RAD Data comm ASMI-450 operation manual Index of Commands

ASMi-450 Control from the Control Port

Index of Commands

∙The address is in the range of 1 through 255 (0 indicates that the selective addressing function is disabled). The address is a prefix sent in the following format: Node<SP>nnn<SP>.

∙When password protection is on, the addressed ASMi-450 waits for the password before continuing. After the correct password is received, the ASMi-450 sends the working prompt, ASMI>.

If password protection is off, this step is omitted and the working prompt appears after the node address conditions are fulfilled.

∙After the working prompt is displayed, every character typed on the terminal keyboard is immediately evaluated by the ASMi-450 and echoed to the terminal screen. Full duplex communication with the terminal is therefore necessary, to provide on-line feedback to the terminal operator.

∙Command evaluation starts only when the <CR> key is pressed.

∙In case an error is detected during command evaluation, the command is not executed. Instead, the ASMi-450 will send the erroneous command back to the terminal, and you will see BAD COMMAND OR PARAMETER.

TYPE 'H' FOR HELP in the next row. The correct command must then be sent again.

∙The command is executed only after it is validated.

∙Command execution can be interrupted by pressing BREAK or CTRL-C. This will result in the display of the ASMi-450 prompt, and a new command can be entered.

Use the BREAK key (or CTRL-C) to stop the automatic repetition of commands (/R option).

∙If an idle disconnect time-out is specified, the ASMi-450 will automatically disconnect the ongoing session if no command is received from the terminal for the specified time-out interval.

Table 4-1 lists the ASMi-450 commands in alphabetical order.

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