The Falcon 4-Slot Dock
4-4
Falcon
®
DOS Portable Terminals
Transferring Files with XFER
Files can be transferred with the XFER utility on the portable. XFER has the
ability to automatically request access to the communications line from the
Falcon 4-Slot Dock, whether the Falcon 4-Slot Dock device driver is loaded or
not.
To use XFER to transfer a file to the portable, place the portable in a slot on the
Falcon 4-Slot Dock. On the portable, type in the command to receive a file,
which is typically the following:
On the host, type the following at a DOS prompt:
Once the XFER command is executed on the portable, the portable requests
access to the communications line from the Falcon 4-Slot Dock. When access
is given to the portable, the
COM
LED for that slot will come on with a green
light. When the XFER command is executed on the host, XFER will transfer
the file from the host to the portable. When XFER exits on the portable, the
COM
LED goes out, indicating that the portable has relinquished access to the
communications line.
For complete information about the XFER utility, refer to
.
Save the file list or create a new
.cfg
file to transfer the 4-Slot Dock driver and
modified
config.sys
file to multiple Falcons units. For complete information
about the Falcon Custom Configuration Utility, refer to
C:\> xfer /r
filename.txt
C:\> xfer
filename.txt
Xmodem uses no flow control, by default. For Zmodem, the default flow control is RTS/
CTS. To use XFER with Zmodem with the 4-Slot Dock, hardware flow control must be
turned off using the appropriate XFER command line switch (refer to
XON/XOFF flow control should be used instead. This holds true for any
communications software on a Falcon using the 4-Slot Dock.
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