8680i User Guide 179
SERIAL PROGRAMMING
COMMANDS
The serial programming commands can be used in place of the programming bar
codes. Both the serial commands and the programming bar codes program the
8680i. For complete descriptions and examples of each serial programming com-
mand, refer to the corresponding programming bar code in this manual.
The following commands can be sent via a PC COM port using terminal emulation
software.
Conventions
The following conventions are used for menu and query command descriptions:
parameter A label representing the actual value you should send as part of a
command.
[option] An optional part of a command.
{Data} Alternatives in a command.
bold Names of menus, menu commands, buttons, dialog boxes, and win-
dows that appear on the screen.
Menu Command Syntax
Menu commands have the following syntax (spaces have been used for clarity
only): Prefix Tag SubTag {Data} [, SubTag {Data}] [; Tag SubTag {Data}] […] Storage
Prefix Three ASCII characters: SYN M CR (ASCII 22,77,13).
Tag A 3 character case-insensitive field that identifies the desired menu
command group.
SubTag A 3 character case-insensitive field that identifies the desired menu
command within the tag group.
Data The new value for a menu setting, identified by the Tag and SubTag.