wbUTIL - Term, Emul & Cmd Files

wbUTIL - Terminal : Allows direct user interaction with the wideband controller or display.

Apart from issuing commands that are executed immediately, a number of related functions are also launched from this tab, including:

Command Interpreter - A file is read (use the . . . from file button) and the commands specified within are automatically executed. This is useful for longer and commonly used sequences of commands or for performing complex configuration. Emulator - (use the EMUL button) is used to simulate the output from a WBo2 controller and is primarily to test different display configurations and for driving logging software.

Basic Commands

Cmd: Commands, Options, etc.

In the Cmd : box you enter commands. Results are sent back and displayed in the large list area in the bottom section of the screen. You can enlarge the display area by resizing it - you will be prevent from making it smaller than 400 x 540.

The way data is displayed can be controlled - selecting As ASCII works for most commands (selecting Bytes in Hex or one of the Frame modes shows raw binary data in a more readable format).

• The Auto CLS? check box enables the result area to be cleared before each command is issued. The screen can be manually cleared using the CLS button.
  
  
• If the Keep Text? check box is enabled, the text of the next command entered will be retained. This can be useful if a number of similar commands are to be entered - the command is executed each time the keyboard Enter key is pressed.
  
  
• When the [History]? check box is enabled, commands entered are echoed in the results display area.
  
  Note : A Command History is maintained and pressing the keyboard's up and down (cursor) arrows, when the cursor is in the command text area, will scroll through the commands previously issued.
  
  
• The . . . from file button is used to open the Command Processor window described below.
  
  
• The EMUL button opens the WBo2 Emulator window described below.