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Setup - Driver Settings
The values in ( ) show the default setting.
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marked parameters may be changed. All other parameters should only be touched by experienced staff.
Offline Timeout (30)
Number of polling cycles (sequence within protocol) after which a non responding RTC is reported offline.
Job Timeout (10 seconds)
Maximum time in seconds HTS will be waiting for a response package after a job has been started. If the time elapses an appropriate message is distributed and the job is cancelled.
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Help Timeout (1000 milli seconds)
This parameter is the delay time (in ms) after which a yellow tooltip appears when positioning the mouse pointer on a button or menue item. Not effective in this version. Instead a help text appears in the status line.
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Modem Connect (60 seconds)
Maximum time (in seconds) a modem connection setup may last. If HTS does not succeed to build up a modem connection after that time the connection process is aborted and a message created.
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Idle Time (60 seconds)
HTS terminates automatically after the given time of inactivity of the DDE or OLE server, i.e. after the last
DDE or OLE request. An entry of 0 disables the automatic termination. Automatic termination timeout only applies while the Server is online.
TM Reinit (60 seconds)
This time parameter specifies how long HTS waits before re-opening a terminal of which no initialisation data could be received successfully. This parameter does not apply for counters and the RTC.
TM List (60 seconds)
Interval time in seconds after which the RTC shall read the terminal list. The RTC also reads the terminal list each time an appropriate message command is sent. This parameter is not relevant for the counter environment.
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Modem Reuse (3 seconds)
After closing a terminal the modem connection is maintained for the time period given by this parameter. This helps to avoid redialing when terminals are opened and closed in short intervals.
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Status Line
This parameter determines whether help texts are shown in the footer area of certain masks.
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Tooltips
This parameter determines whether help texts are to appear as bubbles and has no effect in this program version (see also under "Help Timeout").
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Icon
If marked, HTS starts up iconized instead of visible. However, HTS is available in the task list which shows up by pressing the ALT and TAB keys simultaneously.
Hidden
Determines, whether the server runs invisibly in the background. This parameter has priority over the Icon parameter. If hidden, the server does not appear in the Windows’ task list.
The marking of this parameter cannot be undone within a mask because there will no longer be a mask available. Also, in this mode, the server can only be terminated by defining an Idle Time (see above) or by terminating the Windows session, since the icon is not available.
You can reset the normal mode by editing the INI file hentmsrv.ini with an appropriate editor and modify or add the line WindowMode=0 under the section [Global]. Please watch the case of the letters.
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State Display Numbers / Names
If Numbers is checked, the main mask of the server shows the logical Terminal Number in the columns
“Terminals online” and “Terminals offline”, whereas if Names is checked the logical Names of the Counters and RTC are shown as defined in the Terminal Configuration mask.
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Initialisation / Dial
The Initialisation string is sent to a modem prior to building up a connection (only if a telephone number is given for a Terminal in the Terminal Configuration mask). The string in Dial is placed immediately before the telephone number string sent to the modem. Enter the strings which are relevant for your telephone installation and adapt them to the needs of your modem. For details refer to the manual of the modem you will be using.
HTS transfers the modem answers in readable text and therefore the init string must contain a V1 (V0 would mean using a binary format). Register S0 specifies the number of rings before the modem answers a call, and must contain a value of 1 or higher. S0=0 means no incoming calls are answered. The DTR control line interrupts the call or accepts it, so you have to insert &D2 into the string. Turn off the echo mode by E0. The number of receipt messages must be limited to 10, which is done with X4. Most modern modems disconnect after a certain period of inactivity which is recommended as an additional safety measurement to avoid high telephone charges in case of a system failure.
The AT commands may vary between the different manufacturers.
Refer to your modem’s manual.
Example:
Init string for ELSA ‘s modem Microlink 2410T2:
ATE0V1X0&S0&D2S0=1
Description:
AT prefix for AT command
E0 no command echo
V1 answers appear in readable ASCII
X0 do not wait for the ready tone
&D2 DTR goes OFF: modem hangs up, returns to command mode and disallows dialing.
DTR goes ON again: dialing is possible.
S0 a value of 1 or higher indicates that the modem answers incoming calls
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