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232 MONITOR PLUS
Auto Off (min)
(value)
Setting a value means the 232
Monitor Plus will turn itself off after
it has been idle for (
value
) number
of minutes.
Display Mode
Compressed, Expanded
In “Compressed” mode each data
line character is displayed without
spaces. You can use this option to
conserve display space.
Thisisanexampleofcompressedmode.
In “Expanded” mode each data line
character is followed by a space to
facilitate reading at high speeds.
T h i s i s a n e x a m p l e o f e x p a
n d e d m o d e .
Buffer
One Fill, Continuous
If “One Fill” is chosen, the Monitor
Plus will stop collecting data when
the buffer is full.
If “Continuous” is chosen, the
Monitor Plus will continue to fill the
buffer and discard the oldest data on
a first-in/first-out basis.
Exclude
Off, Control Data,
Text Data
“Off” has no effect on capture.
If you choose “Control Data,” then
the control data will be excluded
from the capture. In other words,
only the data between the start-text
character (STX) and the end-text
character (ETX) will be captured.
If you choose “Text Data,” then the
text data will be excluded from the
capture. In other words, the data
between the start-text character
(STX) and the end-text character
(ETX) will not be captured.
Start Txt Char
(value)
See “Exclude” above. Specify the
character you want to use as the
STX.
End Txt Char
(value)
See “Exclude,” above. Specify the
character you want to use as the
ETX.
Remote Off, On
Set the 232 Monitor Plus in an RS-
232 circuit (see
Section 3.0, Remote
Control
). Then turn on remote with
this menu function to take remote
control of your 232 Monitor Plus.
This option is very useful for
loopback tests when you don’t have
an assistant in the remote location.