INTRODUCTION TO THE SOFTWARE
4.4USER INTERFACE
The user interface to the iECM-86 supports commands to initiate and configure the ECM-86, perform I/O operations involving DOS files, execute user programs, and interrogate variables in the target system. Interrogation can be done in a number of formats and in most cases can be done concurrently with user code execution.
4.4.1Numeric Input
The command parser used by the iECM-86 software requires that numeric inputs always start with the digits 0-9. Hexadecimal numbers that start with A–F must be preceded by a zero. For example, enter “0AA55” instead of “AA55.” This requirement is similar to that of ASM86.
4.4.2Controlling Lengthy Commands
Most of the commands supported by iECM-86 appear to complete without delay. Some commands (for example, displaying or filling a large area of memory) take an appreciable length of time to complete. In general, these commands can be aborted by pressing Enter. Those commands that display a large amount of information can be paused by pressing the spacebar. After you have checked the data on the screen, you can press the spacebar again to resume the output.
4.4.3Aborting from iECM-86
Press Ctrl+C to close any open files and return to DOS.
4.5INITIATING AND TERMINATING iECM-86
This section describes the commands for invoking iECM-86 from DOS and exiting back to DOS.
4.5.1ECM86
This command, entered at the DOS prompt, loads the iECM-86 software and executes it. Several options are available with this command. Option strings always start with a hyphen (-) and can be entered in upper or lower case. The operation of these options is described below. Any or all of these options can be entered in any order. If the options are contradictory, the actual option accepted is the last one entered.
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