MicroVAX 3100 update

From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com>
Date: Mon Dec 20 23:51:04 1999

At 06:25 PM 12/20/99 -0700, someone wrote:
>John,
>Yes, the terminal is set up exactly the way the MicroVAX 3100 manual said
>to set it up, 9600, 8-n-1, I believe.. I can hear the disk spin up. I can
>hammer away on the keyboard all I want and the terminal never reads more
>than that gibberish...


This suggests that the clock circuit on the UART is scrod or that the
RS-232 drivers have been damaged (can happen due to a spike). You're only
choice is to hook up a scope and have a look at the pins to see what kind
of signal is coming off the unit.

Also check that the 3100 isn't wired for 220 and running off 110.

--Chuck
Received on Mon Dec 20 1999 - 23:51:04 GMT