Online help (Multi Port Terminal 2)

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Online help (Multi Port Terminal 2)

Installation

The archive file is compressed in zip format.

Please make a suitable folder, and place all files in the folder you created with the same folder structure.

File organization

mport2.exe	"Multi Port Terminal 2" Application file.

Uninstallation

Please delete each folder where the application exists.

Menu description

File

Open Serial Port	It communicates by using the serial port.
Open Parallel Port	It communicates by using the parallel port.
Open Network Port	It communicates by using TCP/IP(socket).
Open USB Port	It communicates by using the USB port.
Close	Closes the open communication device.
Communication Setting	It sets the communication device.
Terminal Setting	It sets the console screen.
Exit	Exit the application.

Edit

Copy	The selected range is copied, and it preserves it in the clipboard.
Paste	The data of the clipboard is transmitted from the communication port.
All Select	All the texts displaying it in the console are made a selective state.
All Copy	All the texts displaying it in the console are copied, and it preserves it in the clipboard.
Erase	All the texts displaying it in the console are deleted.
Input Prohibition	The input from the keyboard is prohibited.

View

Toolbar	Shows or hides the toolbar.
Status Bar	Shows or hides the status bar.
ANSI,Unicode(UTF-8),Unicode(UTF-16)	This specifies the character-code that the console displays.
Property	The property in the communication port is displayed.

Tool

File Transfer	Send the file from the communication device. note: You can send the file directly by dragging and dropping the send file to the console.
File Transfer - Pause	The file transmission is temporarily interrupted.
File Transfer - Continue	The file transmission that stops temporarily is restarted.
File Transfer - Stop	The file transmission is discontinued.
Save Receive Data	Save the received data to a file.
Discontinued The Save of Receive Data	The file preservation of receive data is interrupted and it closes a file.
Set Bypass	Select the port to transfer incoming data to.
Device ID	Device ID character string is read from the printer connected with a parallel port. The read device ID character string is displayed on the console screen. note: This function can be used only in a parallel port.
IEEE1284 Negotiation	A re-negotiation is done in the IEEE1284 mode for which the IEEE1284 mode of a parallel port is specified with [Communication Setting] - [Parallel Port] - [Mode]. note: This function can be used only in a parallel port.
Configuration Discriptor	The device descriptor and the configuration descriptor are read from the connected USB device. The read descriptor is displayed on the console screen. note: This function can be used only in the port where the USB device under the connection was retrieved by an automatic retrieval.

Window

Tile Horizonta	The window is arranged right and left and displayed.
Tile Vertical	The window is arranged up and down and displayed.
Cascade	The window is displayed by the cascade.
All Close	All windows are closed.
Window 1, 2, ...	The specified window is displayed.

Help

Help Topics	Open the online help page.
Choose Language	Select the display language of the application as "English" or "Japanese". The display language will be switched after the next application is started.
About Multi Port Terminal 2	Displays application version information.
To Keep Using ...	Enter the license key. This item cannot be selected if the license key registration has already been completed.

Device connection

Open Serial Port

It communicates by using the serial port.

(1)

Serial ports

The connected serial port is specified from among the list.

note: The serial port is opened without selecting the port by the dialog when there is only one serial port.

Open Parallel Port

It communicates by using the parallel port.

(1)

Parallel ports

The connected parallel port is specified from among the list.

note: The parallel port is opened without selecting the port by the dialog when there is only one parallel port.

note: When a parallel port allocates it to the printer by the control panel, it is likely not to operate.

Open Network Port

It communicates by using TCP/IP(socket).

(1)

Protocol

The protocol is as follows.

[TCP/IP] TCP (Client)	It connects it with the server by the TCP protocol.
[TCP/IP] TCP (Server)	The connection from the client is waited for by the TCP protocol.
[TCP/IP] UDP	It communicates by the UDP protocol.

(2)

Connect to - Host name

Other party's host name or Internet Protocol address is specified when connecting it in the TCP client mode or the UDP mode.
note: Internet Protocol address is only IPv4. (It doesn't correspond to IPv6.)

(3)

Connect to - Port number

When connecting it in the TCP client mode or the UDP mode, the port number of the other party is specified.

(4)

Connect from - Port number

The port number in which the connection from the other party is waited is specified for the TCP server mode or the UDP mode.

note: Since this software only controls the protocol by socket, we do not recommend sending and receiving files by UDP communication, which does not guarantee the arrival order of packets.

Open USB Port

It communicates by using the USB port.

