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CNMSX
Integrated Control System
Passthrough mode allows data to pass from the COMPUTER port to the selected
COM port on a Cresnet or Ethernet device (such as ST-COM or CEN-COM). While
passthrough mode is running, the program currently in memory is suspended and will
not execute. When passthrough mode is exited, the program resumes operation. The
TX and RX LEDs for the given port illuminate when in passthrough mode.
Entering passthrough mode for one of the internal COM ports reinitializes it, which
clears the data for that port. The COM analyzer also functions while the unit is in
passthrough mode.
COM Analyzer (CNMSX-PRO only)
NOTE:
The COM Analyzer
feature is not available for
external COM cards.
Release of the CNX Operating System (version 5.01.05 or later) supports a
communications (COM) analyzer function to examine serial data transmitted to and
received from any of the six internal serial ports only. Complete the following steps
to access the COM Analyzer.
1. From the front panel Main Menu (default front panel page), press the
COM menu function button.
2. From the next menu, press the menu function button associated with one
of the six COM ports. The six ports are A through F, as labeled on the
rear panel of the CNMSX-PRO.
3. The Format Selection Menu appears, as shown below. BIN, ASCII, and
HEX control how data is to be displayed on the T/R screen. Depressing
either of the three data formats jumps to the T/R screen.
Format Selection Menu
Since there is no room on the T/R screen for button text, RESET and RFSH (refresh)
are provided on the Format Selection Menu to show their location on the T/R screen.
RESET resets the display buffers for both transmit and receive. An empty buffer is
indicated by the phrase “
Display Buffer Clear
” in the T/R screen. Pressing BIN,
ASCII, or HEX displays the screen shown below.
T/R Screen
The top line of the T/R screen displays data that is transmitted out the selected ports
in the selected format. The bottom line displays the data that is received in the
selected format. If more data is present in the display buffer, only the most recent data
is displayed (older data scrolls off the screen).
Operations Guide - DOC. 8118B
Integrated Control System: CNMSX
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