a dynamic 12K space. The following is a complete list of PFSs currently offered. A description of when each PFS is triggered by the host application is included, although PFSs also can be triggered by the user at any time.
Page 4-5 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS %06 — Underlining On If a [character-backspace-underline] sequence is detected in the incoming data, this PFS will be sent out. Note: This is not used when DisplayWrite 370 is disabled (see Option #70) unless it is triggered directly by the user.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 4-6 %13 — Coax Host Finished A job boundary PFS. When coax host data is no longer being processed, this PFS is sent to the printer. %14 — Switch to Parallel Port 1 Host When switching from any other host (or neutral) to the parallel port1 (PARALLEL I/O) alternate host, this PFS is sent out.
Page 4-7 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS %22 — LU1 End Bracket If Option #54 is enabled, this PFS is sent to the printer when an End Bracket indicator is presented by the host. The user should ordinarily define this PFS with a printer reset command, or with an emulation switching command for a multimode printer.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 4-8 %29 — LU3 Bind A job boundary PFS used when Option #57 is enabled. This PFS is sent prior to LU3 data and prior to the LU3 begin bracket PFS. One use of this PFS might be to reset the printer. By default there is no data in this PFS.
Page 4-9 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS %53 — Alternate LU1 End Bracket A job boundary PFS used when Option #57 is enabled. After an LU1 job, and before any other job type (including alternate host jobs), this PFS is sent. A good use for this PFS is to reset the printer or to offset the output.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 4-10 %61 — s c1 Replacement This PFS is reserved for Xerox applications that require special tray commands. %62 — s c2 Replacement This PFS is reserved for Xerox applications that require special tray commands.
Page 4-11 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS Job Boundary PFSs A number of the ALLY PLUS PFSs are used exclusively for providing job boundaries. Job boundaries allow the printer operation to be modified by the data stream transparently to the user. This feature is useful for printers that have job offset or multimode capabilities.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 4-12 A, B, C and D are entry and exit points where data can branch to or from a CUT or DFT Local Copy, or an alternate host print job. Examples are illustrated on the following pages. Job Boundary PFS Examples The following pages contain examples of host and alternate host data streams.
Page 4-13 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS Standard Coax Local Copy Print Job A, B, C and D are entry and exit points where data can branch to or from an alternate host print job.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 4-14 Standard Alternate Host Print Job.
Page 4-15 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS Standard Alternate Host Print Job Serviced Within an LU1 Session A and C are the entry and exit points indicated in the Standard Coax Host Print Job chart and the Standard Coax Host Local Copy Print Job chart.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 4-16 Standard Alternate Host Print Job Services Within an LU3 Session B and D are the entry and exit points indicated in the Standard Coax Host Print Job chart and the Standard Coax Local Copy Print Job chart.
Page 4-17 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS A and C are the entry and exit points indicated in the Standard Coax Host Print Job chart. Standard Coax Local Copy Print Job When Currently Bound to an LU1 Ses.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 4-18 Standard Coax Local Copy Print Job When Currently Bound to an LU3 Session B and D are the entry and exit points indicated in the Standard Coax Host Print Job chart.
TRANSLA TE T ABLES General Information The data stream from the coax host or alternate host is not sent directly through the ALLY PLUS to the attached printer. Rather, all characters must first pass through the appropriate character code translation table, even if the printer uses the same data format as the source device.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 5-2 T ranslate T able Selection The ALLY PLUS determines the appropriate translation table to use based upon the users configuration of the ALLY PLUS and the data stream it receives.
Page 5-3 TRANSLATE TABLES Functions Each of the tables above has an associated function table. The translate tables are combined with their associated function tables when printed in a Translate and Function Table Report (see the Appendix).
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 5-4 Function Options The following table describes all valid non-zero values in a function table. A function value of zero (00) in the table indicates a one-for-one translation of a source character to a printable character.
Page 5-5 TRANSLATE TABLES Reading T ranslate T ables A Translate and Function Table Report, with the default values of the tables selected, can be found in the Appendix. The user can print the current values of the tables at any time using Mode 6 from the front panel of the ALLY PLUS.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 5-6 Modifying T ranslate T ables The translate and function tables may be modified in a manner similar to the General Configuration Options. Refer to Section 3 Configuration for detailed information on configuration.
