IOSET (command)

@IOSET <logical device number>, <input / output>, <program name>, <control code>

Set control information for device.

<logical device number>

(octal) device number.

<input / output>

0 = input part, 1 = output part.

<program name>

must be zero.

<control code>

-1 = reset device

for card reader:

• -1 = clear buffer and set ASCII mode. All characters are converted to ASCII and trailing blanks are ignored.
• 0 = set ASCII mode.
• 1 = set binary mode. Subsequent INBT monitor calls will return a 12 bit column image (octal).

For modem output:

• -1 = clear modem output buffer
• 0 = start sending of current block
• 1 = set 277 bytes to send between data
• 2 = set ASCII sync. to send
• 3 = set EBCDIC sync. to send
• 4 = synchronize on 26 received (ASCII)
• 5 = synchronize on 62 received (EBCDIC)
• 6 = synchronize on 226 received (ASCII)
• 7 = set ASCII sync. (226 to send between data)

Rules:

1. Permitted for all users.
2. Device must be reserved by the terminal program for the command to have any effect.

Example:

@IOSET 5,1,0, -1

Reset line printer.

Related commands

@CLEAR-DEVICE

IOSET (monitor call)

References

Norsk Data Document ND–60.050.06 SINTRAN III USERS GUIDE section 3.3.13

Norsk Data Document ND–60.128.01 SINTRAN III REFERENCE MANUAL (printed June 1980), pages 1-87, 1-88

Norsk Data Document ND–60.174.Q01 SINTRAN III QUICK REFERENCE CARD