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- comTAP Version 2.1 Installation
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- In order to install comTAP, execute INSTALL from the DOS prompt.
- It is convenient to be in the directory containing INSTALL.EXE when
- installing, but this is not required.
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- YOU CAN INSTALL FROM ANY DRIVE:
- The installation files can be used from floppy or hard disk. It
- makes no difference at all.
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- The installation utility will prompt you for information about the
- type of monitor you are installing for, the letter of the source
- drive containing the distribution files, the destination drive
- letter, and the name of the destination directory you wish to
- contain the extracted comTAP program files.
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- You can exit the installation utility at any time by pressing
- Ctrl+Break, but the installation will NOT be complete. Do not
- attempt to run comTAP until installation has been completed!
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- What is comTAP?
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- comTAP transforms your PC into a passive or active RS-232 data and
- signal line monitor and protocol analyzer that can outperform
- expensive dedicated hardware line monitors. Programmers, engineers,
- technicians, scientists, and test personnel can eliminate guesswork
- when dealing with serial transmissions.
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- What can comTAP do for YOU?
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- o Provide a powerful "windows-like" interface to RS-232 serial
- transmissions.
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- o Resolve individual character arrival times to the microsecond.
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- o Run up to four different displays in user-configurable multitasking
- windows.
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- o Collect eight megabytes of timestamped data.
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- o Display context-sensitive Hypertext help for all program modes.
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- o Operate at user defined rates up to 115,200 baud.
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- o Control all archive size and collection parameters.
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- o Both passive bi-directional monitoring and interactive testing and
- control.
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- Why Buy comTAP?
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- o PERFORMANCE: comTAP outperforms the competition at data collection
- efficiency and live display speed.
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- o FLEXIBILITY: No one else offers concurrent user-defined display
- windows, Hypertext help, four selectable color sets, or archive
- parameter control.
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- o ACCURACY AND RESOLUTION: comTAP is the first program to deliver
- microsecond timestamp resolution.
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- o VALUE: Hardware monitors costing thousands of dollars can't match
- these features.
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- comTAP v2.1 Features
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- o User-configurable, multitasking windows. Up to four concurrent
- display tiles allow hundreds of display combinations. Customize
- the displays for individual applications.
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- o Macro display recording. Record up to six display combinations for
- one-touch recall.
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- o Microsecond Timestamp resolution. Resolve individual data events
- to the microsecond. View two completely different areas of a log
- file at the same time with four independent timestamped cursors.
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- o Context-sensitive Hypertext. A full-featured, context-sensitive
- Hypertext reader with cross-links and an index.
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- o Hypersetup. Hypertext help links directly to program setup fields
- to allow interactive, Hypertext prompted setup.
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- o Four user color sets. Color, Monochrome, Greyscale, and LCD
- support all display types - even laptops.
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- o Eight megabyte archive capacity. Huge storage capacity; Auto halt
- (when full) and continuous (wrap-around) modes.
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- o 48 Character sets. Octal, Decimal, Hexadecimal, ASCII, and EBCDIC.
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- o Interactive sessions. Control both ports interactively at the same
- time. Transmit from the keyboard and send DOS files.
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- o Snapshot disk logging. Log RAM buffer data to disk at any time.
- No need to worry about losing information.
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- o All COM ports supported. Use any port address or interrupt level.
- Two ports can share the same interrupt line. Supports laptops,
- notebooks, and computers with internal MODEMS.
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- o All Baud Rates. All possible hardware supported baud rates are
- available. Automatic nearest true baud rate adjustment.
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- o All UART formats. All combinations of word length, parity, stop
- bits, and output control lines are supported.
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- o Comprehensive documentation. Thorough, professional documentation
- with highly technical appendices.
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