Page 5-7 TRANSLATE TABLES The T ranslate T ables ASCII from ASCII (Tables 0 & 1) L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C DE F 0 0 0 0 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 9 0 A 0 B 0 C 0 .
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 5-8 ASCII from DSC (Tables 2 & 3) L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 C0 A 2 D0 D2 D2 D3 E 3 C5 B 5 D 2 9 2 8 7 D 7.
Page 5-9 TRANSLATE TABLES ASCII from SCS (Tables 4 & 5) L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C DE F 0 0 0 2 02 02 02 0 0 A0 92 02 0 1 B2 02 0 0 A 0 C 0 D2 0 2 0 SP SP SP SP SP .
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 5-10 EBCDIC from ASCII (Tables 6 & 7) L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 00 00 10 20 33 7 2 D 1 52 F 1 60 52 5 0 B 0 C 0 D 0 E.
Page 5-11 TRANSLATE TABLES EBCDIC from DSC (Tables 8 & 9) L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 4 0 4 00 C 1 5 6 00 D E DE E 6 E4 C A D B D5 D4 DD 0 C 0 SP SP - CR.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 5-12 EBCDIC from SCS (Tables A & B) L S 0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 0 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 9 0 A 0 B 0 C 0 D 0 E 0.
Page 5-13 TRANSLATE TABLES ASCII from DSC APL (Tables C & D) L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 2 0 2 00 C0 AF F 0 DF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF F F F 00 01 02 03 .
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 5-14 ASCII from SCS APL (Tables E & F) L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0F FF FF FF FF F 0 5F FF FF FF FF F 0 5 0 5 0 5F F F.
Page 5-15 TRANSLATE TABLES EBCDIC from DSC APL (Tables G & H) L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 C0 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 23 90 0 0 0 FF HT { 00 0.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 5-16 EBCDIC from SCS APL (Tables I & J) L S 0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 0 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 9 0 A 0 B 0 C 0 D 0.
COAX HOST CONSIDERA TIONS The ALLY PLUS can process data from a variety of IBM host systems. This section discusses how to ensure compatibility between the ALLY PLUS and the host system.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 6-2 VT AM and Network Control Program Requirements The 3174, 3274 or 3276 control unit to which the ALLY PLUS is attached must be defined as a type 2 physical unit and the logical unit (type 1 or 3) definition must be included for each ALLY PLUS to be attached.
Page 6-3 COAX HOST CONSIDERATIONS 00 = For applications written for a device with old APL and without Extended Data Stream capability. 20 = For applications written for a VSCS printer (VM only). 40 = For applications written for a device with new APL.
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SCS DA T A STREAMS General Information SNA character string (SCS) controls are EBCDIC codes embedded by the host system in a document and used for formatting the data sent to devices such as printers and CRT displays.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 7-2 SCS Commands Supported by the ALL Y PLUS Application programs running on the host computer generate data streams that contain both the data to be printed and the SCS commands that control the positioning of the data on the page, as indicated below.
Page 7-3 SCS DATA STREAMS Interchange Group Separator (IGS) — 1Dh The ALLY PLUS interprets this Interchange Separator as a space. Interchange Record Separator (IRS) — 1Eh The ALLY PLUS interprets this Interchange Separator as a new line. Interchange Unit Separator (IUS) — 1Fh The ALLY PLUS interprets this Interchange Separator as a space.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 7-4 RM The character position of the Right Margin. The value of the RM must be greater than LM and less than or equal to MPP. Note: 3287- and 3289-compatible devices ignore the RM setting. T1-TN The character positions of the horizontal tab stops, if any.
Page 7-5 SCS DATA STREAMS T1-TN The line numbers of the vertical tab stop settings, if any. Valid tab stops are greater than or equal to TM and less than or equal to BM. The tab stops must be listed in ascending order. Note: All parameters are single byte binary numbers.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 7-6 SCS Command Summary SCS Command Co de De scr ip tio n Backspace (BS) 16h Move PP left 1 position Carriage Return (CR) 0D h Move PP to left margin End of Message.
Page 7-7 SCS DATA STREAMS SNA Printer Exception Conditions/Sense Codes Exception conditions in SNA are reported by sending a negative response to the sender of the data. The negative response contains a sense code that describes the type of exception condition that occurred.
