Keysight E1406A User Manual and SCPI Programing Guide 103Using Other Terminals Using the Display Terminal InterfaceUsing Other TerminalsThis section discusses using terminals which are not on the Supported Terminalslist. Primarily this section is to help you use terminals which do not provideprogrammable soft keys (function keys). Without this capability, a terminalcannot access the display terminal interface’s menus. Instead, the terminalinterface provides a set of terminal interface commands which allow you toselect instruments by name or logical address. Once selected, you can typecommon commands or SCPI commands to the instrument. In addition, keyboardaccessible control codes provide display control for terminals which may nothave keys dedicated to those functions.What “Not Supported” MeansStrictly speaking, a terminal is not supported if it has not been rigorously testedwith the display terminal interface. There are several HP terminals which may becompatible with the terminal interface. Terminals such as the DEC VT100, DECVT220, and WYSE WY-50, or emulations of these may also work properly withthe terminal interface. If you have one of these terminals, try it. Here is a list ofterminals you should try.– HP 2392A– HP 2394A– DEC VT100– DEC VT220– WYSE WY-50– HP AdvanceLink terminal emulation software (configure as HP 2392A)Testing Terminals for CompatibilityHere is how you test an unsupported terminal for compatibility with the displayterminal interface:1 Connect your terminal and configure its communication parameters to matchthe mainframe’s serial interface (see Appendix C).2 With your terminal turned on and set to "remote mode", turn on themainframe. After the mainframe power-on self-test, the display interfacesends sequences of characters to your terminal which should cause it toreturn its identification. If the terminal ID matches one in a list kept by theterminal interface, it will send character sequences to program the functionkeys and their labels.3 If you now see the Select an instrument prompt and the Select an instrumentmenu labels, your terminal is ready to try. Go to the beginning of this chapterand try the menus.
