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Conventions
Throughout the document(s) these conventions are followed
Notation | Description |
$ | The dollar sign in interactive examples indicates an operating system prompt for VMS. The dollar sign can also indicate non superuser prompt for UNIX / Linux. |
# | The number sign represents the superuser prompt for UNIX / Linux. |
| > | The right angle bracket in interactive examples indicates an operating system prompt for Windows command (cmd.exe). |
| Bold monospace type in interactive examples indicates typed user input. |
| Bold monospace type enclosed by angle brackets indicates command parameters and parameter values. |
| Monospace type in interactive examples, indicates command response output. |
[ ] | In syntax definitions, brackets indicate items that are optional. |
... | In syntax definitions, a horizontal ellipsis indicates that the preceding item can be repeated one or more times. |
| Italic monospace type, in interactive examples, indicates typed context dependent user input. |
The following definitions apply
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Host | The system on which the emulator runs, also called the Charon server |
| Guest | The operating system running on a Charon instance, for example, Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, Solaris, MPE or HP-UX |
General Description
The TV-30TV is a VT30-TV virtual color television monitor emulation. This emulation is a separate executable file "vt30-tv.exe" located in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\CHARON\Utilities_1.0.15804\x86" (Windows x64; for Windows x86 use the path "C:\Program Files\CHARON\Utilities_1.0.15804\x86" instead).
The VT30-TV virtual color television monitor should be connected to a VAX/PDP11 via the VT30-H emulation. It must be started with a desktop color quality equal to 8-bit, 16-bit or 32-bit.
Usage
The VT30-TV can be started by means of user defined configuration options as follows:
> vt30-tv.exe –-address=<host(vt30-h) IP address> --port=<host(vt30-h) IP port> --log=<log file name> --trace_level=<level> |
Options:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| --address | IP address for connection to VT30-H. |
| --port | IP port for connection to VT30-H. |
| --log | Log file name |
| --trace_level | Tracing level |
Example:
> vt30tv.exe –-address=127.0.0.1 --port=10020 --log=”chapi_vt30tv.log” --trace_level=0 |