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Porter
 
 
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Code Activated Switch 
 
Four or eight ports 
Serial or parallel 
Configuration menu 
Broadcast mode 
64K buffer, expandable to 256K buffer
 
 
 
Features and Benefits  
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Versatile, code activated switch designed to send 
serial or parallel data from a single computer or 
terminal to one of several devices 
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Available in serial (RS232) or parallel (Centronics) 
RS422 option is also available 
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LEDs on the front panel show buffer capacity, data 
flow, and busy status 
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Advance to next port and port selection switches 
provide easy switching to a selected port 
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Broadcast mode sends data simultaneously to all 
ports 
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Can be used as a serial console switch 
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Data collection command shows buffer data 
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Null command disconnects from all ports 
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Format command allows a port's protocol to be 
reconfigured, useful for modem communication 
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Wait/go command pauses/resumes data flow on a 
selected port, also controls the port's DTR signal 
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Copy command sends multiple copies of the 
buffer data to a selected port 
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Read DSR command reports the port's DSR line 
status (high or low) 
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Made in USA 
 
The Porter™ Advantage . . .    
The Porter is a very versatile, code activated switch 
that allows a computer or terminal to send serial or 
parallel data to a selected device.  Each port (4 or 8) 
can be configured to match the connected 
equipment's protocol. 
The Porter is easy to install and uses commonly 
available cables.  It works with any device with serial 
or parallel ports.  The serial connectors are DB25F and 
the parallel connectors are Centronics 36 pin female. 
The receive buffers accept data on all ports 
simultaneously. This data can then be read from the 
master port one at a time. The Porter transmits from 
buffers on all ports simultaneously. The “clear buffer” 
command purges all data in a port’s buffer. The 
broadcast feature allows you to send data 
simultaneously on all ports.  The Porter’s buffer is 
expandable to 256K bytes. 
These are a few of the features that make the Porter 
one of the best code activated switches on the 
market. Call us today about your code-activated 
switch application.
  
 
 
 
Send data simultaneously 
to all ports