Terminal Window; Using The Terminal Window - AMX NETLINX STUDIO V2.4 Instruction Manual

Terminal Window

NetLinx Studio provides a terminal interface to NetLinx and Axcess devices that support an
interactive terminal mode. Select Tools > Terminal (or click the toolbar button) to invoke the
Terminal Window.
Key features of the Terminal window (accessible through the Terminal window context menu) are
described below:
All characters pasted in the Terminal window are not pasted into the window directly,
regardless of the current position of the caret. Rather, they are sent out the port to the
device just as if they had been typed directly from the keyboard. This means that you
will not necessarily see the text that was pasted unless echoing is currently enabled
on the device. Also, carriage-return characters are not appended to the pasted text
(even if the clipboard text contains one). You must press the return key to enter a
pasted command.
The Terminal window does not support:

Using The Terminal Window

Select Tools > Terminal (or click the toolbar button) to open the Terminal window.
The Terminal window puts the Master Controller into dumb terminal mode. Anything that is typed
on the screen exits through the Master communications port, and anything coming in from the
communications port is displayed in the Terminal window. Use the Terminal window to
communicate directly with the Master Controller and to debug RS-232-controlled devices.
NetLinx Studio (v2.4 or higher)
Indentation
Other Features include:
Paste operations - Text data contained in the clipboard can be pasted into the terminal
window. However, text can only be pasted when the Terminal window is connected
(online), and only the first line of text in the clipboard will be pasted.
Terminal communication settings - The Terminal window has it's own dedicated
communications settings. Refer to the Master Communication Settings help topic for
information on configuration of the Terminal communication settings.
Cut operations.
Editing operations within the window, other than to input characters at the cursor (the text
in the terminal window actually reflects what has been received from the device. Text that
is typed in the window will not appear unless echoing is currently enabled on the device).
You cannot use the Terminal window while a communication port is in use for a file
transfer or debug operation.
Type "ECHO ON" in the Terminal window to display messages.
If the Terminal window becomes unresponsive, close and re-open the window.
To leave the Terminal Emulator window active for a long session, click the Terminal
Locks the Port option in the General tab of the Preferences dialog.
The NetLinx Studio v2.4 Work Area
To indent a block of text, select text and press the Tab key.
Use Shift + Tab to remove the indentation.
• Multiple clip-board buffer capabilities.
• Ability to print an entire file.
• Mouse wheel support.
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