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Receivable Data Types
The online transfer commands can be used to receive the following types of
data.
Data type Description
Single screen data Data for a screen displayed on the PT (host computer
↔
PT)
System memory The initial screen displayed after the PT power is turned on (host computer
↔
PT).
Memory table data All character-string memory table data and numeral table data (host computer
↔
PT).
Mark data All mark data stored in the PT (host computer
↔
PT).
Display history data (by se-
quence)
All display history data stored in the PT in displayed sequence ( PT
→
host computer)
Display history data (by fre-
quency)
All display history data stored in the PT in order of frequency ( PT
→
host computer)
Note
It is not possible to transfer character-string memory table data and numeral
table data independently.
Command Communication Procedure
The Online Transfer commands allow the transfer of large volumes of important
data. To ensure that the data is transferred correctly, several commands are
send back and forth during a single transfer operation.
The actual command communication procedure depends on the type of data
transferred, as shown below:
Single Screen Data (Host Computer → PT)
[ESC] x
[ESC] r
[ESC] z
[ESC] }
[ESC] y
Start Transfer command
Screen# Specify Transfer
command
Transfer Data command
Receive
End Transfer command
Receive
Receive
Receive
Receive
Acknowledged command
Transfer started notification
Transfer screen # notification
Multiple transfers if the length of screen
data transferred exceeds 124 bytes.
Received normally response
Transfer ended notification
Host computer PT receives
Single Screen Data (PT → Host Computer)
[ESC] x
[ESC] s
[ESC] r
[ESC] z
[ESC] }
[ESC] y
Host computer PT sends
Start Transfer command
Screen# Specify Transfer
command
Receive
Receive
End Transfer command
Acknowledged command
Receive
Receive
Receive
Receive
Transfer Data command
Transfer screen # response
command
Transfer started notification
Transfer screen # notification
Multiple transfers if the length of screen
data transferred exceeds 124 bytes.
Received normally response
Transfer ended notification
Respond with transferred screen#
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