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received the value.
It will start the upload and you see a progress bar. After the loader is ready, you see a finish code of 0.
A finish code of 0 means that all wend well.
Other finish codes will not close the window even if this option is enabled. You need to manual close the window then.
Options Monitor
With this option you can modify the monitor settings.
OPTION DESCRIPTION
Upload speed 
Selects the baud rate used for uploading
Monitor prefix String that will be send to the monitor before the upload starts
Monitor suffix 
String that us sent to the monitor after the download is completed. Monitor delay 
Time in milliseconds to wait after a line has been sent to the monitor. Prefix delay 
Time in milliseconds to wait after a prefix has been sent to the monitor.
Options Printer
With this option you can modify the printer settings.
OPTION |
DESCRIPTION |
Font |
Printer font to use when printing |
Setup |
Click to change the printer setup |
Color |
Will print in color. Use this only for color printers. |
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OPTION |
DESCRIPTION |
Wrap lines |
Wrap long lines. When not enabled, long lines will be partial shown. |
Print header |
Print a header with the filename. |
Line |
Will be the line number before each line. |
numbers |
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Syntax |
Enable this to use the same syntax highlighting as the editor |
Left margin |
The left margin of the paper. |
Right |
The right margin of the paper. |
margin |
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Top margin |
The top margin of the paper. |
Bottom |
The bottom margin of the paper. |
margin |
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Window Cascade
Cascade all open editor windows.
Window Tile
Tile all open editor windows.
Window Arrange Icons
Arrange the icons of the minimized editor windows.
Window Minimize All
Minimize all open editor windows.
Help About
This option shows an about box as shown below.
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Your serial number is shown on the third line of the about box.
You will need this when you have questions about the product.
The compiler and IDE version numbers are also shown.
When you click the App data dir link, the folder which contains the BASCOM settings will be opened:
It contains the bascom-avr.xml file with all settings and the bascavr.log file. When you need support, you might be asked to email these files.
When you need support, also click the Copy-button. It will copy the following info to the clipboard, which you can paste in your email :
Dont forget that Serial numbers should not be sent to the user istl.
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Make sure you sent your email to support and not a public list !
Compiler version :1.11.8.3
IDE version |
:1.11.8.5 |
Serial number |
:XX-XXXX-XXXXX |
Windows OS |
:Microsoft Windows XP |
Windows SP |
:Service Pack 2 |
Explorer |
:7.0.5730.11 |
Company |
:MCS |
Owner |
:Mark Alberts |
Windows dir |
:C:\WINNT |
App data dir |
:C:\Documents and Settings |
System dir |
:C:\WINNT\system32 |
When you click the support link, youe email client will be started and an email to support@mcselec.com will be created.
Click on Ok to return to the editor.
Help Index
Shows the BASCOM help file.
When you are in the editor window, the current word selected or by the cursor wil be used as a keyword.
Notice that when the help window is small, you might need to make the help window bigger to show the whole content.
Help MCS Forum
This option will start your default Webbrowser and direct it to
http://www.mcselec.com/index2.php?option=com_forum&Itemid=59
This forum is hosted by MCS Electronics. There are various forums available. You can post your questions there. Do not cross post your questions on multiple forums and to support.
The forum is available for all users : demo or commercial users.
Note that everything you write might be on line for ever. So mind your language.
Users of the commercial version can email MCS support.
The forum allows uploads for code examples, circuits etc.
If you try to abuse the forum or any other part of the MCS web, you will be banned fromthe site.
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