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Display List
The Display List allows Communications Interface settings for multiple displays to be stored for easy access by
selecting from a list.
This is useful for example when there are multiple displays in use, as it allows the communications conguration for
each to be stored, and accessed quickly by selecting from the list.
When selecting a display from the list, the Communications Interface settings will automatically change to the selected
display’s settings.
To add the current Communications Interface settings to the Display List, click the Add to Display List button.
To save the current Display List to a le for later use, click the Save le… button.
To load a previously saved Display List, click on the Open le… button.
To delete the currently selected item in the Display List, click the Delete Selected button.
Communications Send/Receive Log
The Communications Send/Receive Log window is accessed from the View menu. When opened, the window shows
the actual data that is transmitted to and received from a display for each command.
This feature is particularly useful to help understand the format of the command protocol when making custom
applications. It can also be used to quickly determine the command sequence for a particular operation which can then
be programmed into another control device – thus avoiding having to understand the details of the communications
protocol. It is expected to be used in conjunction with the communications protocol specication document available for
each model from NEC.
In addition to showing the actual data send and received, a breakdown of most commands can also be shown by
selecting Show message decoding. This feature helps in understanding how each message is encoded from the input
parameters by providing much more detail.
The log text in the widow can be copied to the system clipboard by clicking Copy.
Clicking Clear will clear the log contents.
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