VT100 Terminal Emulator for Datapanels User`s Manual, GFK-1698
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1. Figure 2 1 Bar Graph GFK 1698 Chapter 2 Terminal Commands 2 5 Function Key Management 2 6 gt Pn t lt data gt ETX Save lt data gt as function key PN 1 15 ETX is Control C Note The Datapanel only supports function keys F1 through F6 The maximum amount of lt data gt that can be programmed on a key is 256 characters The default programming for the function keys returns the following Fl Esc OP F2 EscOQ F3 EscOR F4 EscOS FS Esc O T F6 EscOU The other keys return the following non programmable Up Arrow ESC A Down Arrow ESC B Del ESC P Return CR This return is just the value of 13 OdH Data Request from Host 7n Request time Transmits HH MM SS lt CR gt 28n Request date Transmits ddmmmyy lt CR gt Oc or c What Are You Returns ESC 1 2 c to indicate that terminal will operate as VT100 with Advanced Video option Sn Status Report Returns ESC On 6n Report cursor position Same as Esc y pos x pos R VT100 Terminal Emulator for Datapanels User s Manual July 1999 GFK 1698 Datapanel Special Commands These commands are not part of the standard VT100 command set gt Plb Sets the backlight mode as follows P1 0 Enable backlight timeout after 10 minutes of no keyboard activity P1 1 Disable backlight timeout P1 2 Turn backlight off P1 3 Turn backlight on2. 1 to 8 on 150 160 and 1 to 16 on 240E f Home cursor Cine col f Position cursor see ESC Pn PnH s Save cursor position See 7 u Restore cursor position See 8 Chapter 2 Terminal Commands 2 3 2 4 Cursor Display Command Esc Results 54h Set block cursor gt 5h Disable cursor gt 511h Set non blinking cursor 5111 Set blinking cursor gt 41 Set underline cursor gt 51 Enable cursor Text Attributes Command Esc Results 0 Reset all line based attributes 3 Set this line to double high tops and double wide 4 Set this line to double high bottoms and double wide 5 Set this line to single high and single wide 6 Set this line to double wide 0m Normal video display resets operations marked 4m Underscore 5m Blink on 7m Reverse video Foreground attributes are changed to background and vice versa Normal intensity areas become blank and blank areas change to normal intensity 15m Double wide on per character basis on succeeding characters and lines 22m End Double wide 0m command resets these attributes to normal video display VT100 Terminal Emulator for Datapanels User s Manual July 1999 GFK 1698 Data Display Command Esc Results Pr Pc b Pf Fill region with character Pf Pr Number of rows to include in box P
3. Connecting the Datapanel to the Host Computer The Datapanel is connected to the host computer using the following cable To Host Computer To Datapanel COM Port 4 RXD 3 2 TXD TXD 2 3 RXD 4 CTS 4 5 RTS 6 GND 7 7 GND 8 9 D type 25 pin D type 9 pin male female CTS RTS signal is ignored if No Flow Control or Xon Xoff is selected Configuring the Datapanel A special local configuration mode is built into the VT100 software This permits configuration of the serial port parameters as well as the backlight and contrast on the LCD display To access configuration mode power up the Datapanel and press F6 Note The opportunity to press F6 is only available for a short period of time after powering up the Datapanel If you wait too long before pressing F6 the power must be removed then reapplied to the Datapanel to get another chance to press F6 1 2 VT100 Terminal Emulator for Datapanels User s Manual July 1999 GFK 1698 The following options will be presented on the screen Function Key Definition Option F1 Port 1 Configure Port 1 F3 Screen Configure screen contrast and backlight F6 Exit Exits setup mode Port Configuration Screen Setup GFK 1698 To set serial port configuration press F1 from the main configuration menu Default parameters are Baud Rate 19200 Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 To set flow cont
