Asynchronous adapters

Asynchronous communications products offer the advantages of low cost, multiuser, medium- to high-performance terminal and device communications.

AIX® allows many users to access system resources and applications. Each user must be connected through a terminal session. The connection can be local or remote through a serial port.

Each system unit has at least one standard serial port available (some systems have three serial ports). These ports can support asynchronous communication and device attachment.

Asynchronous ports allow attachment of asynchronous peripheral devices that meet EIA 232, EIA 422, or RS-423 standards such as:

• Asynchronous modems
• Bar code scanners
• Graphic and character printers
• Keyboard and display terminals
• Personal computers
• Plotters and printers
• Point-of-sale terminals
• Sensors and control devices
• Text scanners
• Time clocks