Copyright: Motocross Help (C) 2001   Monday, December 10, 2001 15:18:09


Changing Communications Settings

Transferring Data

Terminal Display Options

Capturing Text

Printing


Changing Communications Settings

Change your communications settings by going to the File menu and choosing Communications Settings.

The following communications parameters are supported.

•	Port #:  Communications Port Number, port # 1 through port # 255 are supported

•	Baud Rate: Standard communications baud rate for PicoDos

•	Mx Download Baud Rate: Communications rate for Motocross downloads

•	Parity: Odd, Even, and No parity

•	Data Bits: 7 or 8 bits

•	Stop Bits: 1 or 2

•	Flow Control: Hardware, Software, None

Any of these communication settings can be changed in the ‘Communications Settings’ dialog box which be displayed by choosing ‘Communications Settings’ from the ‘File’ menu.  In addition to the settings described above, there is also a check box option to echo the characters to the terminal window, and a check box option to send a line feed after carriage returns.

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Transferring Data

Load

Selecting Load from the Transfer menu causes an Open dialog to be displayed.  The Open dialog will also be displayed if the user presses F7.  Load is used to upload files to the target system.  The following is a list of the file types supported and a description of each:

Common CFx Load Files (*.BIN;*.RUN;*.APP)

This is the default, listing the three most common load types together.  Each type is described below.

Post Link and Load to RAM (*.BIN)

Post Link the *.BIN file and then load the resulting *.RUN file into the RAM of the target system.

RAM Application (*.RUN)

An application that runs in the RAM of the target system.

Flash Application (*.APP)

An application that is loaded into and executed from the Flash memory of the target system.

Flash Card Application (*.PXE)

An application that resides on the Flash Card of the target system.  The application is run from RAM when it is entered on the PicoDOS command line.

Hex Files (*.S19;*.HEX;*.RHX;*.AHX)

Legacy file formats used by some systems.

Batch Files (*.BAT)

PicoDOS batch files.

Text Files (*.TXT)

Standard ASCII text files.

All Files (*.*)

Any file can be loaded to the target however, if there are any non-ASCII characters present in the file, the loaded MAY be terminated before being fully loaded.  If you need to load binary files to the Flash Card of the target system, using a Flash adapter may be a safer bet.

Redo Last Load

The last file that was loaded to the target can be automatically loaded by choosing this item from the Transfer menu.  The same thing can also be accomplished by pressing F5.

Send Break

Send BREAK to target.  This can also be accomplished pressing F8.

Send Special Characters

To send special characters to the target, choose ‘Send Special Characters’ from the ‘Transfer’ menu.  A single character can be sent by entering a value in the edit box labeled ‘Enter Character Value in the Current Display Mode’ and clicking ‘Send Char’.  The value must be entered in the current display mode, which can be selected by the radio buttons at the top of the dialog box, either hex, or decimal.

A character string can be formulated in a similar manner.  To add characters to the string click ‘Add Char’.  Once the string has been formulated, click ‘Send String’ to send the enter string to the target.  The string can be cleared or refreshed if a mistake was made by clicking the ‘Clear String’ button.

Copy

Copies the current selection and puts it on the clipboard.

Paste

Sends the contents of the clipboard to the target.

Paste Date and Time

To send the date and time to the target in one of the formats shown below, choose ‘Paste Date & Time…’ from the ‘Edit’ menu.  The dialog box shown below will be displayed.  Simply choose the desired format and click the ‘OK’ button.

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Terminal Display Options

Font

To change the font of the text displayed in the terminal view window, select ‘Font’ from the ‘Format’ menu.  A dialog box will appear, allowing you to choose the font name, style, size, effects, and color.

Wrap Text

A check next to the menu item ‘Wrap Text’ in the ‘Format’ menu indicates word wrapping is based on the width of the terminal view window.  Otherwise, there is no word wrapping, and a scroll bar will be provided at the bottom of the view to scroll text outside of the terminal window into view.  To change between these two types, simply click on the ‘Wrap Text’ menu item in the ‘Format’ menu.

Set Background Color

To change the background color of the terminal view window, choose ‘Set Background Color’ from the ‘Format’ menu.  A dialog box will appear which displays the colors available.  Choose a color by clicking on it, and then choose ‘OK’ to set it.

Clear

The terminal view window can be refreshed or cleared by choosing ‘Clear’ from the ‘Edit’ menu.

Find / Find Next

To find a text string in the terminal view window, on the ‘Edit’ menu, click ‘Find’.

In the Find what box, enter the text you want to search for, then click ‘Find Next’

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Capturing Text

Capture Text - Start

To start saving characters received by the terminal to a file, choose ‘Capture Text’, ‘Start’ from the ‘Transfer’ menu.  A pane is displayed in the status bar of Motocross, located at the bottom of the screen, which indicates whether capture mode is currently on or off.

Capture Text - Stop

To stop saving characters received by the terminal to a file, choose ‘Capture Text’, ‘Stop’ from the ‘Transfer’ menu.

Capture Text - Pause

To pause the capturing of text from the terminal to the capture file, choose ‘Capture Text’, ‘Pause’ from the ‘Transfer’ menu.

Capture Text - Resume

To resume the capturing of text from the terminal to the capture file, choose ‘Capture Text’, ‘Resume’ from the ‘Transfer’ menu.

Capture Text – Options

•	Capture Mode – There are two types of capture modes available.  The user can choose to write the terminal data to a file with a fixed name each time capture mode is started or the user can be prompted for a file name each time capture mode is started.  Clicking the desired radio button in the ‘Capture Mode’ section of the ‘Capture Text Options’ dialog box can specify this option.

•	Write Mode – Another capture mode option allows the user to specify the desired action to undertake if capture mode is started and the capture file specified already exists.  The user can set this option to either prompt, overwrite, or append information to the existing file.  Clicking the desired radio button in the ‘Write Mode’ section of the ‘Capture Text Options’ dialog box specifies this option.

•	Include Text Already in Buffer - Another capture mode option allows the user to specify if the text already in the terminal view window is to be saved to the capture file, or if only new text is to be saved.  The user can set this option to either prompt, yes, or no.  Clicking the desired radio button in the ‘Include Text Already in Buffer’ section of the ‘Capture Text Options’ dialog box specifies this option.

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Printing

Print

Displays a dialog box allowing the user to print the contents of the terminal view window.  This dialog box also allows the user to change the active printer, the print range, and the number of copies.

Print Preview

Displays each page as it will look when printed.

Print Setup

Displays a dialog box allowing the user to change printer setup options.  These options include setting the active printer, paper type, and orientation.

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