There are 3 modes ASCII, HEX and VT100
You can switch between the 3 modes with reasonable ease.
ASCII
mode is the standard mode and the best choice for general use.
Type commands to send to the Maximite in single line text box and press
(Send)
to send the text to the Maximite. The text in the command line is sent followed
by a ‘CR’
Output from the Maximite appears in the large text window.
You can optionally suppress VT escape sequences while in ASCII mode.
The command line has a 30 line buffer to allow you to scroll back through
commands sent using the up and down arrows.
HEX mode is handy when you want to debug the output of your program.
VT mode emulates a VT100 terminal and is used for Editing on the Maximite.
It is VERY slow and suffers from buffer overflow unless you are a very slow
typist.
The coloured box to the right of the Macro buttons signifies an overflow
condition.
Orange appears regularly as is not a critical condition, just an indication that
the program is busy processing.
A red box indicates that an overflow is likely and data integrity is not
guaranteed. If the red box appears too often, it it time to switch to Teraterm.
To help the VT100 terminal cope, switch off colour mode both on the Terminal
and on the device's editor. (Not all devices have a colour syntax option in the
editor)
The default set of colours were chosen to match Teraterm. They can be altered so
suit by editing the preferences file.
The ASCII window is the best choice unless you are using VT100 commands. In VT
mode, some of the buttons are disabled.
MM Edit is OK for testing but if your program has a lot of output with
screen positioning commands, it is preferably to use TeraTerm for your terminal
program.
Last edited: 03 November, 2020