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Console Parameters

CHARON-AXP console line TTA0 (COM2) has the following parameters:

(info) All the values in the following tables are case insensitive

communication

Parametercommunication
Type

Text string

Value
  • "ascii" - for connection to terminals  (default)

  • "binary" - for binary (packet) protocols, which are used mainly for communicating with PLCs

line

Parameterline
TypeIdentifier
Value

This parameter is used to connect a particular serial line mapping interface to the controller.

Example:

set COM2 line=TTA0

Example

 

set COM2 communication="binary"

 

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Parameterbreak_on
TypeText string
Value

Specifies what byte sequences received over the physical serial line will trigger a HALT command.

This parameter works only for the console line.

Specify the following values: "CrtlCtrl-P", "Break" or "none" ("none" disables triggering a HALT condition).

Note

If your guest operating system is OpenVMS in addition to "none" setting you have to set a specific console parameter "controlp" to "off" in the following way:

>>> set controlp off
>>> power off

The second line is to preserve the ROM settings.

Example:

set OPA0 break_on="CrtlCtrl-P"

The default value is "Break".

(warning) This parameter can be specified only for COM1 (OPA0) console

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Parameterbreak_on
TypeText string
Value

Specifies what byte sequences received over a virtual serial line triggers a HALT command.

Specify one of the following values: "CrtlCtrl-P", "Break" or "none" to disable triggering a HALT condition. The commands are case insensitive.

Note

If your guest operating system is OpenVMS in addition to "none" setting you have to set a specific console parameter "controlp" to "off" in the following way:

>>> set controlp off
>>> power off 

The second line is to preserve the ROM settings.

Example:

set OPA0 break_on="CrtlCtrl-P"

The default value is "Break".

(warning) This parameter can be specified only for COM1 (OPA0) console

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Note: the examples above are mainly used for inter-CHARON communications. They are used to connect CHARON-AXP to an application that communicates to CHARON-AXP as described below.

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Example 2

Two CHARON systems connected to each other:

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