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Im using a Flashlite 386Ex and my application needs 2 serial ports. Can I disable the Console?

April 26, 2017application console disable flashlite Needs ports serial

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Im using a Flashlite 386Ex and my application needs 2 serial ports. Can I disable the Console?

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After the application is loaded on the Flashlite 386Ex, run QUIET. QUIET will disconnect the console from the serial port leaving it available for applications. Once QUIET has been run, the Flashlite will not transmit (or receive) any characters. The only exception is durring the first second of startup when the BIOS looks for a CTRL-C on the port. If a CTRL-C is received, none of the initialization batch files are processed (AUTOEXEC.BAT or STARTUP.BAT) and the console will be active (quiet mode ignored). In order for the console to remain enabled, NOQUIET must be run. Both QUIET and NOQUIET are located on drive A of the Flashlite 386Ex. QUIET can be placed in the STARTUP.BAT file, but it need only be run once. QUIET can be used on several of JK microsystems single board controllers.