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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:
COMM_MON <devnam1> <devnam2> <baudrate>
where:
<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────────────────────────┘
│
.
.
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After the DigiChannel is set up, I run the COMM_MON program as
follows:
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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