Chapter 2
Menu Configuration
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Preamble
Default: ^M (and a null). Corresponds to <CR><NUL> (carriage return/null)
displayed in the menu.
Options: Any ASCII character, including control characters. Control char-
acters entered on the command line are displayed in the menu as
mnemonic characters. See “Defining Special Characters” on
page 2-4 and Table A-5, “ASCII Table with Control Characters,”
on page A-5.
Allows you to define a one or two character data string that can be added to
the front of the decoded data. For example, a carriage return and line feed
would display each decoded message on its own line.
Preamble (enable/disable)
Default:
Disabled
Options: Disabled
,
Enabled (within any protocol)
Allows you to enable or disable the preamble character(s).
Postamble
Default:
^M^J. Corresponds to <CR><LF> (carriage return/line feed) dis-
played in the menu.
Options: Any ASCII character, including control characters. Control char-
acters entered on the command line are displayed in the menu as
mnemonic characters. See “Defining Special Characters” on
page 2-4 and Table A-5, “ASCII Table with Control Characters,”
on page A-5.
Allows you to define a one or two character data string that can be added
after the decoded message.
Postamble (enable/disable)
Default:
Disabled
Options: Disabled
,
Enabled
(within any protocol)
Allows you to enable or disable the Postamble character(s).
Longitudinal Redundancy Check
Default:
Disabled
Options: Disabled
,
Enabled
An error-checking routine that verifies the accuracy of transmissions. It is
the exclusive OR of all characters following the SOM (start of message) up
to and including the EOM (end of message).
