Def sys, Def term – RAD Data comm ASMI-450 User Manual

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ASMi-450 Control from the Control Port

ASMi-450 Installation and Operation Manual

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DEF SYS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Purpose

Assign values to system parameters.

Format

DEF SYS

Use

1. Type

DEF SYS<CR>

2. The system parameters data form is displayed. A typical form for an ASMi-450/1152

with Ethernet interface is shown below. The form presents the current parameter
values as defaults. For ASMi-450 with serial data port, the ETHERNET_MODE and
BRIDGING fields always show N/A.

CLK_MASTER ACTIVE_TS ETHERNET_MODE BRIDGING
EXT 18 HALF_DUP FILTER

See Section 3-4 for a description of the various parameters, and Section 3-7 for practical
selection recommendations.

3. Change the parameter values as follows:

Bring the cursor to the beginning of the first field to be changed by pressing the
space bar.

To change the selected field, press F or B to scroll among the available
selections.

When the desired selection is displayed, press the space bar to move to the next
field.

4. After the desired parameter values are selected, press <CR> to end. The ASMi-450

will display the TIME and DATE fields, followed by the ASMi-450 prompt.

DEF TERM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Purpose

Define the control sequences to be sent to the supervision terminal to perform the
following terminal control functions:

Clear screen.

Move cursor to screen home position.

Move cursor to the right by one position.

This command is similar to the F command (see F section below), except that it also
enables you to specify a terminal type and the ASMi-450 will automatically configure
itself for using the corresponding control sequences. The terminal types supported by
this command are: VT-52, VT-100, TV-920, FREEDOM-100, FREEDOM-110,
FREEDOM-220, and terminals compatible with one of them.

The codes used by the supported terminals are listed in the following chart:

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