Symbol WSS 1000, Product Reference Manual

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Batch and Spectrum One Initialization
Initiate Host Communications Software on the PC
1. Power on the host computer.
2. Start the communication program.
3. At a DOS prompt, enter the SENDHEX command:
sendhex pgmname 38400 com2
where:
In the example, baud rate is set to 38400 bps and communications port to COM2.
The default values are accepted for the remaining parameters.
Note: Versions of SENDHEX earlier than 3.0 do not support flow control.
If you use an earlier version and encounter communication errors, use
a lower baud rate. If you use a later version of SENDHEX and have
communications errors, try setting flow control to XON/XOFF.
4. SENDHEX displays the prompt:
Press <ENTER> to begin
communications.
5. Do NOT press <ENTER> yet. Before starting communications (refer to Starting
Communications on page 3-5 ), set up the WWC 1000 for loading an application as
directed in the following section.
Initiate WWC 1000 Communications
To prepare to load an application onto the WWC 1000:
1. Boot the WWC 1000 to command mode.
a. Press <ENTER> and <FUNC>.
b. Press and release the Power button.
SENDHEX is the command.
pgmname is the application being loaded (.hex extension is optional).
parameters are the communications parameters following the program name.
Parameters include baud rate, communications port, data bits, parity,
and flow control. To accept the default parameters, do not enter a value.