4. ESC gt Plc Sets special double wide font for numbers 0 to 9 and P1 0 Turn double wide off P2 1 Turn double wide on Available only on the Model 240E See Figure 2 2 Activates touch pad entry P1 1 Enable default touch input functions Returns a number that represents row column in touch screen P1 2 Disable touch and keep disabled after power reset P1 3 Disable touch restore on power reset P1 4 Enable numeric pad touch input P1 5 Same as 4 The number pad touch input changes columns 3 4 and rows 6 9 to return 0 9 instead of touch region coordinates Figure 2 2 Key pad in Model 240E GFK 1698 Chapter 2 Terminal Commands 2 7 Index Cable diagram 1 2 Configuring the Datapanel 1 2 Cursor display 2 4 Cursor positioning 2 3 D Data display 2 5 Data request from host 2 6 Datapanel special commands F Function key management 2 6 G Getting started 1 1 Installation Introduction Port configuration 1 3 S Screen setup 1 3 Setup reset commands 2 2 T Text attributes 2 4 GFK 1698 Index 1
5. a line feed occurs line 5 will be erased line 6 through 10 will scroll up on line and the cursor will be positioned on line 10 Direct cursor addressing must be used to move the cursor outside the region Note Must set cursor within region first Reset to power up configuration VT100 Terminal Emulator for Datapanels User s Manual July 1999 GFK 1698 Cursor Positioning Commands GFK 1698 Command Esc Results D Index Moves cursor down one row and scrolls screen if at bottom of screen scrolling region It will move cursor to beginning of line if AUTO CR on LF is enabled E New Line Performs Index automatically positions cursor at beginning of line M Reverse index reverse scroll 7 Save Cursor Position Alternate sequence to ESC s Saves the cursor s X and Y coordinates The Unsave Cursor or Restore Cursor Position command will return the cursor to the saved position The saved coordinates can be overwritten only by the Esc 7 or Esc s commands 8 Unsave Cursor Alternate sequence to ESC u Returns the cusor to the coordinates saved by Esc 7 or Esc s This command can be used repeatedly to return the cursor to the saved coordinates parameter A Cursor up e g ESC 2A moves cursor up two lines parameter B Cursor down parameter C Cursor right parameter D Cursor left H Home cursor line col H Position cursor columns 1 to 40 lines
6. Datapanel Operator Interface Products VT100 Terminal Emulator for Datapanels User s Manual GFK 1698 July 1999 GFL 002 Warnings Cautions and Notes as Used in this Publication Warning notices are used in this publication to emphasize that hazardous voltages currents temperatures or other conditions that could cause personal injury exist in this equipment or may be associated with its use In situations where inattention could cause either personal injury or damage to equipment a Warning notice is used Caution notices are used where equipment might be damaged if care is not taken Note Notes merely call attention to information that is especially significant to understanding and operating the equipment This document is based on information available at the time of its publication While efforts have been made to be accurate the information contained herein does not purport to cover all details or variations in hardware or software nor to provide for every possible contingency in connection with installation operation or maintenance Features may be described herein which are not present in all hardware and software systems GE Fanuc Automation assumes no obligation of notice to holders of this document with respect to changes subsequently made GE Fanuc Automation makes no representation or warranty expressed implied or statutory with respect to and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy completeness sufficie
7. c Number of columns to include in box Pr Pc d Draw box outline around region Pr Number of rows to include in box Pc Number of columns to include in box Pr Pc e Draw box outline around region and erase background Pr Number of rows to include in box Pc Number of columns to include in box P1 P2 P3 h Draw horizontal bar graph See Figure 2 1 P1 Number of characters to display as a filled bar P2 Percentage of character following last full character to display as a filled bar 0 100 P3 Total size of bar graph This must be equal or greater than P1 P2 100 P1 P2 P3 v Draw vertical bar graph P1 Number of characters to display as a filled bar P2 Percentage of character following last full character to display as a filled bar 0 100 P3 Total size of bar graph This must be equal or greater than P1 P2 100 J or OJ Erase from cursor to end of screen J Erase from beginning of screen to cursor 2J Clear Screen K or OK Erase from cursor to end of line 1K Erase from beginning of line to cursor 2K Clear line parameter L Insert a line at cursor parameter M Delete line at cursor parameter P Delete character at cursor 4h Enter insert character mode 41 Exit insert character mode Character Cell Y P2 of last cell i
