oec

IBM 3270 terminal controller - an open replacement for the IBM 3174 Establishment Controller.

Features

This is a work in progress - as of now it only provides basic TN3270 and VT100 emulation.

• TN3270
  • Basic TN3270
  • EAB
  • TN3270E
  • SSL/TLS
  • Non-English character sets
• VT100
• Connection menu
• Multiple logical terminals

Usage

You will need to build a interface and connect it to your computer.

Then configure a Python virtual environment and install dependencies:

python -m venv VIRTUALENV
. VIRTUALENV/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt --no-deps

Assuming your interface is connected to /dev/ttyACM0 and you want to connect to a TN3270 host named mainframe:

python -m oec /dev/ttyACM0 tn3270 mainframe

If you want to use the VT100 emulator and run /bin/sh as the host process:

python -m oec /dev/ttyACM0 vt100 /bin/sh -l

See Also

• coax - Tools for interfacing with IBM 3270 type terminals
• pytn3270 - Python TN3270 library