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5. Press Enter to save your changes and exit the Configuration Screen.
- or -
Press Esc to exit the Configuration Screen without saving the changes.
Creating an Serial SAM macro
Pressing the Page Down key when the Configuration Screen is displayed will provide
access to the Macro Configuration screen. The Serial SAM can be configured with up to
10 macros. Each macro can be up to 128 characters in length.
To create a macro:
1. Select the Serial SAM you wish to configure and press Ctrl-F8 to activate the
Configuration Screen.
2. When the Configuration Screen appears, press Page Down to view the Macro Configura-
tion screen. The Macro Configuration screen shows the 10 available macros and the
associated key sequences, if any, for each.
3. Using the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys, scroll to an available macro number
and highlight the listed keystroke sequence. Type the new macro keystroke sequence
over the default. Any combination of Ctrl or Alt and a single key may be used. When
you have finished entering the keystroke sequence that will activate the new macro,
press the Down Arrow key.
4. On the line below the macro keystroke sequence you just entered, type the keystroke
sequence that you wish the macro to perform.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to configure additional macros.
6. When finished, press Enter to save your changes and exit the Macro Configuration
screen.
- or -
Press Esc to exit the Macro Configuration screen without saving the changes.
Using History mode
History mode allows you to examine the contents of the history buffer, which contains the
events that have occurred.
The Serial SAM maintains a buffer containing 240 lines minimum, or 10 screens, of
output. When the history buffer is full, it will add new lines at the bottom of the buffer and
delete the oldest lines at the top of the buffer.
NOTE:
The Config Key Sequence, On-Line Key Sequence and Clear History Key Sequence used in the following
procedure are the default values. These key combinations can be changed using the Configuration
Screen.