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MiniTermPro
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Line Edit Mode - Tail Character: The single-byte character that follows the
user-entered data can be set using this property. The value shown is in
decimal.
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Line Edit Mode - Mask User Input (PIN Masking): In Line-Edit mode, PIN
Masking shows the user key data on the LCD as asterisk characters. This
is used when the user supplied data (PIN number) needs to be
confidential. This feature can also be toggled on and off using the
Host
Command Set
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Line Edit Mode - <Optional Prompt>: When using Line Edit mode, the host
application can send a small prompt message to the LCD for the user to
see. This message will use up some of the key buffer space. For example,
the host application can send a 5 byte prompt like “
PIN#:
” to the LCD.
The user can then type in a PIN number and press the “Enter” key. The
MiniTerm will only send the key data that was entered by the user and not
the prompt message. Since the prompt message was 5 characters long,
the key data must be 11 characters or less if using a 1 x 16 LCD.
Key Rollover: This property sets how many keys can be pressed at the same
time. The default is two. This means that after one key is pressed and held down
another key can be detected. If you select the one-key rollover option then when
one key is held down, no other keys can be detected until the first is lifted.
Key Beep: This property controls the internal beeper that will sound when a key
is pressed. This gives the user an audible feedback when entering key data. The
“Key Beep (ms)” property allows you to control the length of the beep, in
milliseconds. A value of zero disables the key beep.
Character Pacing: This property controls the time delay in between each ASCII
byte sent. If you program a key with more than one byte of data (a string), then
the MiniTerm will send the first byte and delay by the time set in this property. For
Example: Let’s assume that a key is programmed to send a string of ASCII bytes
“HELLO”. The MiniTerm will send the following:
H delay E delay L delay L delay O delay
Download Delay: This property is similar to the above “Character Pacing”
property. This property controls the time delayed between each byte sent to the
MiniTerm but only during a download. This value need only be adjusted if errors
occur during the 9xxLoad download process.
