6530 Programmer's Guide

Overview
1-16
6530 Programmer’s Guide
Configuration
Parameters
This section provides descriptions of 6530 configuration parameters that
can be programmed by the host.
The 6530 has a number of configuration parameters, which select options
and set up the line for communications with the host system. The user
can set the 6530 parameters on the MS-DOS command line or by using
the 6530 initialization file.
Through escape sequences, your application can read current
configuration parameters. If necessary, your application can change
many of these parameters to ensure proper operation. The following
paragraphs describe the parameters that can be set from your application.
Chapters 2 and 3 describe the escape sequences used to read and set
configuration parameters in each of the operating modes. The description
of escape sequences includes tables that list values allowed for each
parameter.
With PC6530, some parameters can only be set at the workstation or PC
(such as the exec function and the command error response). Your
application cannot reset the values for these parameters, and no values
are returned for them on a read operation. These parameters are
explained in the PC6530 user’s guide. A few other parameters are
maintained for compatibility with the 6530 (such as key click volume).
The 6530 returns values for them to your application on read operations,
but they have no meaning for the workstation or PC.
Aux1 device name Specifies an operating system device or file name to which screen data or
data generated by your application can be directed. Set with the
Esc x T sequence. For conversational mode, see “Set I/O Device
Configuration (Esc x)” on page 2-31. For block mode, see “Set I/0
Device Configuration (Esc x)” on page 3-60.
Aux2 device name Specifies an operating system device or file name to which data
generated by your application can be directed. Set with the Esc x T
sequence. For conversational mode, see “Set I/O Device Configuration
(Esc x)” on page 2-31. For block mode, see “Set I/0 Device
Configuration (Esc x)” on page 3-60.