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9. mmands Command Esc Results c Reset Alternate sequence to ESC Z Resets Datapanel to power up configuration 8 Screen test Fills screen with letter E gt 8h Enable auto line feed on carriage return gt 9h Enable auto carriage feed on line return gt 14h Enable echo half duplex 141 Disable echo half duplex gt 8l Disable auto line feed on carriage return gt 91 Disable auto carriage return on line feed 27h Enter wrap at end of line mode 214h Enable date display 15h Enable clock display 16h Disable display 71 Exit wrap at end of line mode 2141 Disable date display 2151 Disable clock display 2161 Enable display Pn Pn Pn s Set time hours minutes seconds in military format Example To set time to 11 50 PM type Esc 23 50 0 s Pn Pn Pn t Set date month day year all numerals 20h Enable auto carriage return on line feed 201 Disable auto carriage return on line feed 21 Enable keyboard input 2h Disable keyboard input r Reset system to full screen scroll Pt Pb r Define Scrolling Region Sets top of region to Pt and bottom of region to Pb where the line numbers are from 1 to 8 on the DP150 160 and 1 to 16 on the DP240E The region must be at least two lines wide Example ESC 5 10 r will define the scrolling region to be lines 5 through 10 inclusive If the cursor is on line 10 when
10. ncy or usefulness of the information contained herein No warranties of merchantability or fitness for purpose shall apply Copyright 1999 GE Fanuc Automation North America Inc All Rights Reserved Preface Content of This Manual This manual describes the VT100 Emulation software for Datapanel models 150 160 and 240E The VT100 software package provides a set of ANSI standard VT100 commands that allows the Datapanel to function as a dumb terminal with a host computer or other intelligent device Chapter 1 Getting Started Describes how to configure the Datapanel for use with the VT100 Emulation Software Chapter 2 Terminal Commands Provides a reference guide to the VT emulation terminal commands Related Publications GFK 1698 GFK 1528 Datapanel 100 Range Operator s Manual GFK 1656 Datapanel Model 240E User s Manual GFK 1657 Datapanel 30 and 50 Series User s Manual iii Contents Chapter 1 Gettina Started aa asia 1 1 IntroductlOd uranio 1 1 Installed At an dE Mato ar BA 1 2 Connecting the Datapanel to the Host Computer ooocccnnoocccononacncnononnnocnnonanccnnnnancconanannos 1 2 Configuring the Data s 1 2 Port CONSUTAIO ia Sees aes Sos ein sea tie E vb fee oe fee bebe fee Soke cid oe SNe bobs 1 3 SCS NN it 1 3 Chapter 2 Terminal COMAS ics dcaceccs cases urs eenakceintucsiecad ues ccaneocsdenscaneokcetacseceacnaevenienne 2 1 Setup Reset Commands eeeseeeesscccceessneeeeesssececsessaeeecesseeecsessaeecsessae
11. rol press Enter when you have finished configuring the port settings Handshaking None No flow control XON XOFF Software flow control CTS Hardware flow control Pressing F3 from the main configuration menu displays the screen display menu Use the F1 and F2 keys to increase and decrease the contrast on the LCD Use F4 to disable the backlight and F5 to enable the backlight Press Enter to exit Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 3 Chapter Terminal Commands 2 The supported terminal escape sequences conform to ANSI standards for terminals All commands are preceded by a leading ESC character Hex 1B For example the complete sequence to enable an underline cursor on the Datapanel is ESC gt 41 The commands are divided into categories The categories are Text Attributes Request from Host Function Key Management Datapanel Special Functions Setup Reset Cursor Position Cursor Display Data Display Note If the VT100 Datapanel receives an invalid command the buzzer will sound The following tables describe the available commands The top line consists of the command minus the leading ESC The following lines define the action performed by that command Note It is difficult in the escape sequences to distinguish between a 1 one and the letter 1 Use the following guide to verify the character remembering that commands are case sensitive 1 One 1 Lower case letter L shown in bold GFK 1698 2 1 Setup Reset Co
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