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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
This is a design document for a Model 100 terminal program | This is a design document for a Model 100 terminal program. | ||
== Features == | == Features == | ||
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* 38400bps support | * 38400bps support | ||
* Hardware flow control | * Hardware flow control | ||
* The core should be open, educational, and reusable in other applications | * The core should be open, educational, and reusable in other applications | ||
* Permit queueing of multiple receive or transmit operations | |||
* "Zero copy" - receive and transmit directly to/from the clients memory. | |||
* Configurable RX level high/low watermarks for disable/re-enable of RTS | |||
* Adjustable number of RX buffers and buffer size | |||
* Interleaved transmit and receive | |||
* Priority of operations are: | * Priority of operations are: | ||
** The current RX or TX operation as an atomic unit | ** The current RX or TX operation as an atomic unit | ||
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** No-scroll display updates | ** No-scroll display updates | ||
** Scrolling updates | ** Scrolling updates | ||
Latest revision as of 23:38, 10 February 2009
Overview
This is a design document for a Model 100 terminal program.
Features
- 38400bps support
- Hardware flow control
- The core should be open, educational, and reusable in other applications
- Permit queueing of multiple receive or transmit operations
- "Zero copy" - receive and transmit directly to/from the clients memory.
- Configurable RX level high/low watermarks for disable/re-enable of RTS
- Adjustable number of RX buffers and buffer size
- Interleaved transmit and receive
- Priority of operations are:
- The current RX or TX operation as an atomic unit
- Keyboard polling
- Bottom line display
- No-scroll display updates
- Scrolling updates
