Dynapro Technologies Dynapro ET TCS, Application Developer'S Manual

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COLOR TCS: SUMMARY OF COLOR PROGRAMMING.................................................................... 3-24
Displaying and Erasing Color Characteristics .................................................................................... 3-24
Highlighting Color Characters ............................................................................................................ 3-24
Reversing Foreground and Background Colors .................................................................................. 3-24
Concealing Color Characters .............................................................................................................. 3-25
Reading a Character’s Attributes......................................................................................................... 3-25
Color Controls on the Setup Screen ..................................................................................................... 3-25
CHAPTER 4 CONTROLLING THE SETUP SCREEN AND SERIAL INTERFACE .................... 4-1
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 4-1
TCS FUNCTIONAL VOLATILITY .......................................................................................................... 4-1
SETUP SCREEN PROGRAMMING CONSIDERATIONS...................................................................... 4-5
Keyboard Lockout .................................................................................................................................. 4-5
Touch Panel Lockout.............................................................................................................................. 4-5
Display Activity ...................................................................................................................................... 4-5
Display Contents .................................................................................................................................... 4-5
Host Communication during Setup Session............................................................................................ 4-6
Methods of Changing Setup Parameters ................................................................................................ 4-6
Color TCS Setup Screen Programming Considerations......................................................................... 4-7
User/Host Conflict Resolution................................................................................................................ 4-8
Permanence of Changes to Setup Parameters........................................................................................ 4-9
SETUP SCREEN COMMANDS.............................................................................................................. 4-10
Setup Lockout Mode Command {FSULM} (Remote) ........................................................................... 4-11
Save Setup Command {FSSU} (Local/Remote) .................................................................................... 4-12
Recall Setup Command {FRSU} (Local/Remote) ................................................................................. 4-13
Reset Command [RIS] (Local Remote) ................................................................................................ 4-14
COMMUNICATION COMMANDS........................................................................................................ 4-16
Address Command (Local) ................................................................................................................... 4-17
Baud Rate Command (Local) ............................................................................................................... 4-20
Data Bits Command (Local)................................................................................................................. 4-21
Parity Enable Command (Local).......................................................................................................... 4-22
Parity Sense Command (Local)............................................................................................................ 4-23
Stop Bits Command (Local).................................................................................................................. 4-24
XON/XOFF Mode Command (Local)................................................................................................... 4-25
Local/Remote Mode Command (Local)................................................................................................ 4-27
Hardware Handshake (Local) .............................................................................................................. 4-28
Transmit Mode Command (Local)........................................................................................................ 4-29
Reporting Format Command {FRF} (Remote)..................................................................................... 4-30
Clear User Inputs Command {FCUI} (Remote) ................................................................................... 4-32
COMMUNICATION MONITOR ............................................................................................................ 4-33
Entering and Exiting the Communication Monitor .............................................................................. 4-33
How the Communication Monitor Displays Characters ...................................................................... 4-33
TCS Operation While the Communication Monitor is Active............................................................... 4-34
Using the Communication Monitor ...................................................................................................... 4-36
CHAPTER 5 DISPLAYING CHARACTERS ........................................................................................ 5-1
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 5-1
Displaying Characters............................................................................................................................ 5-1
The Cursor.............................................................................................................................................. 5-2
Format Effectors..................................................................................................................................... 5-3