(1)	USB ports	The connected USB port is specified from among the displayed list. The USB port registered in [Communication Setting] - [USB port] and the USB port retrieved automatically are displayed in the list.
(2)	Endpoint (IN)	The input EndPoint connected when there are two or more input EndPoint is specified.
(3)	Endpoint (OUT)	The output EndPoint connected when there are two or more output EndPoint is specified.

Device disconnection

Closes the open communication device.

(1)

Connection ports

The closing port is specified from among the list.

File Transfer

Send the file from the communication device.

(1)	Ports	The communication device that transmits the file is selected.
(2)	Select transfer file(Drive,Folder,File type,File name)	The transmitted file is selected.
(3)	[Add] Button	The transmission file name selected at the end of the transmission file name list is added.
(4)	[Insert] Button	The selected transmission file name is inserted in the cursor position of the transmission file name list.
(5)	[Remove] Button	The transmission file name of the cursor position of the transmission file name list is deleted.
(6)	[Clear] Button	The transmission file name list is cleared.
(7)	[Load] Button	The transmission file name list is read from the file.
(8)	[Save] Button	The transmission file name list is preserved in the file.
(9)	Transmission file name list	Shows a list of files to send. The files are sent in order from the top of the list.

Save Receive Data

Save the received data to a file.

(1)	Port	The communication port where the file is received is selected.
(2)	File name	The file name in which receive data is preserved is specified.
(3)	[...] Button	The file name in which receive data is preserved is selected from the file selection dialog.
(4)	The text under the display is saved	The message displayed on the console screen is preserved in the file now.

Set Bypass

Forwards the received data to the specified port and sends it from the forwarded port.

(1)

Bypass port

Select the port to transfer incoming data.

Communication Setting

The Communication condition is set.
After the dialog is shut pushing the [OK] button, the setting is reflected.

Serial Port

(1)	Port number	The serial port(COM1,COM2, ...) that sets the communication condition is specified.
(2)	Baud rate	The transmission rate (baud rate) is selected. note: The selected transmission rate might not be able to be used according to the system.
(3)	Data bits	The data bit length is selected. note: The selected data bit length might not be able to be used according to the system.
(4)	Parity bits	The parity bit is selected. note: The selected parity bit might not be able to be used according to the system.
(5)	Stop bBits	The stop bit length is selected. note: The selected stop bit length might not be able to be used according to the system.
(6)	Flow control	The method of the flow control is selected. note: The selected flow control might not be able to be used according to the system.
(7)	Parity check	Effective/invalidity of the parity check is selected.
(8)	[Default] Button	The setting of the serial port is returned to the setting of default.

Parallel Port

(1)	Port number	The parallel port(LPT1,LPT2, ...) that sets the communication condition is specified.
(2)	Receive interval	The interval when data is received from the connected equipment is specified.
(3)	IEEE1284 mode	The negotiation mode of IEEE1284 is selected. note: The selected mode might not be able to be used according to the system.
(4)	Enabled Bi-direction	Effective/invalidity of the two way communication is set. note: The two way communication might not be able to be used according to the system.
(5)	[Default] Button	The setting of the parallel port is returned to the setting of default.

Network Port

(1)	Reconnection	It is specified whether to do the reconnection when the disconnection.
(2)	Waiting time to reconnection	Waiting time from doing disconnect to doing the reconnection is specified.
(3)	Number of retry	Number of retry when it is not possible to connect it is specified.

USB Port

note: When the device not detected automatically by an open dialog of the universal serial bus port is set by hand power, this setting is used.

(1)	Nickname	The name displayed in an open dialog of the USB port is specified.
(2)	GUID	UUSB driver's GUID or name of the driver is specified. Please do not add "\\.\" to the head of the name of the driver for the name of the driver.
(3)	PIPE (IN)	Please specify the input EndPoint name (PIPE1 etc.) recognized when the USB driver opens. note: When the input pipe name is not specified, the universal serial bus port is opened only by the name of the driver specified with GUID.
(4)	PIPE (OUT)	Please specify the output EndPoint name (PIPE1 etc.) recognized when the USB driver opens. note: When the output pipe name is not specified, the universal serial bus port is opened only by the name of the driver specified with GUID.
(5)	[Add] Button	Input "Nickname", "GUID", "PIPE (IN)", and "PIPE (OUT)" are newly registered at the end of the list.
(6)	[Modify] Button	The USB port at the cursor position, "Nickname", "GUID", "PIPE (IN)", and "PIPE (OUT)" are changed.
(7)	[Delete] Button	The USB port at the cursor position is deleted from the list.

Terminal Setting

The console screen is set.
After the dialog is shut pushing the [OK] button, the setting is reflected.

