Access software running in slave mode on COM port

[keckja]

How do I access (start,stop,save,etc.) software running in slave mode?  Software slave mode is enabled on COM1, COM1 shows active/busy, I cannot access or write to port (using LabVIEW, hyperterminal, etc.).  Also, if I get COM port access, what are the keystrokes or commands for function keys, i.e. F9, F5, F10?

Function key commands must be terminated with carriage return & line feed (\r\n).

[Jeremy_B]

Hi OakLab,

Can you clarify your question?  What software are you running?  What are you connecting to the COM port?

Also, there are no function keys in serial, only ASCII characters or binary numbers.  There is no ASCII representation for a function key.  A function key will return a specific code based on your operating system, but there is no defined standard for that key over a serial interface.