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2.3.3 The Serial Communication Terminal

The Terminal is intended for debugging embedded systems, which employ serial communication (RS232, RS422, RS485).

The Terminal is invoked using the Tools|Terminal menu command or the Terminal button on the toolbar.

The characters can be displayed in ASCII or hexadecimal format. The display mode can be toggled using the Hex/ASCII button.

The received characters can be saved to a file using the Rx File button.

Any characters typed in the Terminal window will be transmitted through the PC serial port. The entered characters can be deleted using the Backspace key.

By pressing the Send button, the Terminal will transmit a character whose hexadecimal ASCII code value is specified in the Hex Code edit box.

By pressing the Tx File button, the contents of a file can be transmitted through the serial port.

By pressing the Reset button, the AVR chip on the STK200+/300, VTEC-ISP, DT006, ATCPU or Mega2000 development board is reseted.

At the bottom of the Terminal window there is a status bar in which are displayed the:

•computer's communication port;

•communication parameters;

•handshaking mode;

•received characters display mode;

•type of emulated terminal;

•the state of the transmitted characters echo setting.