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<h1>DecoderPro® Main Window</h1>
<h2>Communications Monitor Window</h2>
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<p>DecoderPro provides a communications monitor window so
that you can see what is happening on the communications link
between the program and the layout hardware.</p>
<p>When the monitor window opens, it will automatically
display all traffic on the communications link.</p>
<p>The Title bar will display the <em>name</em> of your DCC
systems communications link.</p>
<p align="center"><img style="width: 739px; height: 215px;"
alt="monitor window" src=
"images/Main_MonitorWindow.png"><br></p>
<p align="left"></p>
<p align="left">The messages that are sent and received over
the communications link are displayed in the main pane of the
window.</p>
<h4 align="left">Controls at the bottom of the window.</h4>
<p align="left"><strong>Clear screen</strong> button- Erases
the log area of the screen where the messages are
displayed.</p>
<p align="left"><strong>Freeze screen</strong> button-Stops
acquiring new information, so that the captured information
stops scrolling.</p>
<p align="left"><input name="checkbox" id="checkbox" type=
"checkbox"> <strong>Show raw data</strong>-Normally, the
monitor displays the program's interpretation of what it's
seeing. If you want to see the raw bytes, check this box.</p>
<p align="left"><input name="checkbox2" id="checkbox2" type=
"checkbox"> <strong>Show timestamps</strong>-Normally, the
program just displays the data from the communication link..
If you would like each message to be preceded by the time it
was sent or received, check this box.</p>
<p align="left"><input name="a" type="checkbox"> <span style=
"font-weight: bold;">Window always on Top</span> -- Always
displays the Monitor window.</p>
<p align="left"><input checked="checked" name="b" type=
"checkbox"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Auto
scroll</span> -- Scrolls the data in the window
continuously.</p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Filter
Bytes: <input size="40" name="c"></span></p>
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<dd>You can filter unwanted messages from the window by
entering each message's first hex value into the
"Filter Bytes" field. This can be especially helpful
when there is a lot of routine comm traffic. Separate
multiple values by spaces. e.g. "B0 D0 CC". This
example will suppress any messages whose raw data
starts with "B0", "D0" or "CC" You can determine the
available hex values by turning on "Show raw
data."</dd>
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<p align="left"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Choose log
file</span> button -- Log monitor data to a file for recovery
for diagnostics, and sharing data with others.</p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Start
logging</span> button -- Starts sending data in <span style=
"font-weight: bold;">Monitor Window</span> to selected
file.</p>
<h4 align="left"><span style=
"font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stop
logging</span> button -- Stops sending data in <span style=
"font-weight: bold;">Monitor Window</span> to selected
file.</span><br></h4>
<h4 style="font-weight: normal;" align="left">Logging to a
File</h4>
<p align="left">Sometimes, it is useful to capture the events
that are happening. If a problem occurs, then the information
capture in the log file can be sent to the group for analysis
of the problem. Small amounts of information can be copied
from the display pane of the monitor window. If more
information is needed than is provided by the window, you
need to write the information to a log file on your
computer's disk.</p>
<p align="left">To do this:</p>
<ol>
<li>Click the <strong>Choose log file</strong> button. This
opens a <strong>Save</strong> dialog on your computer,
locate the folder where you would like to save the log
file, give the log file a name ( if you use the name of an
existing file, it will be overwritten). Click on Save
button.</li>
<li>When you are ready to capture the data that you want to
save, click on the <strong>Start logging</strong> button on
the monitor window.</li>
<li>When done, click the <strong>Stop logging</strong>
button to store the data and close the file.</li>
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<h4>Adding Message</h4>button <input size="50" name="v">
<p>Type your message in the Add Message text box, then click
on the <strong>Add Message</strong> button to add your
message to the log file.</p>
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