User guide

Page 3-22 Operating System
Keyboard Entry Next Message Shown Action
End-of-line END OF PAGE SEQ An end-of-page sequence can be designated
sequence <Enter> L 1!Å that the FieldBook transmits at the end of
or just <Enter> to each page. A character or sequence of up to
accept default ten characters can be used. The default setting
is a carriage return followed by a line feed.
End-of-page MATING CALL A mating call can be designated that the
sequence <Enter> L 1!A FieldBook will send to the connected device
or just <Enter> to whenever it is ready to accept another line of
accept default data. A character or sequence of up to ten
characters can be used. The default is A.
Mating call BEEP TONE The pitch of the FieldBook's beep can
<Enter> or L 1!55 be set, ranging from 1 (lowest pitch) to 80
just <Enter> to (highest pitch). The default is 55.
accept default
Beep tone BEEP TIME The duration of the FieldBook's beep can be
<Enter> or L 1!10 set in hundredths of a second, ranging from
just <Enter> to 0 to 99. The default is 10. To turn the beep off,
accept default set the beep time to 0.
Beep time
<Enter> or
just <Enter> to
accept default
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▲ Mode 6: Test
The Test Mode is used to test software, hardware, or memory. There are four submodes:
Mode 6-1 Test Program (TEST PGM), Mode 6-2 Test Analog (TEST ANA), Mode 6-3 Test
Digital I/O (TEST DIG), and Mode 6-4 Test Memory (TEST MEM).
Mode 6-1 Test Program
The Test Program submode is used to test a Polycode program. You can step through
instructions in a program line-by-line. Mode 6-1 also allows you to view the values in the
numeric stack and user registers after each instruction. To view these registers, use the
arrow keys as follows:
Action Keyboard Entry
See the next register .................................................<Î>
Jump ahead ten registers.........................................<SHF> <Î>
Jump ahead 19 registers ..........................................<SHF> <SHF> <Î>
Jump ahead 28 registers ..........................................<SHF> <SHF> <SHF> <Î>