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

PDT 3100 Series Product Reference Guide

Loading the Program

Note: To cancel communications at any time during the session, press
CLEAR on the terminal.
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:
Note: To program the EEPROM, the terminal must be connected to the
host through a cradle or the 3115 CCA.

Initiating Host Communications Software

1. Power on the host computer.
2. Start the communication program.
3. Enter the SENDHEX command.
where:
SENDHEX
pgmname
parameters
2-6
38400 bps
7 bit data
Odd parity
Xon/Xoff flow control
sendhex pgmname 38400 com2
is the command.
is the application being loaded (.hex extension is optional).
are the communications parameters that 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.