User`s manual

Ewave Stamper User’s Manual V1.0

7.2 Using the Configurator as a Simple Terminal Emulator

The Configurator can also be used as a simple terminal emulator for debugging and experimenting with

serial peripherals. In this mode, it allows you to display received data in hexadecimal or as plain text. It

also allows you to enter arbitrary characters in hexadecimal by typing “\nn” where nn are the two hex.

characters. For example, typing “\00” yields a single byte with value 0, typing “\af” yields a single byte

with value 0xAF. To send the “\” character itself, type “\\”.

The Configurator’s terminal emulator has several convenience features:

• The Send Again button allows you to repeatedly send the contents of the input window.

• The input window maintains a history of recently sent unique input lines – you can access this via the

pull-down on the right side of the input window.

• You can select the type of line-terminator to send (either NONE, CR, LF, or CRLF, or you can enter

an arbitrary string). This line-terminator is automatically sent each time you click the Send Again

button.

• By default, characters typed in the input window are transmitted immediately, as they are typed.

However, if you uncheck the Send Chars Immediately As Typed checkbox, you can edit the input

window until it is correct, then press the Send Again button to actually send it. This feature is useful

for composing test packets or if you need to edit your input without disturbing the serial device – by

default, editting characters such as Backspace will be transmitted as they are typed.

To use the Terminal Emulator, follow the numbered steps in the following screenshots :