Changing The Baud Rate; Set Baud Rate Command; Appendix B: 68K Monitor Commands - GE D20 Installation And Operation Manual

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Appendix B: 68K Monitor Commands

Introduction This appendix outlines some of the 68K Monitor commands that can be used when
working with D20ME. Instructions in this chapter are excerpts from the 68K Monitor
User's Guide.
Refer to the 68K Monitor User's Guide (P136-0UG) for information about other
commands not listed here.
Changing the The D20ME/ME II Monitor has the ability to change the communication speed of
the WESMAINT port. This is useful when downloading large files.
Baud Rate
Example: A 1 MB code file may take upwards of 40 minutes to download at 9600
Note:
SET BAUD The SET BAUD RATE command changes the data rate of the WESMAINT port to a
RATE user-supplied value.
command
Command Format BAUD baud_rate
Variables
Parameters
Example
Special
Considerations
Speed change made using the SET BAUD RATE command are not saved in
WARNING:
NVRAM; the monitor will return to 9600 bps after a restart. It is recommended that
this command be only used to speed up a serial download, and not to redefine the
operational state.
General
Full
bps (the default). At 38400 bps, the transfer is only 10 – 15 minutes.
Most PCs cannot exceed 115,200 bps, and some terminal programs
(Windows Terminal for example) may have other restrictions. Check the
program's User's Guide for help.
None
baud_rate
Type BAUD 4800 and press
Results: The monitor switches to communicate at 4800 bps.
See warning above.
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= the new data rate for the port, in bps.
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ENTER
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