Solvline TestView - Manual (Page 15)

Chapter 4. Port Menu TestView
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4.1.4 Com Ports Window Main Menu
“COM Ports” menu is presented when you open ports. The following example shows that 8 ports are
opened from COM7 to COM14. Buttons affect all ports shown in this window.
z Menu description
y Connect : Open all or selected ports.
y Disconnect : Close all or selected ports.
y Setup : Change default communication options for individual ports.
y Clear : Initialize all counts for all or selected ports.
y Send Data : Send character data (A~Z) to all or selected ports.
y Start Throughput : Start calculating throughput for all or selected ports.
y Stop Throughput : Stop calculating throughput for all or selected ports.
y Terminal : Run port emulator for all or selected ports
y Add Port: Add Additional Ports
Tip
When you drag your mouse for more than 1 ports and right-click, pull-down menu is
displayed. You can control port operations with this menu.
4.1.5 Com Ports Window Description
Port information is described in a number of parameters.
z Columns
y Port: Com Port number
y Status: connection status. Connect: connected, Close: disconnected.
y Option: Baudrate/parity/data bit/stop bit/Flow control type displayed.
y Signals: RTS/DTR/CTS/DSR/DCD/RI signal displayed.
y Send Bytes: Tx Byte count
y Receive Bytes: Rx Byte count
y Parity: Parity bit error count
y Overrun Error: Overrun Error count
y Transmit throughput/Receive throughput: Tx/Rx data per second
y Running: Time elapsed from the opening of the port. Cleared when ‘Clear’ is selected.