ARDAC WACS-2 Specification and Adjustment Manual
44X477 Rev. 8
05/ 16/ 03 4-5
From Host
The “From Host” window shows and interprets the characters that are being sent to the acceptor. In addition to
characters that the protocol part of the program generates, any character that is typed on the keyboard will be sent to
the acceptor.
From Acceptor
The “From Acceptor” window shows and interprets the characters that are being received from the acceptor.
Communications
The Communications window shows the characters being transferred in both directions on the serial link, interlaced
with each other. This is useful for understanding the communications protocol between the acceptor and host.
Status Line
The bottom line of the display line shows the values of the various flags, communication parameters, and state of the
host simulator.
Message Window
The Message window allows access to the diagnostics functions once the acceptor has been put into "Set-up mode"
Options Menu
The communication parameters and protocol timing should not be changed. To call up the options menu press the F3
key. Then use the arrow keys to select the desired option and press the “enter” or return key. Some items on the
main menu have sub-menus associated with them. These are displayed when the main menu option is selected.
Some of the items (such as the protocol timing constants) have fill-in-the-blanks spaces. To change this option use
the arrow keys to get to the option, key in the new value and hit return. To choose none of the items on the main
menu or any sub-menu, the user may back out of the menu by pressing the left arrow key or the <ESC> key.