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- Read Me file for COMM_MON.EXE 11/24/92
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- COMM_MON.EXE is an OS/2 program that can be used to visually monitor
- the activity by a communications program. This program reads characters
- coming in from two comm ports and sends any characters read from
- either port out the other port.
-
- The usage of COMM_MON is as follows:
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- COMM_MON <devnam1> <devnam2> <baudrate>
-
- where:
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- <devnam1>,<devnam2> - These are the names of the
- communications devices to use for the
- monitoring process. These should be
- ASYNC devices such as COM3, etc.
-
- <baudrate> - This is the speed that the program
- should talk to the communications
- devices, for instance, 1200, 2400,
- 9600, etc. (Note: the port is set to
- 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no
- parity).
-
- COMM_MON prints to standard output so the program can be used in a
- PM window, a full-screen window, or the output may be redirected to a
- file. You can stop the program by pressing Ctrl+Break.
-
- For example, I have a 8-port DigiChannel (from DigiBoard) on which I
- run a communications program. I use two of these ports to monitor
- the activity on another port by wiring my board as follows:
-
- ┌──────────────┐ ┌───────────┐
- │DigiChannel ├──┬──com3───────┤Hayes Modem├────∙∙∙ Phone Line
- │PC/8i │ │ └───────────┘
- └──────────────┘ │ ┌──────────┐
- ├──com4────────┤Null Modem├────┐
- │ └──────────┘ │
- ├──com5────────────────────────┘
- │
- .
- .
- .
-
- After the DigiChannel is set up, I run the COMM_MON program as
- follows:
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- COMM_MON COM3 COM4 9600
-
- Finally, I run my application attached to COM5. Any characters sent
- or received from the modem or my application will be printed by the
- COMM_MON program and echoed on down the line.
-
- COMM_MON is released as free-ware. You may use the program as you see
- fit though it may not be sold. Please direct questions or comments
- to:
-
- Dave F. Baskin
- Compuserve ID: 73340,3533
-
- The source code to this program (written in C and compiled by the IBM
- C compiler), can be obtained for $15 by writing to:
-
- Dave F. Baskin
- P.O. Box 616
- Hahira, GA 31632
-
- If you have one, please include a Compuserve ID to which I can mail the
- source code. Thanks and enjoy!
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