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Def sys, Def term – RAD Data comm ASMI-450 User Manual

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ASMi-450 Control from the Control Port

ASMi-450 Installation and Operation Manual

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DEF SYS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Purpose

Assign values to system parameters.

Format

DEF SYS

Use

1. Type

DEF SYS

2. The system parameters data form is displayed. A typical form for an ASMi-450/1152

with Ethernet interface is shown below. The form presents the current parameter
values as defaults. For ASMi-450 with serial data port, the ETHERNET_MODE and
BRIDGING fields always show N/A.

CLK_MASTER ACTIVE_TS ETHERNET_MODE BRIDGING
EXT 18 HALF_DUP FILTER

See Section 3-4 for a description of the various parameters, and Section 3-7 for practical
selection recommendations.

3. Change the parameter values as follows:

Bring the cursor to the beginning of the first field to be changed by pressing the
space bar.

To change the selected field, press F or B to scroll among the available
selections.

When the desired selection is displayed, press the space bar to move to the next
field.

4. After the desired parameter values are selected, press to end. The ASMi-450

will display the TIME and DATE fields, followed by the ASMi-450 prompt.

DEF TERM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Purpose

Define the control sequences to be sent to the supervision terminal to perform the
following terminal control functions:

Clear screen.

Move cursor to screen home position.

Move cursor to the right by one position.

This command is similar to the F command (see F section below), except that it also
enables you to specify a terminal type and the ASMi-450 will automatically configure
itself for using the corresponding control sequences. The terminal types supported by
this command are: VT-52, VT-100, TV-920, FREEDOM-100, FREEDOM-110,
FREEDOM-220, and terminals compatible with one of them.

The codes used by the supported terminals are listed in the following chart: