Connectivity Kit (XModem)
 

Introduction

There are several Connectivity Kit software packages available.  Two well know packages from HP are:

The Conn4x Connectivity Kit provides a fast, XModem utility.  With the supplied XModem Library for the HP-48, the window can be used with both the HP-48 and HP-49G calculators. 

For the HP-49G, all Conn4x features are available through the HP-49G's XSERV command (shortcut: right-shift, release, then right arrow).

For the HP-48, all Conn4xfeatures are available after downloading and installing the XModem Library.

Conn4x Features:

 

Tool Bar
The connectivity Tool Bar displays the current communications port and the Connect Icon.  The connect Icon can be used to establish of break connections to the calculator XModem Server.

When the calculator is not connected, the icon changes to:

 

Connectivity Status
The connectivity Status Bar is displayed by using the View Menu, Status Bar setting.  The status bar displays the server version,  and calculator ROM version initially.  As commands are sent to the server, they are displayed on the bar until completed.  Should a command fail, it will remain on the statuis bar.

The right portion of the status bar shows the amount of memory remaining on the calculator.

 

Popup Menu
The Popup Menu is used to delete, rename or display the properties of files or directories on the calculator.  The menu will popup when an item in the window is right-clicked with the mouse.