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menu. PCNC will then bring up the Control Terminal window and, using
the location information stored in the Network Database, automatically
connect to that device. The name of the connected device is displayed
in the Title bar. You can then enter commands at the Control Terminal
prompt.
See also Section
4.5
- Connecting to Network Devices.
4.4 Auxiliary Terminal
The Auxiliary Terminal window connects to the auxiliary port and is a
full-featured terminal offering the following emulations:
•
TTY:
Dumb Terminal
•
ANSI:
ANSI Terminal
•
VT-100:
Dec VT-100 Terminal
•
VT-52:
Dec VT-52 Terminal
The Auxiliary Terminal is configured in the PCNC.INI file, as described in
Chapter 7 - Configuring PCNC.INI. The configuration defines which
Terminal Emulation to use, the colour scheme and technical details.
The devices connected to the auxiliary port are ones that do not
generate messages in a way that PCNC can use. For this reason, this
window is purely a Terminal Emulator - it is not linked to the databases
and takes no part in alarm processing.
4.5 Connecting to Network Devices
If you wish to send commands to a local or remote device, PCNC allows
you to do so using the Control Terminal. It uses the information stored in
the Network Database to provide automatic access to the device. This is
known as ‘Direct Connection’.
4.5.1 Local Direct Connection
To connect to a device, click over its entry in the Network Inspector
window, and choose the
Direct connect command from the Network
Menu or the Speed Menu. PCNC will then display the Control Terminal
and automatically issue all the necessary commands to access that
device. When connected, the prompt in the Control Terminal shows the
Poll number of the device. PCNC looks up this number in the database
and, where possible, displays the device’s name in the Title Bar.
