[Coco] XMODE

[Tim Fadden]

First of all, thanks for the response.

I looked there already.  It does not have the information needed.

It says what par and bau is for, but it does not tell you what values 
are needed.

perhaps the /t2 device descriptor might give me a clue.  I haven't 
looked for that yet.

Another thought is to run a terminal program, set the values and see 
what changed in xmode.  Will give that a try to.
I can't believe there isn't any one else that has looked for this info, 
or I am really missing something some where.

thanks for your input!

On 3/6/2017 5:12 PM, Gregory Law wrote:
> It might help to read the SCF-Type Device Descriptor Modules section in
> the NitrOS-9 Technical Reference
> (http://nitros9.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Sequential_Character_File_Manager).
>
> nam=t2
> mgr=SCF
> ddr=sc6551
> hpn=07
> hpa=FF68
> upc=00 -- Case:  0=upper- and lowercase, 1=uppercase only
> bso=01 -- Backspace: 0=backspace, 1=backspace+space+backspace
> dlo=00 -- Delete: 0 = backspace over line, 1=carriage return
> eko=01 -- Echo: 0=echo off, 1=echo on
> alf=01 -- Auto linefeed: 0=auto linefeed disabled, 1=auto linefeed
> enabled
> nul=00 -- End-of-line null count (the number of NULL characters to send
> at the end of a line; typically used to allow teletypes to return the
> carriage to the left)
> pau=01 -- Pause: 0=End-of page pause disabled, 1=End-of-page pause
> enabled
> pag=18 -- Number of lines per page
> bsp=08 -- Backspace character
> del=18 -- Delete line character
> eor=0D -- End-of-record character
> eof=1B -- End-of-file character
> rpr=04 -- Reprint line character
> dup=01 -- Duplicate last-line character
> psc=17 -- Pause character
> int=03 -- Interrupt character
> qut=05 -- Quit character
> bse=08 -- Backspace echo character
> ovf=07 -- Line-overflow character (ding)
> par=00 -- Initialization value
> bau=06 -- Baud rate
> xon=11 -- X-ON character
> xof=13 -- X-OFF character
> col=50 -- Number of columns
> row=18 -- Number of rows
> xtp=00
> wnd=00 -- Window number
> val= -- Data in rest of descriptor is valid
> sty= -- Window type
> cpx= -- X cursor position
> cpy= -- Y cursor position
> fgc= -- Foreground color
> bgc= -- Background color
> bdc= -- Border color
>
> On 3/6/2017 6:42:11 PM, "Tim Fadden" <t.fadden at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> On 3/6/2017 1:21 PM, Tim Fadden wrote:
>>> Quick question....
>>>
>>> Is reading the source code the only detailed documentation for the
>>> xmode command options, and what the values do?
>>> I was looking at the nitros9 wiki docs, but I couldn't find any
>>> detailed docs there.
>>> The options have changed at some time later that the detailed help I
>>> have on it. :-)
>>>
>>> Thx,
>>>
>> I have been looking for the last couple of hours with no success.
>>
>> Where can I get information on what values do what on these?
>>
>> xmode /t2
>>   nam=t2 mgr=SCF ddr=sc6551 hpn=07 hpa=FF68 upc=00 bso=01 dlo=00
>>   eko=01 alf=01 nul=00 pau=01 pag=18 bsp=08 del=18 eor=0D
>>   eof=1B rpr=04 dup=01 psc=17 int=03 qut=05 bse=08 ovf=07
>>   par=00 bau=06 xon=11 xof=13 col=50 row=18 xtp=00 wnd=00
>>   val= sty= cpx= cpy= fgc= bgc= bdc=
>>
>> some of them are abviously on or off ie 0 or 1 some not so, and some I
>> have no idea what they are.
>>
>> I have this from an old doc:
>>
>> Determines baud rate, word length, and stop-bits for a serial device.
>> This byte is bit-mapped as follows:
>>
>>    Bits:     7         6    5         4         3    2    1    0
>>            -----     ----------     -----     --------------------
>>          Stop bits   Word length   Reserved      Baud rate
>>
>>          0 - 1 bit   00 - 8 bits             0 - 110   3 - 1200  6 -
>> 9600
>>          1 - 2 bits  01 - 7 bits             1 - 300   4 - 2400  7 -
>> 19200*
>>                                              2 - 600   5 - 4800  8 -
>> 32000**
>>   * This is for ACIAPAK only      ** For SIO driver only
>>
>> Ex: xmode /p  baud=22  gives 1 stop bit, 7 data bits, and 600 baud
>>      xmode /t3 baud=86  gives 2 stop bits, 8 data bits, and 9600 baud
>>
>> I am assuming the values need to be converted from bin to dec, and not
>> hex? I understand this and can figure it out, but what about the other
>> names/value?
>>
>> Some of the names have changed since the doc was made.
>>
>> I looked through the nitros9 source code, bud didn't have any luck.
>>
>> how about "par" parity I assume,  there is none odd and even what value
>> do I plug in?
>>
>> sorry for being such a pest, but I am getting frustrated.
>>
>> any help or pointers are greatly appreciated.
>>
>> -- Tim Fadden
>> "Hey Schmidt, don't forget about the six P's.
>> Proper Preparation Prevents Piss-Poor Performance!"
>>
>>
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>


-- 
Tim Fadden
"Hey Schmidt, don't forget about the six P's.
Proper Preparation Prevents Piss-Poor Performance!"