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| = Transferring files to/from a PC using Hyperterm =
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| (From a post to Model 100 mailing list by Mike Stein)
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| Note: This assumes you are going to transfer a plain text
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| file (.DO or equivalent). It will not work for a tokenized
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| BASIC program or a binary .CO file.
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| 1 - You will need a null modem cable (or a straight cable with
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| a null modem adapter); if you don't have or can't find one,
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| Rick at Club100.org will be happy to sell you one.
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| 2 - If your PC doesn't have any COM ports (only USB) you will
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| also need a USB to Serial adapter; plug it in and install
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| any drivers or software that it needs, if any.
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| 3 - If your PC has a COM port, check your BIOS or configuration
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| program to make sure that it is enabled; laptops in particular
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| often have the serial port disabled by default to save battery
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| power and/or have the IR port enabled as Com1. Also note the
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| port number and, if you have more than one, make sure you are
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| using the correct connector. Connect the computers.
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| 4 - Clear the desktop and open Hyperterm; if it's not on the Start
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| menu, select All Programs/Accessories/Communications/HyperTerminal.
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| If HT hasn't been previously used, enter Country and Area Code.
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| 5 - Create a New Connection:
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| - Name it whatever you like (e.g. M100) and pick an icon you like (you
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| can replace it later with an M100 icon if you like).
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| - In the Connect To/Connect Using drop-down box, select Com1 or Com2
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| depending on your configuration (see step 1).
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| - In the Port Settings tab:
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| <code><pre>
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| Bits per Second: 19200
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| Data Bits: 8
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| Parity: None
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| Stop Bits: 1
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| Flow Control: Xon/Xoff
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| </pre></code>
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| - You should now be connected to the M100.
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| 6 - Test:
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| a)- On the M100, select TELCOM
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| - Stat (F3): 98N1E
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| - Term (F4)
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| - Whatever you type on the M100 should appear in the Hyperterm window
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| and vice versa.
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| - or:
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| b)- On the M100, open one of your .DO files in TEXT.
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| - Save to (F3): COM:98N1E
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| - The .DO file should appear in the HT window.
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| If it doesn't work, or only works in one direction, check the cable.
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| 7 - Save the HT Connection:
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| - File/Exit (F4); Disconnect?-Yes; Save the Connection?-Yes.
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| - If you like, you can put a direct link to it on the desktop (or
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| wherever you like); open HT as in step 4, cancel New Connection,
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| File/Open, drag your M100 Connection icon to the desktop (or wherever)
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| with the right mouse button and create a shortcut.
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| To transfer files M100 -> XP:
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| - Open your M100 HT Connection (click on the icon from step 7)
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| - Select Transfer/Capture Text (ALT-T,C), enter the file name
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| and location where you want it saved and Start (Enter). The file
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| name does not have to be the same as on the M100, and unless
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| you specify otherwise will have a .TXT extension which Notepad,
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| Word, etc. will recognize as ASCII text.
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| - On the M100, same as step 6.b above.
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| - When finished, in HT select Transfer/Capture Text/Stop (ALT-T,C,S)
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| To transfer files XP -> M100:
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| - On the M100, select TEXT and enter the name you want to save the
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| file as (again, not necessarily the same as its name on the PC, and
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| it will be given a .DO extension).
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| - Load from (F2): COM:98N1E
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| - Open your M100 HT Connection; Select Transfer/Send Text File
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| (ALT-T,T) and select the file to send.
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| - When finished, close HT on the PC and press F8 on the M100.
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| Alternatively, you could use TELCOM to upload/download.
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| If you find that HT insists on using the HyperTerm folder as the default
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| folder for sending & receiving files you may find it convenient to create
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| a shortcut to the HyperTerm folder in your My Documents folder.
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| [[Category:File Transfer]]
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