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Chapter 6: Mini-Controller Configuration
5250/Telnet
By default, all empty entry fields displayed at the Teklogix terminal are highlighted
by the “entry character” chosen in the terminal’s configuration (not all Teklogix ter-
minals support video attributes). The Clear feature creates an empty entry field in
place of an entry field filled with spaces.
Note: This operation is only performed on screens received from the host. Data
sent to the host remains unaffected.
Passthru
If this parameter is enabled, the 9150 allows the host to send data directly to the RF
terminal’s serial port. This is most commonly used for printing.
Preparing Host Screens for Pass-Through
On the screen to be sent through the terminal serial port, the word “PASSTHRU”
(in capital letters) must appear on the first line, starting on the second column. The
actual data to be sent to the terminal may start anywhere below the first line.
With 5250 or 3274 emulations, attributes occupy a position in the screen buffer. An
attribute placed between column 2 and the end of the word “PASSTHRU” will push
all following characters one position to the right. Therefore, any required attributes
should occupy column 1 of the first line (just preceding the word “PASSTHRU”).
Example:
where @ is an attribute.
When the 9150 is finished sending the data to the terminal’s printer, it will send an
“ENTER” key to the host. The host must wait for the “ENTER” key before sending
any more screens (including other “PASSTHRU” screens) to this terminal.
Note: Refer to the appropriate Terminals User Manual for information about
setting parameters on the terminal for pass-through.
column: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
line 1: @ P A S S T H R U @
line 2: @ P A R T : 1 2 3 4 5