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10.3 Interaction with the Monitoring/Debugging Functions
It is basically only possible to use either the main Xplor8 monitor program or the terminal window at
any one time, although it is quite possible to switch from one to the other provided the correct
sequence is followed. A study of the section on the demonstration terminal communication program
provided in the distribution, and of the code in that program, will answer most questions about the
mutual compatibility of the monitor and terminal.
10.4 Terminal Window Menu Items
File
Logging Select 'On' or 'Off' from the sub-menu. If logging is on then an internal
log is kept of the bytes sent and received by the terminal window, and
this log is appended to the file specified in Terminal Window Settings
(see below) whenever the terminal session is completed. If no file has
been specified, then this menu item is unavailable.
Send Image File Opens a File Open dialog for the user to select a file to be sent to the
MCU as though it had been typed in at the terminal window. Any file
nominated here is treated as a file of bytes which are sent sequentially.
If 'Local Echo' (see below) is on, then the characters from the file will
be echoed in the terminal windows as the file is sent, whether or not the
MCU is itself echoing bytes received. Note that no handshaking is
implemented, so the MCU has to be able to process the received bytes
at the current communication baud rate, plus the nominated inter-
character delay (see Terminal Window Settings). Keyboard shortcut is
Ctrl+I
Notes:
1. Files larger than 64 KB will not be sent.
2. Shortcut is Ctrl+I.
3. Sending of a file may be aborted by pressing the <Escape> key.
Close Closes the terminal window and returns to the main form. Shortcut key
is Ctrl+Q.
Edit
Clear Windows Clears the two panes
View
Default Layout Provides a default size and position for the terminal window. This may
be used as a starting point for the user's preferred size and position;
whatever is subsequently chosen will be remembered in the Windows
Registry until next time.
Keep on Top Checking this menu item will force the terminal window to stay on top
of other forms even when inactive.
Font Size Allows the user to chose the font size for the Ascii and Hex edit
windows. The as-supplied default size is 8pt.
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