Part II. Monitoring the Unit with a Communications Program and Programmers Information

Users and programmers that want to communicate directly with and monitor output from the unit can use a modem communications program set up to communicate directly with the serial port. The unit will respond to text commands and deliver text output to the screen. Simple lettered toggle settings determine how the unit operates. Most toggle letters can be set either upper or lower case for use in different applications. The “V” command shows you the present configuration of the unit. The on-board memory is controlled using text commands.

This section provides details on communicating with the unit through a terminal program; discussion on commands and setup toggles; logging information to a text file; data output format; and on-board memory considerations. It also includes unit settings for typical applications and important application notes for software programmers