SiteStake Transfers using DOS Kermit

SiteStake was designed to allow users with Cogo/CAD software that supports ASCII transfers to upload and download directly to the Cogo/CAD program without the use of additional software. Some SiteStake users do not have any Cogo/CAD products that support this so we have developed the following procedure using the DOS Kermit software provided on the SiteStake disk. Please note that this is not the preferred method for transferring. SiteStake was intended to transfer in a raw ASCII mode to communicate directly with Cogo/CAD programs supporting this. Transfers using the Kermit protocol rather than using raw ASCII serial data require a slightly different format, especially regarding the quoting of text.

Sending files from SiteStake to a computer

Perform these steps on SiteStake:

Keystrokes	Comments
[R/WFL]	Enter the Read/Write files program menu:
	Read & Write Files 0: I/O Parameters 1: Receive a File 2: Send a File 3: Print a File
0	Enter I/O parameters menu:
	I/O Parameters 0: I/O Port: Wire 1: Baud Rate: 9600 2: Parity: None 3: Kermit: On
{ <- }	go back to Read/Write files program menu, see above. (softkey A)
2	Type in name to be transferred to computer
{YES}	Send entire file?
	Wait until Kermit on computer is ready to receive

Key Notation
or "[ ]" indicates an HP48 key
or "{ }" indicates an HP48 softkey (A-F keys, bottom line of display)
Left Shift	Right Shift	Alpha Key
Left Arrow	Right Arrow	Up Arrow	Down Arrow

Perform these steps on Computer:
At a DOS prompt type the following commands to use Kermit on the SiteStake disk

Keystrokes	Comments
A:[ENTER]	To switch to drive A (SiteStake disk)
KERMIT[ENTER]	Start the Kermit transfer software
SET PORT ?[ENTER]	Set port to use for transfer (replace ? With 1 or 2)
SET BAUD 9600[ENTER]	Set baud rate for transfer (1200,2400,4800,9600) Note: SiteStake must have same setting!
R c:\test.asc[ENTER]	Receive a file called test and store it on the C drive
Q[ENTER]	Quit Kermit program

The file that SiteStake dumps to the computer has some data in the file that needs to be deleted before importing into other software. Editing the file can be done with a DOS editor or Windows Notepad.

File before editing looks like this:	File after editing looks like this:
%%HP: T(0)A(D)F(.); "1,5000.0000,5000.0000,0.0000,Lot Corner 2,5141.4214,5141.4214,0.0000,Lot Corner 3,5212.1320,5070.7107,0.0000,Conc. Mon. 4,5141.4214,5000.0000,0.0000,I. Pin 5,5084.8528,5056.5685,0.0000,I. Pin 6,5014.1421,4985.8579,0.0000,I. Pin 7,5070.7107,5070.7107,0.0000,Conc. Mon. "	1,5000.0000,5000.0000,0.0000,Lot Corner 2,5141.4214,5141.4214,0.0000,Lot Corner 3,5212.1320,5070.7107,0.0000,Conc. Mon. 4,5141.4214,5000.0000,0.0000,I. Pin 5,5084.8528,5056.5685,0.0000,I. Pin 6,5014.1421,4985.8579,0.0000,I. Pin 7,5070.7107,5070.7107,0.0000,Conc. Mon.

File before editing looks like this:

File after editing looks like this:

%%HP: T(0)A(D)F(.);
"1,5000.0000,5000.0000,0.0000,Lot Corner
2,5141.4214,5141.4214,0.0000,Lot Corner
3,5212.1320,5070.7107,0.0000,Conc. Mon.
4,5141.4214,5000.0000,0.0000,I. Pin
5,5084.8528,5056.5685,0.0000,I. Pin
6,5014.1421,4985.8579,0.0000,I. Pin
7,5070.7107,5070.7107,0.0000,Conc. Mon.
"

1,5000.0000,5000.0000,0.0000,Lot Corner
2,5141.4214,5141.4214,0.0000,Lot Corner
3,5212.1320,5070.7107,0.0000,Conc. Mon.
4,5141.4214,5000.0000,0.0000,I. Pin
5,5084.8528,5056.5685,0.0000,I. Pin
6,5014.1421,4985.8579,0.0000,I. Pin
7,5070.7107,5070.7107,0.0000,Conc. Mon.

Receiving files with SiteStake from a computer

Perform these steps on SiteStake:

Keystrokes	Comments
[R/WFL]	Enter the Read/Write files program menu:
	Read & Write Files 0: I/O Parameters 1: Receive a File 2: Send a File 3: Print a File
0	Enter I/O parameters menu:
	I/O Parameters 0: I/O Port: Wire 1: Baud Rate: 9600 2: Parity: None 3: Kermit: On
{ <- }	go back to Read/Write files program menu, see above. (softkey A)
1	Type in name to be received from computer This name can be the same or different from on PC Do not press ENTER until you have PC ready.
	Press enter to start receiving just BEFORE SENDing from PC

Perform these steps on Computer:

At a DOS prompt type the following commands to use Kermit on the SiteStake disk

Keystrokes	Comments
A:[ENTER]	To switch to drive A (SiteStake disk)
KERMIT[ENTER]	Start the Kermit transfer software
SET PORT ?[ENTER]	Set port to use for transfer (replace ? With 1 or 2)
SET BAUD 9600[ENTER]	Set baud rate for transfer (1200,2400,4800,9600) Note: SiteStake must have same setting!
Set Send Pause 50[ENTER]	Set pause to slow down Kermit (may not be needed or may need adjusting)
Set Retry 10[ENTER]	Set number of retries for Kermit to use (may need adjusting)
S c:\test.asc[ENTER]	Send a file named "test.asc" stored on the C drive
Q[ENTER]	Quit Kermit program after transfer is complete

File must appear as shown below before transfer to SiteStake:

1,5000.0000,5000.0000,0.0000,"Lot Corner"
2,5141.4214,5141.4214,0.0000,"Lot Corner"
3,5212.1320,5070.7107,0.0000,"Conc.Mon."
4,5141.4214,5000.0000,0.0000,"I.Pin"
5,5084.8528,5056.5685,0.0000,""
6,5014.1421,4985.8579,0.0000,"I.Pin"
7,5070.7107,5070.7107,0.0000,"Conc.Mon."

Notes:

SiteStake can read comma delimited files as well as space delimited files.
The HP48 needs quotes in the text field before and after the text, even if there is no text at all.
Different computers may need different setting within the Kermit program.
Since SiteStake only transfers using comma delimited files, use notepad to search and replace commas with spaces.

Other Useful Kermit Commands

? Displays the menu of options

Status Displays Kermit's current settings

Set Send Pause Slows down PC to 48's speed (values 1-127 recommended 50)

Set Retry Number of retries before aborting (values 1-63 recommended 10)

Set Send Padding Pads file with other characters (values 0-99 recommended 0)

Clear Clears buffer of data

Exit Exit the Kermit program

Space Shows current space available on current drive