Loading The Program; Initiate Host Communications Software - Symbol Series 3100 Product Reference Manual

Loading the Program

Note: To cancel communications at any time during the
session, press CLEAR on the terminal. The session stops
immediately.
To download the program, initiate the communications software on the host computer
and terminal as described in the following sections.
Note: Communication parameters specified on the host and
the terminal must match. These parameters typically
are:
38400 bps
7 bit data
Odd parity
Xon/Xoff flow control
Note: To program the EEPROM, the terminal must be connected to
the host through a cradle or the 3115 CCA.

Initiate Host Communications Software

1. Power on the host computer.
2. Start the communication program.
3. Enter the SENDHEX command.
sendhex pgmname 38400 com2
where:
SENDHEX
pgmname
parameters
In the example, the baud rate is set to 38400 bps and the communications port to
COM2. The default values are accepted for the remaining parameters.
Batch and Spectrum One Terminal Setup
is the command.
is the application being loaded (.hex extension is
optional).
Communications parameters follow the program
name. Parameters include baud rate,
communications port, data bits, parity, and flow
control. To accept the default parameters, do not enter
a value.
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