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typical minimal steps that are required to use the Wedge successfully:
Step
1.
Select
how the Wedge will transfer incoming serial data to your
other Windows programs by choosing one of the options in
the Mode menu. The Wedge can transfer incoming serial
data to other programs by either converting the data to
"keystrokes" and typing the data into another
application's window or it can pass the data using Dynamic
Data Exchange (DDE). Sending data as keystrokes is generally
much simpler than using DDE however DDE provides greater
flexibility in how you can deal with the data in the other
program.
Step
2.
Select
the Settings option in the Port menu and choose
the communications parameters that match the settings for
the serial device that you will be using. After you select
your communications parameters, you should select the Analyze
option from the Port menu and transmit some sample
data from your serial device in order to both test that
you are using the correct serial communications parameters
and also to gain an understanding of how the data from your
serial device is structured.
Step
3.
Select
"Input Data Record Structure..." from the
Define menu. This will present you with a series
of dialog boxes that allow you to first describe the structure
of your incoming serial data and finally describe how you
want to parse, filter and format the data as well as add
additional data, keystrokes, or DDE commands to the data
before passing it on to the target application program.
This step can be fairly complex therefore it is highly recommended
that you read the sections: Understanding The Data From Your Serial Device.
Step
4.
If
the device that you are using requires data or commands
to be sent back to it from your PC, please read the sections:
Defining Serial Output Strings and Defining Hot Keys and Hot Key Actions
Step
5.
The
final step is to Activate the Wedge to start it working.
You may want to save your configuration at this point by
selecting "Save" from the File menu.
To activate the Wedge simply select "Test Mode"
from the Activate menu.
Note:
The Wedge will not work until you activate it by selecting
one of the options in the Activate menu. We recommend
selecting "Test Mode" until you have everything
working the way you desire
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