BASIC stamp manual v2.2

3: Using the BASIC Stamp Editor
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automatically opened by the editor, however, if manually opened, these
fields will be enabled to allow manual configuration. The signal status
LEDs turn bright green when activity on the indicated port line is
detected. The signal checkboxes (DTR and RTS) can be selected to set or
clear the respective output line on the port.
The Echo Off checkbox (bottom of window) causes the Receive pane to
throw away the characters that arrive in the port’s receive buffer
immediately after transmitting characters from the transmit buffer. This
produces a cleaner Receive pane display for interactive programs such as
the example above. Keep in mind, however, that this feature does not
verify that the character it throws away is actually a match to a character
that was just transmitted (because data collisions on the port can cause
echoed characters to be garbled). You should only use the Echo Off
feature in situations where it is required, as it may result in a strange
display in certain applications.
There are keyboard shortcuts for several coding functions, some of which
are unique to the BASIC Stamp Editor.
Table 3.6: Coding Function
Keyboard Shortcuts.
Coding Functions
Shortcut Key(s) Function
Ctrl+J Show code templates.
F6 or Ctrl+I Identify BASIC Stamp firmware.
F7 or Ctrl+T
Perform a syntax check on the code and display any error
messages.
F8 or Ctrl+M Open Memory Map window.
F9 or Ctrl+R
Tokenize code, download to the BASIC Stamp and open
Debug window if necessary.
F11 or Ctrl+D Open a new Debug window.
F12
Switch to next window (Editor, Debug #1, Debug #2, Debug #3
or Debug #4)
Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2,
Ctrl+3, Ctrl+4
Switch to Debug Terminal #1, Debug Terminal #2, etc. if that
Terminal window is open.
Ctrl+` Switch to Editor window.
ESC Close current window.
The BASIC Stamp Editor includes searchable, indexed help files. Access
Help by selecting Help Contents or Help Index. Context sensitive
help (highlighting a word in the editor and pressing F1 key) is also
supported. The help file can remain open in a separate window while
using the BASIC Stamp Editor; simply press Alt+Tab to toggle back and
forth between the editor and the Help window.
HELP FILES.
K
EYBOARD SHORTCUTS FOR CODING
FUNCTIONS.