Console

(1)

Local echo

Data sent from "Multi Port Terminal 2" is displayed on the console screen.
It uses it to confirm the transmission data when not functioning to the equipment of the connection destination echo back usually.

(2)

Vertical scrollbar

The display and non-display of a vertical scrollbar are set.

(3)

Horizontal scrollbar

The display and non-display of the horizontal scrollbar are set.

(4)

Show control code by hexadecimal

When the control code(0x00-0x1F) is displayed, it displays it as a hexadecimal number of two digits in the form of .

(5)

Auto scroll

When the received data is displayed on the console screen, the screen display is scrolled like displaying the data received at the end always on the screen.
note: When "Local echo" transmits data for effective, the screen display is scrolled to display the transmission data without in this setting relations.

(6)

Show status window

It is specified whether to display the communication status of the console screen most below.
The status display is as follows with the connected communication port.

Serial port	State of CTS, DSR, DCD, and RI signal, and Presence of frame error, parity error, and overrunning error.
Parallel port	State of BUSY, ACK, PE, ERROR, and SELECT signal. (The state of the signal might not be able to be reflected well according to the system.)
Others	Message to show communication status.

(7)

Show send file name

Specifies whether to display the file name sent on the console screen when the file transmission is completed.

(8)

Transfer CR/LF

The line feed code when transmitting is specified.

CR	The transmission data when the [Enter] key is pushed is made CR(0x0D).
LF	The transmission data when the [Enter] key is pushed is made LF(0x0A).
CR+LF	The transmission data when the [Enter] key is pushed is adjusted to two bytes of CR(0x0D)+LF(0x0D).

(9)

TAB size

The number of characters of TAB codes(0x09 '\t') included in the data displayed on the console screen is specified.

(10)

Font name,Size

The font name of the font used for the display of the console screen and the height of the character are specified.

(11)

CHAR,LINE

The key input method from the console screen is specified.

CHAR Mode	It transmits with the character unit.
LINE Mode	It transmits with the line unit.

When the connected equipment can correct the inputting error etc. with BS (back space) etc. , the CHAR mode is used.

It is convenient to use the LINE mode when the input mistake cannot be done.

(12)

Transfer CR/LF with Enter key

Whether the line feed code is added when the [Enter] key is pushed when Japanese word input method is "LINE Mode" is specified.
note: The line feed code becomes a code specified with "Transfer CR/LF".

(13)

By return

The number of turn characters of one line is specified.
It changes line at the position of "By return" when the text of one line exceeds "By return" and it displays it.

(14)

Text buffer

The size of the buffer where the text displayed on the console screen is stored is specified.

Color

(1)	Normal text	The character color(TEXT) and the background color(BG.) of the text displayed on the console screen are specified.
(2)	Hexadecimal	When "Show control code by hexadecimal" is effective, the character color and the background color of the control code(0x00 - 0x1F) are specified.
(3)	Line input	When the input mode is "LINE" mode, the character color and the background color of the input string are specified.
(4)	Select Text	The character color and the background color of the text under the selection are specified.
(5)	Normal message	The character color and the background color of the text displayed in the status window are specified.
(6)	Warning message	The character color and the background color of the alert message displayed in the status window are specified.
(7)	Signal 1	The character color and the background color when the signal wire used by the status display of a serial port or a parallel port is "Hi" are specified.
(8)	Signal 2	The character color and the background color when the signal wire used by the status display of a serial port or a parallel port is "Lo" are specified.
(9)	Signal 3	The character color and the background color of the error used by the status display of the serial port are specified.

FP Keys

(1)

String registered in FP keys (F1, F2, ... F12)

The character string allocated from F1 in F12 is registered.
The following character string is converted into the hexadecimal number like the right

\0	0x00
\a	0x07
\b	0x08
\f	0x0C
\n	0x0A
\r	0x0D
\t	0x08
\v	0x0B
\\	0x5C
\xXX	Hexadecimal number of two digits specified with XX.

(2)

[Clear] Button

The registration of the character string allocated to the FP key is cleared.

(3)

[Save] Button

The character string allocated to the FP key is preserved in the file.

(4)

[Load] Button

The character string allocated to the FP key is read from the file.

Choose Language

Set the display language of the application.

(1)

Choose Language

Select the display language of the application from the following languages.

English

Japanese

Enter the licence key

Enter the application license key.

(1)	[To Buy ...] Button	Displays the homepage where you can purchase the license key.
(2)	Username	Enter the user name to register the license.
(3)	Licence key	Enter the license key you purchased.

INDEX
Installation
Uninstallation
Menu description
Device connection
Device disconnection
File Transfer
Save Receive Data
Communication Setting
Terminal Setting
Choose Language
Enter the licence key