View source for Component: E-Blocks 3 (USB Comms) (E-blocks 3)

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| width="20%" style="color:gray;" | Author
| Matrix Ltd
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| width="20%" style="color:gray;" | Version
| 3.0
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| width="20%" style="color:gray;" | Category
| E-blocks 3
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==E-Blocks 3 (USB Comms) component==
Low level routines for connecting the E-blocks 3 hardware to the computer using a USB COM port serial data connection.

==Detailed description==

''No detailed description exists yet for this component''

==Examples==

''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''

==Macro reference==

===ChangeHWBaud===
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|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ChangeHWBaud'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Changes the hardware UART baud rate allowing for dynamic speed changes. &nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | NewBaud
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=1200, 1=2400, 2=4800, 3=9600, 4=19200, 5=38400, 6=57600, 7=115200, 8=250000&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===Initialise===
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|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Initialise'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sets up the RS232 peripheral, must be called at the start of your program or at least before you start calling any other RS232 macros.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===ReceiveBinary16Bit===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReceiveBinary16Bit'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Receives a binary 16-bit value split across two bytes.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | MSBfirst
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Least significant byte first, 1=Most significant byte first&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Timeout
|-
| colspan="2" | Max amount of time in ms to wait between bytes&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===ReceiveBinary32Bit===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReceiveBinary32Bit'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Receives a binary 32-bit value split across four bytes.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | MSBfirst
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Least significant byte first, 1=Most significant byte first&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Timeout
|-
| colspan="2" | Max amount of time in ms to wait between bytes&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u32-icon.png]] - ULONG
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===ReceiveBinaryFloat===
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|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReceiveBinaryFloat'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Receives a binary 32-bit floating point value split across four bytes.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | MSBfirst
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Least significant byte first, 1=Most significant byte first&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Timeout
|-
| colspan="2" | Max amount of time in ms to wait between bytes&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===ReceiveByteArray===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReceiveByteArray'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Receives an array of bytes and returns the number of bytes received.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Data
|-
| colspan="2" | Array to store the incoming data&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | NumBytes
|-
| colspan="2" | Maximum number of bytes to try and receive&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Timeout
|-
| colspan="2" | Max amount of time in ms to wait between bytes&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===ReceiveChar===
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|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReceiveChar'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Attempts to receive a single packet from the UART interface.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Timeout
|-
| colspan="2" | Time to wait in milliseconds for valid data before returning, 0=Dont wait, 255=Wait forever.&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-s16-icon.png]] - INT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===ReceiveFloat===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReceiveFloat'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Attempts to receive a floating point number as ASCII characters and convert back into a numeric value. Note this function will receive until a timeout or a none numeric char is received, the none numeric char will be lost.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Timeout
|-
| colspan="2" | Max time in ms to wait in between bytes&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | IgnoreData
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Dont ignore any data, 1=Ignore any initial none numeric data&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===ReceiveHexNumber===
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|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReceiveHexNumber'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Attempts to receive a hex number as ASCII characters and convert back into a numeric value. Note this function will receive until a timeout or a none hexadecimal char is received, the none numeric char will be lost.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Timeout
|-
| colspan="2" | Max time in ms to wait in between bytes&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | IgnoreData
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Dont ignore any data, 1=Ignore any initial none numeric data&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | Prefix
|-
| colspan="2" | Look for prefix before receiving, 1=0xFF, 0=FF&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u32-icon.png]] - ULONG
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===ReceiveINTArray===
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|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReceiveINTArray'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Receives an array of 16-bit INT/UINT values and returns the number of values received.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | Data
|-
| colspan="2" | Array to store the incoming data&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | NumValues
|-
| colspan="2" | Maximum number of values to try and receive&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | MSBfirst
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Least significant byte first, 1=Most significant byte first&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Timeout
|-
| colspan="2" | Max amount of time in ms to wait between bytes&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===ReceiveNumber===
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|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReceiveNumber'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Attempts to receive a number as ASCII characters and convert back into a numeric value. Note this function will receive until a timeout or a none numeric char is received, the none numeric char will be lost.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Timeout
|-
| colspan="2" | Max time in ms to wait in between bytes&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | IgnoreData
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Dont ignore any data, 1=Ignore any initial none numeric data&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-s32-icon.png]] - LONG
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===ReceiveString===
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|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReceiveString'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Attempts to receive a string of bytes from the UART interface.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Timeout
|-
| colspan="2" | Time to wait in milliseconds for valid data before returning, 0=Dont wait, 255=Wait forever.&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | NumBytes
|-
| colspan="2" | The number of bytes to try and receive, ideally your string variable should have at least 1 more byte to store the null termination byte&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===SendBinary16Bit===
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|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SendBinary16Bit'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sends out a 16-bit binary value split across two bytes.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | Value
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | MSBfirst
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Least significant byte first, 1=Most significant byte first&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===SendBinary32Bit===
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|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SendBinary32Bit'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sends out a 32-bit binary value split across four bytes.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u32-icon.png]] - ULONG
| width="90%" | Value
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | MSBfirst
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Least significant byte first, 1=Most significant byte first&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===SendBinaryFloat===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SendBinaryFloat'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sends out a 32-bit binary floating point value split across four bytes.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" | Value
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | MSBfirst
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Least significant byte first, 1=Most significant byte first&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===SendByteArray===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SendByteArray'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Transmits an array of bytes via the UART peripheral&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Data
|-
| colspan="2" | Data to transmit&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | NumBytes
|-
| colspan="2" | Number of bytes to send from the array&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===SendChar===
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|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SendChar'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sends out a single packet from the UART interface.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-s16-icon.png]] - INT
| width="90%" | Char
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===SendFloat===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SendFloat'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sends out a floating point number as an ASCII String from the UART interface.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" | Number
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===SendHexNumber===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SendHexNumber'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sends out a number as an ASCII hexadecimal String from the UART interface.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u32-icon.png]] - ULONG
| width="90%" | Number
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | NumChars
|-
| colspan="2" | Number of characters in the string data, 0 for auto, 2 for 0x00, 4 for 0x0000&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | Prefix
|-
| colspan="2" | Generate hexadecimal prefix 0x e.g. 1= 0xFF, 0= FF&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===SendINTArray===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SendINTArray'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Transmits an array of 16-bit INT/UINT values via the UART peripheral&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | Data
|-
| colspan="2" | Data to transmit&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | NumValues
|-
| colspan="2" | Number of 16-bit values to send from the array&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" | MSBfirst
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Least significant byte first, 1=Most significant byte first&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===SendNumber===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SendNumber'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sends out a number as an ASCII String from the UART interface.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-s32-icon.png]] - LONG
| width="90%" | Number
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===SendString===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SendString'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sends out a string of bytes from the UART interface.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Data
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


