4.2.3 Terminal Visualization Controls (Right) Pane

In the Terminal area, the Terminal Visualization Controls (right) pane is for selecting the source and controlling the format of streaming data.

Table 4-1. Input Data
ControlDescription
SourceAll data sources, apart from Debug GPIO, are supported.
Display AsSelect how the data stream is translated to terminal characters. Current selections are:
  • ASCII
  • UTF-8
  • Hex values
  • Numbers

No new line characters are output in Hex values mode. Try Numbers mode for more control.

Input FilteringClick the checkbox to filter out ANSI/VT100 terminal control characters 1B, 90, 98, 9B, 9D, 9E and 9F from the input stream, as these have special meaning to the embedded terminal component.
Items Per LineFor the Numbers display option, specifies how many items to output before a line break is inserted. If the field is empty, no line breaks are inserted.
FormattingFor the Numbers display option, specifies the item formatting, e.g. "%10.2f". The format specification is the same as for the Dashboard's Label widget, see Label.

The controls in the output section are only enabled for a COM port connection.

Table 4-2. Output Data
ControlDescription
Newline CharacterSelect which character(s) will represent a newline in the output stream.
  • None
  • CR+LF: Carriage return + line feed
  • LF: Line feed
Echo to ScreenCheck to echo typed characters to the screen.

To delete the content of the terminal window, click Clear Terminal.