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Section 4 — Material Screen
Create a Serial Command
A command is a string of ASCII or HEX characters that can be issued
through a serial connection to control a device.
Serial commands are built by specifying the device vendor, the device
model and the ASCII or HEX commands to control the device in the desired
manner.
After switching the Material Display Area (see Change Material Type Display
on page 111 for more information) to the Command material type, follow
these steps to create a new serial command in the DCM:
1. Do one of the following:
• Click the New button on the Tool bar.
• Select File>New from the Menu bar.
• Press the [
CTRL]+[N] keys on the keyboard.
The Create a new command dialog shown in Figure 186 appears.
If no vendors exist in Command Material Display Area, Vendor will be the
selected type.
Figure 186. Create a New Command - Vendor Dialog
2. Enter then name of the device vendor and click the OK button.
The vendor is added to the left pane in the Serial Command Material
Display Area as illustrated in Figure 187.