Dynapro Technologies Dynapro ET TCS, Application Developer'S Manual

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The Local/Remote Mode command controls whether the TCS accepts remote commands from
the host computer or from the optional keyboard.
The Local/Remote command sets the TCS either to the Remote Mode (in which the TCS accepts
remote commands from the host) or to the Local Mode (in which the TCS accepts remote
commands from the keyboard).
The TCS is in the Remote Mode for normal operation. In the Remote Mode, the TCS interprets
commands received from the host over the serial interface as remote commands. Inputs received
from the keyboard are passed on to the host.
When the TCS is in the Local Mode, the TCS temporarily ignores commands received from the
host. Instead, it interprets input received from the keyboard as if the input had come from the
host, with the following exceptions:
•
The Setup key, which still calls up the Setup Screen
•
User input within the Setup, Test, and Alignment Screens
The user can generate remote commands locally from the keyboard while the TCS is in the Local
Mode. It is as if the keyboard were connected in place of the host. Any invalid remote commands
that are entered through the keyboard are ignored (just as if the commands had come from the
host). Input that arrives from the host is queued up in the input buffer and is not interpreted until
the TCS is returned to the Remote Mode.
NOTE
If a stored screen is selected when Local Mode is entered, any test or command typed at the keyboard will
go to the selected screen and will not be displayed.
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Remote Mode. (This is the setting when the TCS is in normal use.)
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The user selects the Local or Remote Mode by entering the Setup Screen and, using touchkeys or
the optional keyboard, setting the Local/Remote parameter to one of the following values:
•
remote
•
local
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None. (This is a local command only.)
NOTE
The Local/Remote Mode value is not stored and recalled by the Save Setup and Recall Setup commands.