Comtrol RocketPort Serial Hub Si Driver Installation for Windows 98 - Manual (Page 36)

Using Port Monitor 36
Some immediate feedback includes:
• The state of the modem control and status signals
• Open ports
• Raw byte input and output counts obtained from the driver
• Port errors
The available statistics include:
• Instantaneous characters per second (CPS) calculations
• Minute, hour, and day CPS averages and peaks
• Carrier detect (CD) signal runtime and transition count
Reports can be automatically generated on an hourly and/or daily basis, and can cover all ports collectively or
a separate report for each port. You can also set how often the values are recalculated, fine-tuning
thoroughness against system efficiency, and automatically run external batch files to perform additional
processing and analysis.
Starting Port Monitor
To run Port Monitor, select Port Monitor from the Comtrol program group.
The monitor window displays:
Note: To change the appearance of the screen, see the following discussion.
Once the monitor window displays, Port Monitor is active and collecting data. If any cumulative data has
been saved from previous sessions, it is automatically brought in and used.
Port Monitor continues to run and collect data until you terminate it, at which point all accumulated data is
automatically saved for use in the next session.
Changing Screen Appearance
While Port Monitor is running, there are a number of commands and controls that change the appearance of
the screen.
Port Monitor Screen Commands
Desired Change Procedure
Change the monitor window font. Select Font from the Edit menu.
Change width of a single column.
Left-click on the column separator (vertical) line and drag it to the
desired width.
Change column placement.
Left-click in the middle of the column you want to move and drag it
to the desired location.
Remove a column.
Right-click on the column you want to remove and select Remove
from the pop-up menu.
Clear all fields and reset them to null
values. Right-click on the upper left cell in the table and select Reset from
the pop-up menu.*