Kantronics MT1200, User Manual

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MT1200 Commands
All MT1200 commands are documented below, in alphabetical order. The underlined
characters in a command’s name show the short-cut version of the command. Required
or optional parameters are shown after the command name, as are allowable ranges of
values, where appropriate.
8BITCONV {ON | OFF}
default ON
This command was added to the first TNCs built (1980s) to accommodate terminals that
would not receive (or would be confused by) 8-bit characters, only 7-bit ASCII. We’ve
retained the command today just in case you’re using such a terminal or computer.
Also, it might be that your computer is capable of handling 8-bit characters but your
communications terminal program will reject (or be confused or “hung”) by them. In
these cases, you’ll need to set 8BITCONV OFF.
When ON, transmission of 8-bit data is allowed in the packet Convers Mode and
Transparent Mode. If you wish to obtain 8-bit data transmission but do not want all the
features of Transparent Mode, set this command to ON. If OFF, the 8
th data bit is
stripped (set to 0) for transmission and all data received will have the 8th bit set to 0.
ABAUD n (n = 0,1200,2400,4800,9600,19200)
default 0
The parameter n sets the baud used for input and output through the serial RS232 port
of the MT1200 to the computer. If 0 is used, the MT1200 will run an autobaud routine
upon power-up. This routine looks for an asterisk (*) character from the attached
computer to set the ABAUD parameter.
If you wish to use a different baud, or to perform autobaud the next time the unit is
powered up, you must change the ABAUD parameter. If you change the baud in your
computer or terminal you should change the baud in the MT1200 first, then issue the
RESET command, then set the new baud on your computer. Otherwise a hard reset will
be required to erase the ABAUD setting and reinitialize the MT1200 to perform the
autobaud routine. (See Hard Reset section.) Note also that a hard reset will erase ALL
stored parameters in your MT1200 and return them to factory defaults.
See also: RESET, RESTORE
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