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Mint v4 PC Programming Guide
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MN1278 05.2001
The following is a summary of the functions used to access the Mint command line:
Function Name Description
doMintBreak Sends Ctrl-E to Mint,( bypassing the pseudo-serial
buffer on NextMove PC and PCI ).
doMintRun Write RUN <ENTER>
getSerialChar Read a char from the pseudo-serial buffer if one is
available
getSerialCharTimeout Read a char from the if one is available within the
given period of time.
getSerialStringTimeout Read up to 64 chars from serial buffer into a string
setSerialChar Write a character
setSerialCharTimeout Writes a character with a timeout
setSerialStringTimeout Writes a string, timing out if the pseudo-serial transmit
buffer is full