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DSC DA T A STREAMS General Information The DSC (Data Stream Compatibility) character set is found in non-SNA environments. It has a limited number of control characters, which are explained below. Carriage Return (CR) — 05h This command moves the presentation position to the left margin.
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XEROX APPLICA TIONS General Information Xerox printers supported by the ALLY PLUS include the following models: 2700, 3700, 4010, 4011, 4030, 4045, 4197, 4213, 4220, 4235 and 4700. The ALLY PLUS has a number of special features that support Xerox printer functions.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 9-2 XP AF Support XPAF (Xerox Printer Access Facility) accepts Advanced Function Printing Data Stream (AFPDS) data and converts it for use by Xerox printers (4030, 2700, 4045, 3700, etc.
Page 9-3 XEROX APPLICATIONS Xerox EBCDIC Font Downloads This feature was developed to eliminate the need for both EBCDIC and ASCII fonts to be resident on the mainframe, and at the same time allow the protocol converter to be in ASCII output mode at all times.
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SECTION 11 6287 UL TRA COMP A TIBILITY General Information The 6287 ALLY PLUS allows users to program the unit with data streams originally used to program other AGILE products, including the 6287 ULTRA, 6287 IC and 6287 IC+ (although this section will use the ULTRA to refer to all three products).
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 11-2 Translate tables can be edited with the following ULTRA data streams: Off-line coax host translate table downloading using Trigger 1 - Exclamation Point (.
Page 11-3 6287 ULTRA COMPATIBILITY Note: Activating Option #79 will enable the user to configure the ALLY PLUS on line, without changing modes and without bracketing the configuration commands with Trigger 1 - Question Mark - Trigger 1 (¢?¢).
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 11-4 5 — Xerox 36 Hex Transparency This option is equivalent to ALLY PLUS Option #61. A Y value is executed as though it were an ALLY PLUS value of 01, and an N value is executed as an ALLY PLUS value of 00.
Page 11-5 6287 ULTRA COMPATIBILITY 11 — APL Output APL is used in conjunction with EAB. As such, this option, in conjunction with ULTRA Option #20, will define the value of ALLY PLUS Option #50.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 11-6 18 — Reserved This option is reserved in the current ULTRA firmware, and it has no equivalent in the ALLY PLUS. 19 — Reserved This option is reserved in the current ULTRA firmware, and it has no equivalent in the ALLY PLUS.
Page 11-7 6287 ULTRA COMPATIBILITY 24 — Reserved This option is reserved in the current ULTRA firmware, and it has no equivalent in the ALLY PLUS. 25 — Centronics or Dataproducts Parallel This option has no equivalent in the ALLY PLUS, because the ALLY PLUS supports only Centronics parallel interfacing.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 11-8 30 — Pseudo Transparency Mode (PTM) Selection This option is equivalent to ALLY PLUS Option #62. A value of A is executed as though it were an ALLY PLUS value of 02, and a value of B is executed as an ALLY PLUS value of 01.
Page 11-9 6287 ULTRA COMPATIBILITY 37 — Reserved This option is reserved in the current ULTRA firmware, and it has no equivalent in the ALLY PLUS. 38 — Reserved This option is reserved in the current ULTRA firmware, and it has no equivalent in the ALLY PLUS.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 11-10 45 — Reserved This option is reserved in the current ULTRA firmware, and it has no equivalent in the ALLY PLUS. 46 — Reserved This option is reserved in the current ULTRA firmware, and it has no equivalent in the ALLY PLUS.
Page 11-11 6287 ULTRA COMPATIBILITY 52 — SCS EM Always Generates CR/LF This option is equivalent to ALLY PLUS Option #16. A value of Y is executed as though it were an ALLY PLUS value of 01, and a value of N is executed as an ALLY PLUS value of 00.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 11-12 58 — Metacode Support This option is equivalent to ALLY PLUS Option #72. A value of Y is executed as though it were an ALLY PLUS value of 01, and a value of N is executed as an ALLY PLUS value of 00.
