PacComm TINY-2 - Page 68

PACKET CONTROLLER COMMANDS Command List
(CONStamp Command Continued)
For
example,
if
CONStamp
is
ON,
DAYUsa
is
ON,
and
the
date
and time have been set, a connect message might appear as
collows.
*** CONNECTED to N2WX [05/28/85 16:28:31]
{NOTE: The letter K is an alias for CONVerse allowing con-
‘venient single key transfer to converse mode.
CONVerse is an immediate command which causes the packet
controller to change from Command Mode into Converse Mode.
Any link connections are not affected. Once in Converse mode,
everythin; xo type is packetized and transmitted. Typing the
Command Mode entry character returns the packet controller to
the Command Mode.
:ON_- Packet timeout is used in Converse Mode.
iOFF
-
Packet
timeout
is
not
used
in
Converse
Mode.
This
command
enables
the
periodic
automatic
sending
of
packets
in Converse
Mode. After CPactime
has elapsed
since the last
frame was transmitted,
any characters
which have been input
from the terminal
wili be transmitted.
The SEndpac
character
appearing
in
the
text
will
also
trigger
transmission
of
a
packet.
If
CPactime
is
ON,
characters
are
packetized
and
transmitted
periodically
as
they
are
in
‘Transparent
Mode,
but
local
editing
and
display
features
of
Converse
Mode
are
enabled,
and
software
control
may
be
used.
For
a
discussion
of
periodic
packetizing,
see
the
command
PACTime,
which
controls
the
rate
and
mode
of
packet assembly.
You
should
set
CR
OFF
in
this
mode,
since
otherwise
the
send-
packet
character
will
be
inserted
in
the
data
being
packetized
even
though
it
was
not
typed.
In
order
to
include
<CR
>
char-
acters
in
transmitted
packets,
set
SEndpac
to
a
normally
unused
character
(e.g.,
<LF>
<CR>),
at
which
point
the
packet
con-
troller
will
treat
<CR
>
as
an
ordinary
character.
CPactime
ON
provides
a
mode
of
operation
in
which
your
text
is
transmitted
soon
after
you
type
it,
but
in
short
bursts
of
a
few
characters.
It
eliminates
the
delays
while
long
packets
are
being
typed.
iON _ - The send-packet character, normally
i
to
all
packets
sent
in
Converse
Mode.
:OFF
-
The
send-packet
character
is
not
appended
to
packets.
Operating
Manual,
4th
Ed.
©
PacComm,
1990
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