Casio QT 6600 Reference Manual - Page 82

Application System 2-12-6. Transferring IDC It is possible to do collection of IDC files through inline system. Refer to the terminal structure as below. PC Via COM 1 port of the master terminal (direct/Modem) C C C C C C C C C C Collection Master Satellite Satellite Satellite Satellite Flow of the transferring IDC 1. PC sends Z-lock command by using job command to collection master. PC enables to check the Z-lock confirmation. 2. PC sends the consolidation command by using Job command to collect IDC files from all satellite terminals. 3. Collection master receives the IDC data from each satellite in order. PC enables to check whether the collection master has finished the job. 4. PC sends the Z-command or X-command to the collection master. 5. PC receives the collection data from consolidation file. If the Z-command has issued at step 4, consolidation file in the collection master are all reset. Data transferring flow IDC data in each terminal totalizer is appended to the consolidation file individually. Consolidation file (in Collection Master) Master file Copy Append Data from Master Totalizer Data from Satellite (1) Satellite (1) file Satellite (2) file Append Data from Satelite (2) • • • Notes: R-82 • Just after IDC starts, the consolidation file in the collection master is cleared to receive new data. • Just after the receiving is over, the data is remained in the consolidation file. To clear this data, send the Z-command or the file-clear command to the collection master from the PC. (Set "No", to "Reset consolidation total after inline consolidation" in the programming the communication in the machine feature programming. • In case of collection Z, all of the IDC files in the satellite terminals are cleared.