Page 11-13 6287 ULTRA COMPATIBILITY 0 — Power On Sequence The contents of this PFS definition will be inserted in ALLY PLUS PFS %00 Power On. 1 — 6 LPI The contents of this PFS definition will be inserted in ALLY PLUS PFS %10 Set Line Density to 6 LPI.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 11-14 9 — DisplayWrite 370 Bolding On The contents of this PFS definition will be inserted in ALLY PLUS PFS %02 Bolding On. A — DisplayWrite 370 Bolding Off The contents of this PFS definition will be inserted in ALLY PLUS PFS %03 Bolding Off.
Page 11-15 6287 ULTRA COMPATIBILITY G — Tray 1 The contents of this PFS definition will be inserted in ALLY PLUS PFS %31 Tray 1. H — Tray 2 The contents of this PFS definition will be inserted in ALLY PLUS PFS %32 Tray 2. I — Tray 3 The contents of this PFS definition will be inserted in ALLY PLUS PFS %33 Tray 3.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 11-16 1 — DSC to ASCII Table 1 is equivalent to ALLY PLUS Table 2 ASCII from DSC. 2 — SCS to ASCII Table 2 is equivalent to ALLY PLUS Table 4 ASCII from SCS. 3 — ASCII to ASCII Table 3 is equivalent to ALLY PLUS Table 0 ASCII from ASCII.
Page 11-17 6287 ULTRA COMPATIBILITY B — Reserved (not used) Table B is reserved in the current ULTRA firmware version, and it has no ALLY PLUS equivalent. C — Reserved (not used) Table C is reserved in the current ULTRA firmware version, and it has no ALLY PLUS equivalent.
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APPENDIX General Information The Appendix contains samples of the General Configuration Report, Programmable Function String Report, Translate and Function Table Report, Printer Test, Plotter Test, Host Diagnostic Report, a Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion Chart and a Pin-out chart of the ALLY PLUS ports.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-2 AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. General Configuration Report Page 1 Printer Output (Group 00) 00 .
Page 12-3 APPENDIX AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. General Configuration Report Page 2 4B - Flow control (handshaking) - 2=RTS/CTS Host Pa.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-4 Programmable Function String Report These three pages contain sample Programmable Function String Reports. Use Mode 7 from the front panel of the ALLY PLUS to send a report of the current PFS configuration.
Page 12-5 APPENDIX This page displays the report generated if the printer type selected in Option #00 is a Hewlett-Packard (PCL) printer (Choice 01). AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-6 This page displays the report generated if the printer type selected in Option #00 is a Xerox 4213 printer (Choice 02). AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved.
Page 12-7 APPENDIX T ranslate and Function T able Report The following pages contain a sample of the Translate and Function Table Report with all factory defaults selected. This report prints all translate tables and function tables in their current configuration.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-8 AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Translate and Function Table Report Page 2 ASCII from DSC (Tables.
Page 12-9 APPENDIX AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Translate and Function Table Report Page 3 ASCII from SCS (Tables 4&5) _0 _1 _2 _3 .
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-10 AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Translate and Function Table Report Page 4 EBCDIC from ASCII (Ta.
Page 12-11 APPENDIX AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Translate and Function Table Report Page 5 EBCDIC from DSC (Tables 8&9) _0 _1 _2 _.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-12 AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Translate and Function Table Report Page 6 EBCDIC from SCS (Tabl.
Page 12-13 APPENDIX AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Translate and Function Table Report Page 7 ASCII from DSC APL (Tables C&D) _0 _1 _.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-14 AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Translate and Function Table Report Page 8 ASCII from SCS APL (T.
Page 12-15 APPENDIX AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Translate and Function Table Report Page 9 EBCDIC from DSC APL (Tables G&H) _0 _1 .
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-16 AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Translate and Function Table Report Page 10 EBCDIC from SCS APL .
Page 12-17 APPENDIX Printer T est Report This page contains a sample Printer Test Report. A printer test checks the connection between the ALLY PLUS and the printer. To conduct this test, the ALLY PLUS sends the printer a continuous stream of characters, including alphabetic, numeric and special characters.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-18 Plotter T est Report This page contains two sample Plotter Test Reports. The top image is an HPGL plotter test. The bottom image is a Zeta (GML) plotter test. A plotter test checks the connection between the ALLY PLUS and the plotter.
