Email  

comdump Checklist

Command format: comdump 1 (or 2)
                             comdump 3 (or 4) 9600 IRQ#

Data must not scroll when screen is not touched

• If data scrolls when screen is not touched:
  • Bezel is clamped on screen or
  • screen is damaged or
  • cable is shorted

Data must scroll when screen is touched

• If data does not scroll on touch:
  • Try another COM port if possible
  • Try disconnecting the monitor's power cord briefly, then reconnect and try comdump
  • To prove that the COM port is OK:
    • connect a serial mouse and move it.  If data scrolls, COM port is good

Hshk indication should be DSR CTS

• If data is OK but handshake is not, try disabling handshaking
  • See the Info section for the driver you are using, in the Drivers section

Confirm [55] [54] in data

• If no 55 54 in data:
  • an older Elo controller is being used or
  • a current Elo controller is set to emulate an older controller or
  • a non-Elo controller is being used or
  • the controller is malfunctioning or
  • the COM port's settings are incorrect:
    • 9600 baud, no parity, 1 stop bit