CRT:ADDS 4000

ADDS 4000

Information
Manufacturer	Boundless Technologies
Type	Text Terminal
Size	14"
240p/480i	No
480p	No
720p	No
1080i	No
Vsync	60hz/71hz/82hz/100hz
Widescreen	No
Dimensions	Width: 318mm Depth: 330mm Height: 340mm
Weight	29 lbs
Earliest Date	1997
Links
Operation Manual	ADDS 4000 ADDS 4000/110 ADDS 4000/160 ADDS 4000/260 ADDS 4000/260 LF/LFC Ethernet Adapter
Brochure	ADDS 4000 ADDS 4000/110 ADDS 4000/150 ADDS 4000-160 ADDS 4000-260 ADDS 4000-260 (alt) ADDS 4000 LFC

The ADDS 4000 series is a series of text-only terminals with a monochrome screen that came in page-white, amber, or green colors. Named after the manufacturer "Applied Digital Data Systems" (later renamed to Boundless Technologies), they are compatible with PC101/102/106/107 or ANSI VT-220 keyboards via RJ11 connector on the left side.

Supported Terminal Emulators

The ADDS 4000 series is capable of emulating various terminals depending on model listed below.

Model	Emulators Available
ADDS 4000/110	ADDS Viewpoint A1, A2, 3A, 3A+; Lear Siegler ADM 3A
ADDS 4000/150	ADDS Viewpoint and Regent 40; Wyse WY-50, WY-75, TeleVideo TVI-910, TVI-920,TVI-925; Hazeltine HZ-1500; DEC VT52, VT100; PCTerm
ADDS 60	ADDS Viewpoint, AT 386 (Unix console), DEC VT100, VT220, VT320, Wyse WY-50/50+ WY-60, TeleVideo TVI 925, PC Term, SCO Console, BBS ANSI, Wordperfect Graphics
ADDS 4000	ADDS Viewpoint and Regent 40; Wyse WY-50, WY-75, TeleVideo TVI-910, TVI-920,TVI-925; Hazeltine HZ-1500; DEC VT52, VT100; PCTerm, SCO Console
ADDS 4000/160	ADDS Viewpoint, ADDS Viewpoint 60, DEC VT100, VT220, VT320, VT420 PC TERM, Wyse WY-50/50+, WY-60 TeleVideo TVI 925, PC Term (925 PC)
ADDS 4000/260	ADDS Viewpoint, DEC VT100, VT220, VT320, Wyse WY-50/50+, WY-60 TeleVideo TVI 925, PC Term (925 PC), SCO console, AT 386 (UNIX console), WordPerfect graphics
ADDS 4000/260LF	ADDS Viewpoint, AT 386 (Unix console) DEC VT100, VT220, VT320, Wyse WY-50/50+, WY-60, TeleVideo TVI 925, PC Term, SCO Console, WordPerfect graphics
ADDS 4000/260LFC	Same as 4000/260LF plus WY-325, WY-350
ADDS C1099A	HP 700/96 (factory default); Wyse WY-60, WY-50/50+, DEC VT320, VT220, VT100; ADDS Viewpoint, PCTerm (925 PC); TeleVideo TVI-925; SCO console, AT 386 (UNIX console)
ADDS 3153	IBM 3151, Wyse WY-60, WY-50/50+, DEC VT320, VT220, VT100; ADDS Viewpoint, PCTerm (925 PC); TeleVideo TVI-925; SCO console, AT 386 (UNIX console)
ADDS 3153 LF	Same as ADDS 3153
VT510, VT520, VT525, Dorio 10	ADDS Viewpoint; DEC VT-100, VT220, VT320, Dorio 10; Wyse WY-50/50+ , WY-55, WY-60/160, WY-120/150; TeleVideo TVI 910+ , TVI 925/950; SCO Console

Connecting to Linux Machine

The easiest way to connect the terminal to a Linux machine — such as a Raspberry Pi — is to obtain a DB-25 male to DB-9 female null modem cable and a DB-9 male to USB adapter cable. You must get one labelled "null modem", as it is cross wired to be used without a modem.

Connect the cables to each other, one end to the terminal's EIA port (fastest), and the other to a USB port on your Linux host device.

Terminal Setup

1. Press Ctrl + Scroll Lock (may be "PrLne" or "PrMsg" on your keyboard) to access Setup menu.
2. Press F1 to enter Quick menu (if not already selected). Set the following:

   Host/Printer=EIA/None (enables EIA port to be connected to Linux host)

3. Press F2 to enter General menu. Set the following:

   Emulation=VT100

   (and optional settings to turn down the bell noise and set a screen saver to protect the CRT)

4. Press F3 to enter Display menu. Set the following:

   Display Cursor=On

   Page Length=24

   Screen Length=26

   Columns=80

5. Press F4 to enter Keyboard menu. Set the following:

   Key Mode=ASCII

6. Press F6 to enter Ports menu. Set the following:

   EIA Baud Rate=115200 (if not available, note the value you choose)

   EIA Xmt=Xon-Xoff

   EIA Data Format=8/1/N

   EIA Recv=Xany-Xoff(XPC)

   EIA Parity Check=Off

   EIA Xmt Pace=Baud

7. Press F7 to enter Host menu. Set the following:

   Comm Mode=Full Duplex

8. Press F9 to enter Emulation menu. Set the following:

   ANSI-ID=VT100 (this will identify the terminal as a VT100 terminal to Linux)

   Status Line=Off (recommended to prevent burn-in with line/text at top of screen)

9. Press F13 (may be "Print" or "Print Screen" on your keyboard) to enter Exec menu.
   • Press Enter on "Save Terminal" and wait for "DONE" message.
   • Press Enter on "Save Session" and wait for "DONE" message.
10. Press F14 (may be "Hold", "Break", or "Pause" on your keyboard) and Y to save and exit.

Linux Setup

1. Enable the terminal console to be accessible by serial.
   • On a Raspberry Pi, this can be set by running sudo raspi-config and enabling the "Serial Port" option under Interface Options; or by running sudo vi /boot/config.txt and adding an [all] section at the bottom followed by enable_uart=1.
2. Enable the USB serial port and set the baud rate to match the one you had set in the previous section.
   • On a Raspberry Pi, you can do this by entering the commands:

     sudo stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 115200

     sudo systemctl enable [email protected]

     sudo systemctl start [email protected]

3. If a login prompt isn't shown on the physical terminal, reboot the physical terminal followed by the Linux machine and it should prompt you for a login on the physical terminal.