Page 12-19 APPENDIX Host Diagnostic Report The following pages contain a sample Host Diagnostic Report. This report is useful for analyzing data streams. The data presented by this report is printed as it was sent by the establishment controller, unaltered by the ALLY PLUS.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-20 AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Host Diagnostic Report Page 1 _0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _.
Page 12-21 APPENDIX AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Host Diagnostic Report Page 2 _0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _ _7 _8 _9 _A _B _C _D _E _F 0180 10 1.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-22 AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Host Diagnostic Report Page 3 _0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _.
Page 12-23 APPENDIX AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Host Diagnostic Report Page 4 _0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _B _C _D _E _F 0440 8C .
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-24 AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Host Diagnostic Report Page 5 _0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _.
Page 12-25 APPENDIX AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Host Diagnostic Report Page 6 _0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _B _C _D _E _F _0 _1 _2.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-26 AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Version 6.00, Style 1 10-02-1995 (c) 1995 by AGILE. All rights reserved. Host Diagnostic Report Page 7 _0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _.
Page 12-27 APPENDIX _0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _B _C _D _E _F 0 _0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1_ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2_ 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 4.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 12-28 Pin-out Charts These charts illustrate the pin-outs of each of the ALLY PLUS I/O ports. Parallel Ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2.
GLOSSARY A A/B switch A switch that allows input devices to share a printer. AC adapter Converts alternating current to direct current. AFP Advanced Function Printing.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 13-2 Bold A typestyle in which the strokes of the characters are thicker than normal. Bottom margin The last line on which the ALLY PLUS will allow a character to be printed. Break An interruption of a transmission.
Page 13-3 GLOSSARY COM port adapter A cable adapter that allows a standard DB-25 serial cable to be connected to the RJ-12 serial port of the ALLY PLUS. Configuration To assemble a collection of hardware and software into a system and to adjust each of the parts so they all work together.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 13-4 Diagnostic A routine designed to verify the operation of a system and to find a malfunction in a device. DisplayWrite 370 An IBM word processing application that supports bolding, underlining and overstriking. DPA Display printer adapter.
Page 13-5 GLOSSARY Extended ASCII Some printer manufacturers have implemented their own version of 8 bit transmission. Extended ASCII allows 128 additional characters to be displayed by the printer. F FCC Federal Communications Commission. FF Form feed.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 13-6 Horizontal tab Moves the presentation position horizontally to the next tab stop to the right. Host The system that transmits information to the ALLY PLUS. IBM coax host. HP Hewlett-Packard. HPGL Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language.
Page 13-7 GLOSSARY Interface The method by which different types of devices are linked to each other for communication (e.g., serial, parallel, coax). Intervention required The message sent to the host system when an error condition exists at the printer (e.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 13-8 Log mode entry Interface information required by the host for each attached device. Logical buffer RAM used to display a displayable or printable image. Logical Unit Number A number assigned to a physical device for identification purposes.
Page 13-9 GLOSSARY NL New line. Normal operating mode The ALLY PLUS mode in which host data may be accepted. Null 00h. Output by the ALLY PLUS as a space.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 13-10 PFS Programmable function string. Plotter An output unit that graphs data by automatically controlled pens. POR Power on reset. Power on reset The method by which a peripheral device announces to the host that it is ready.
Page 13-11 GLOSSARY R RAM Random access memory. Used for temporary storage of information. Rasterizer A device that converts an image sequentially line by line, instead of by vector. Reset To return components to a specified static state. RG62 A/U Standard coaxial cable interface used by host systems.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 13-12 Slow poll mode A device connected to an establishment controller may enter this mode when communication with the EC has ceased. SNA System network architecture. An IBM communication standard. Space A print position where no character is printed.
Page 13-13 GLOSSARY Trigger The character(s) that indicates the beginning of a transparent command. TRN Transparency. Two-trigger A type of pseudo transparency that uses a sequence of two normally printable characters as the trigger, and which is ended with a terminator.
6287 ALLY PLUS User’s Manual Page 13-14 Xerox A large manufacturer of computers, printers, peripherals and other electronic equipment. Xerox 36 Hex transparency A form of transparency used by some Xerox applications in which the trigger is 36h. XES The native print mode for Xerox 2700, 3700, 4030, 4045 and 4213 printers.
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