Debugging Parameters in Character Mode

At a Glance

The specific part is split into four windows:

Errors Window

This window looks like this:

This window indicates the number of communication errors counted by the communication module.

On transmission: corresponds to the number of errors on transmission (image of %MWr.m.c.4 word)
On reception: corresponds to the number of errors on reception (image of %MWr.m.c.5 word)

The Reset Counters button resets these counters to zero.

Request Transmission Window

This window looks like this:

This window is used to test a communication channel by transmission and/or reception of a character string.

The Transmission button transmits a character string.
The Receive button is used to receive a character string.
The Send/Receive button is used to send a character string and wait for a reply.

NOTE: Reception can be stopped by pressing the Escape button, or if a message is received.

Message Sent Window

This window looks like this:

This window is used to enter a message to be sent during a communication test using the Send and Send/Receive buttons.

Message Received Window

This window looks like this:

This window is used to read a received message as a result of a communication test by using the Receive and Send/Receive buttons.

The ASCII and Hex. buttons are used to display the text in ASCII or in hexadecimal.