==Property reference==

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|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Properties''' 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Comms Settings
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Channel
|-
| colspan="2" | UART Channel selector Software channels are bit banged using generic I/O pins but are not as reliable as hardware channels. Hardware channels use the selected peripheral on-board the target microcontroller.&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-14-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Baud Rate
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Connections
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | TX
|-
| colspan="2" | Pin to be used for Transmit data&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | RX
|-
| colspan="2" | Pin to be used for Receive data&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Simulation
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-10-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Label
|-
| colspan="2" | Textual label shown on the component I/O flasher&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Scope Traces
|-
| colspan="2" | Selects if the scope traces are automatically added to the data recorder window or not.     Simulation - draws an approximation of the UART data onto the scope trace.     ICT - sets up the scope trace for incoming data and adds UART packet decoding at the correct BAUD.&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Console Data
|-
| colspan="2" | Selects if the console data is automatically generated or not&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Console Format
|-
| colspan="2" | Controls if the data is shown as a log with time and date stamps or just as raw data&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-21-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Console Columns
|-
| colspan="2" | Number of characters that can be displayed on a single line of the console.&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Data Source
|-
| colspan="2" | Simulation data source used to allow the component to connect to various remote devices     Nothing - Simulation data is ignored     COM port - Routes the communication data to and from a physical or virtual COM port      API - Routes the communication data via a data API component on the Panel.&nbsp;
|}

==Component Source Code==

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